Would-be solo sailor has gone missing
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December 21, 2009, Monday
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A TEENAGE Dutch sailor who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world has gone missing, police said yesterday.
Laura Dekker's boat, Guppy, is still moored at its usual berth and the 14-year-old appears to have left her father's home on her own, Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens said via telephone.
"We do not believe this is a crime," Jens said.
Utrecht District Court refused in October to let Dekker embark on her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and placed her under the supervision of child care authorities.
Jens said Dutch authorities have alerted neighboring countries to monitor airports.
Dekker has joint Dutch and New Zealand citizenship. She said earlier this year she might try to go to New Zealand if Dutch authorities refused to let her sail.
Laura Dekker's boat, Guppy, is still moored at its usual berth and the 14-year-old appears to have left her father's home on her own, Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens said via telephone.
"We do not believe this is a crime," Jens said.
Utrecht District Court refused in October to let Dekker embark on her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and placed her under the supervision of child care authorities.
Jens said Dutch authorities have alerted neighboring countries to monitor airports.
Dekker has joint Dutch and New Zealand citizenship. She said earlier this year she might try to go to New Zealand if Dutch authorities refused to let her sail.
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