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Urgent: Chinese sailor thrown into water during trans-Pacific sailing

Xinhua, October 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese sailor Guo Chuan went missing after being thrown into the water by high winds during his trans-Pacific sailing, Guo's support team said on Thursday.

The team said he was suspected to fall in the water between 15:15 and 15:30 Wednesday Beijing time.

The 51-year-old Chinese sailor was attempting to set a new solo trans-Pacific world record. Endit