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British woman adventurer returns safe

British woman adventurer returns safe

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen (C) is met by friends at Shiogama port in Miyagi Prefecture on June 10, 2012, following her arrival on a Japan Coast Guard vessel after being rescued during her solo rowing voyage across the Pacific Ocean.

British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.

British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

CHOSHI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen leaves Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 13, 2012, for a solo journey across the Pacific aboard her rowing boat Gulliver. Outen is on a solo around-the-world human-powered trip from Britain.

British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

CHOSHI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen leaves Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 13, 2012, for a solo journey across the Pacific aboard her rowing boat Gulliver. Outen is on a solo around-the-world human-powered trip from Britain. (Kyodo)