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Dutch Girl, 14, Sets Off on Global Sailing Trip

(Aug. 4) -- She was born on a boat, she lives on a boat, and at age 14 she's determined to become the youngest ever to sail one around the world on her own. Laura Dekker left the small Dutch harbor town of Den Osse this morning for Portugal, where her effort will officially get under way. She was accompanied on the...

Body of 2nd Missing US Sailor Found in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 29) -- A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday. The family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area, had been...

Teen Sailor Reunited With Brother on Dry Land

(June 26) -- The California 16-year-old whose failed attempt to sail solo around the world triggered an international rescue mission and fierce criticism of her parents arrived back on dry land today and was reunited with her older brother, a fellow sailing adventurer. A French patrol boat brought Abby Sunderland ashore...

Man Credits 'Love' in Record 3-Year Trip at Sea

(June 18) -- The first thing Reid Stowe did after spending more than three years at sea -- apparently breaking the record for the longest sea voyage -- was kiss his girlfriend and the 2-year-old son he'd never met. The New York man has spent the past 1,152 days on the water, without setting foot on land to restock...