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Couple Freed by Pirates After a Year

It is a happy ending to a very long and torturous saga. The British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are enjoying their hard-won freedom at the residence Monday of the U.K. High Commissioner (or Ambassador) in Nairobi, Kenya.

 

Dutch sailor, 14, gets OK for solo world trip

Dutch sailor, 14, gets OK for solo world trip

A Dutch court cleared the way Tuesday for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to embark on a risky attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, an adventure that could begin in the next two weeks.

 

Whale of a tale! 40-ton mammal lands on yacht

Whale of a tale! 40-ton mammal lands on yacht

A couple were out sailing near South Africa's infamous Robben Island when a forty-ton whale breached and crash-landed on their yacht.

 

Dutch teenage sailor gets green light from mother

The mother of a 14-year-old Dutch girl who wants to sail solo around the world has given up her opposition to her daughter's planned trip.

Senh: Great - another irresponsible parent allows her teenage daughter to risk her life for fame and fortune.

 

Recyclable plastic boat sets sail

Recyclable plastic boat sets sail

A boat aptly called the Plastiki, made out of 12,500 recyclable plastic bottles filled with carbon dioxide, has set sail for a great voyage through the Pacific.  While it seems like an extreme stunt, the journey has more of a purpose than just seeing if a plastic boat can make the trip.

By now, many of us have heard about the giant collection of floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.  The large aquatic dump is located in the North Pacific G

 

California Girl, 16, Starts Solo Sail Around World

California Girl, 16, Starts Solo Sail Around World

A 16-year-old has set out to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone.

 

Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl whose bid to sail solo around the world was blocked by a court, has gone missing, leaving behind her boat, police said Sunday....

 

Teen is youngest to sail solo around world

A Southern California teenager has serious bragging rights: After docking back in his home state late Thursday morning, Zac Sunderland, 17, can claim to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone.

 

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