Story highlights US Coast guard have found Guo's boat but no trace of its captainRecord-breaking sailor was a hero in China(CNN) Chinese mariner Guo Chuan has gone missing on a solo trans-Pacific voyage that was set to break a world record. Guo's support team said they not been in contact with him with him since 3 p.m. Tuesday Beijing time (3 a.m. The US Coast Guard has sent out several rescue teams, including an aircraft and two ships, to search for him but has had no luck yet. They lowered the mainsail around 11.50 a.m.. Search and rescue is continuing on the sea, " the latest update said Thursday. 14:24:11 PDT (22:24:11 GMT) start solo nonstop trans-Pacific world record attempt pic.twitter.com/W8hQvc87zG — Chuan Guo (@ChuanGuo) October 19, 2016Read More

Source: CNN October 27, 2016 14:38 UTC