British adventurer rescued after being hit by 30ft waves in Pacific
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Sarah set off on her expedition from London on 1 April 2011. Photo: PA
A British adventurer stranded in a tropical storm 500 miles off the coast of Japan has been rescued, according to reports.
Sarah Outen, 26, currently on a round-the-world bicycle, kayak and rowing challenge, was left stranded around 560 miles off Sendai, northeast Japan, after her 22ft rowing boat was damaged in Typhoon Mawar.
According to the Daily Mail, the Japanese coast guard has confirmed her rescue, and she also tweeted: "Hooray 4 Japanese always being early!"
The Oxford graduate had signalled for help on Thursday morning, saying there was a hole in her boat and that water was seeping in.
Ms Outen set off on her two and a half year journey from London in April 2011 in an attempt to circle the globe - in a distance of more than 20,000 miles - using only human power.
According to the Telegraph, the expedition will involve 11 months alone at sea; Sarah had already kayaked across Europe and cycled across Eurasia before she set off for Vancouver on the latest leg of her adventure from a port east of Tokyo on 13 May.
Her team said she is looking forward to eating pancakes for her first meal back on dry land, and that visualising family and friends pulling her in kept up her strength.
Another British adventurer on a separate trip, Charlie Martell, is also awaiting rescue after becoming stuck in the same storm.
His boat, Blossom, is stranded 680 miles off the northeastern coast of Japan.
Mr Martell, who holds two Guinness World Records, left Japan on 4 May in an attempt to set a record for the fastest crossing of the North Pacific Ocean and the first unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean.
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