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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lynn Rusk

Briton becomes first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific

Craig Wood at the finish line in Hiroshima in Japan (Gareth Davies/PA) -

A veteran who lost both legs and his left arm serving in Afghanistan has made history after becoming the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific.

Craig Wood, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, was 18 years old when he suffered life-changing injuries from a roadside bomb in Sangin, southern Afghanistan, in 2009.

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