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Read "Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo...
...official explanation coming out of Moscow is simple enough: the Arctic Sea, manned by a Russian crew, set sail from Finland under a Maltese flag on July 22. It was destined for Algeria and carried less than $2 million worth of timber. Then a group of eight Russian and former Soviet hijackers boarded the ship on July 24. The ship's tracking device was disabled in the last days of July, as it passed through the English Channel into the Atlantic, and the ship disappeared. On Aug. 12, the Russian navy sent out a search party. A week later, Russia...
...Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Laura Dekker, an avid sailor who was reportedly born on a yacht during her parents' own around-the-world trip, told Dutch television before the court handed down its decision that she simply wanted to "learn about the world and to live freely...
...Perham, who was just 16 when he set sail on his nine-month expedition around the world, believes age shouldn't be a determining factor when it comes to deciding whether someone can try to follow his accomplishment. "I think it's right for the Netherlands to state their views, but in the end, it should still be Laura and her parents' choice," he tells TIME...
...learned to swim here. Learned to sail. I still remember my brother Joe, swimming with him here, before he went off to war. My brother Jack, out on the water with him ... I remember it all so well. He lived on the water, fought on the water...