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News alert! Missing ocean rower
12:35 p.m. EST Apr 8, 2004
ExWeb has just received this mail from the friends and family of a missing ocean rower. If you have any information please go to the websites linked to the left.
The German ocean rower, Tim Weltermann, has been missing since 4 November 2003. He was attempting a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean and departed the Canary Islands, with destination Antigua, on 26 October 2003.
Tim Weltermann, born August 24, 1978, started in a canoe (two-seater, model Prijon-Excursion) for an Atlantic crossing from the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria) on October 26th, 2003. He intended to arrive in Antigua (West Indies) within 80 days. The last contact with him via Satellite telephone was on November 4th, 2003. At this time his position was 25.33 North and 19.33 West and he mentioned he might need more time for the crossing than estimated, encountering headwinds and calm days.
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