Guo Chuan set sail from San Francisco on October 19 and was aiming to complete his journey to Shanghai in 18 days. Chinese sailor Guo Chuan has gone missing in the Pacific during his attempt to set a record for a solo non-stop crossing of the ocean, state media has reported. "A search aircraft, sent from Honolulu, found the main sail in water, broken off the vessel, but didn't see Guo on the deck. Guo, who set sail from San Francisco on October 19, was aiming to complete his journey to Shanghai in 18 days. "We have been working hard for the past two weeks to refit the boat and finally today I am going to set sail," Guo said prior to setting sail from San Francisco.

Source: dna October 27, 2016 06:54 UTC