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British adventurer Sarah Outen has been rescued after a severe storm forced her to abandon her world record solo row across the North Pacific Ocean. | British adventurer Sarah Outen has been rescued after a severe storm forced her to abandon her world record solo row across the North Pacific Ocean. |
The Rutland explorer, bidding to become the first woman to row from Japan to Canada, was rescued by the coastguard. | |
Her boat, Gulliver, was damaged by high waves during a tropical storm. | Her boat, Gulliver, was damaged by high waves during a tropical storm. |
A second British rower, Charlie Martell, of Cirencester, also abandoned his solo Pacific trek when he was hit by the same storm. | |
'Too rough' | 'Too rough' |
"While on her solo row across the North Pacific Ocean, Sarah has been hit by the Tropical Storm Mawar and her boat, Gulliver, has rolled on several occasions," a post on Ms Outen's website said. | |
"The team has however spoken to Sarah and she is safe and doing well." | "The team has however spoken to Sarah and she is safe and doing well." |
Ms Outen, 26, said on a podcast from the boat: "Gulliver took a real beating at the hands of the tropical storm. It was much stronger than we had originally thought. | |
"These are the roughest and most frightening conditions I have ever been in. | "These are the roughest and most frightening conditions I have ever been in. |
"The coastguard has been wonderful and very supportive." | "The coastguard has been wonderful and very supportive." |
Territorial Army lieutenant Martell, 41, also made a distress call when winds of up to 50 knots and waves of more than 50ft (15m) caused his boat to capsize several times, damaging the vessel. | |
A spokesman for Lt Martell said he had been at sea for 34 days and was 700 miles (1,126 km) from Japan when the storm damaged his boat. | |
He is expected to be rescued by the Japanese coastguard at around 02:00 BST on Saturday. | |
Ms Outen's 4,500-mile (7,242km) record attempt was part of a 20,000-mile (32,186km) around-the-world solo expedition. | |
She said earlier on her Twitter feed that the cargo ship Texas Highway was "sat closeby watching us until the Coast Guard arrives - reassuring." | |
She also said she would have to abandon her boat as it was "too rough to take him" back to Japan. | She also said she would have to abandon her boat as it was "too rough to take him" back to Japan. |
Ms Outen was about 500 miles off the coast of Japan and had been at sea for 24 days when she made an emergency call to the Japanese coastguard. | Ms Outen was about 500 miles off the coast of Japan and had been at sea for 24 days when she made an emergency call to the Japanese coastguard. |
Her team said she remained in "good spirits" during her ordeal. | Her team said she remained in "good spirits" during her ordeal. |
Ms Outen, who has a fear of deep water, had said the North Pacific Ocean was the "most gruelling part of my whole expedition". | Ms Outen, who has a fear of deep water, had said the North Pacific Ocean was the "most gruelling part of my whole expedition". |
If completed, she would have become the first woman to row solo from Choshi to Vancouver. The journey could have taken up to 200 days. | If completed, she would have become the first woman to row solo from Choshi to Vancouver. The journey could have taken up to 200 days. |
Her team said it was premature to conclude what it would mean for the adventurer's solo row bid. | Her team said it was premature to conclude what it would mean for the adventurer's solo row bid. |
Ms Outen has been following a route across land and sea since April 2011, travelling only by kayak, bicycle and rowing boat during her "London2London: via the World" solo expedition. | Ms Outen has been following a route across land and sea since April 2011, travelling only by kayak, bicycle and rowing boat during her "London2London: via the World" solo expedition. |
Last November, she arrived in Japan after cycling more than 10,000 miles through 10 countries and rowing 1,000 miles to Tokyo. | Last November, she arrived in Japan after cycling more than 10,000 miles through 10 countries and rowing 1,000 miles to Tokyo. |