Posted on Dec 8, 2018
Cargo Ship Saves 29-Year-Old Sailor In South Pacific After Her Boat Flips
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The challenge: Sail 30,000 miles around the globe, non-stop, alone.
What could go wrong?
This week, Susie Goodall found out. The 29-year-old British woman was the youngest participant in the annual Golden Globe Race which sends sailors from the coast of France around the earth and back to the same port. Or at least that's the plan.
On Wednesday morning, Goodall was 2,000 miles west of South America when her boat flipped in heavy wind, broke its mast and knocked her temporarily unconscious. She activated her emergency beacon and a series of troubling updates were posted to her Twitter account:
What could go wrong?
This week, Susie Goodall found out. The 29-year-old British woman was the youngest participant in the annual Golden Globe Race which sends sailors from the coast of France around the earth and back to the same port. Or at least that's the plan.
On Wednesday morning, Goodall was 2,000 miles west of South America when her boat flipped in heavy wind, broke its mast and knocked her temporarily unconscious. She activated her emergency beacon and a series of troubling updates were posted to her Twitter account:
Cargo Ship Saves 29-Year-Old Sailor In South Pacific After Her Boat Flips
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