US Coast Guard in Hawaii searching for Chinese mariner
The US Coast Guard in Hawaii is searching for a Chinese man attempting to set a sailing record from San Francisco to Shanghai.
The Coast Guard located Guo Chuan's 30-foot trimaran early Wednesday. Rescuers searched for the 51-year-old sailor, who is trying to set a solo sailing record.
He was the first Chinese person to sail around the world when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 40-foot yacht in 2013, according to his website, guochaunracing.com. The website says his team lost contact with him about 9pm Monday, Honolulu time (3pm Tuesday, Beijing time).
