Chinese traveler Guo Chuan disappeared during an attempt to break the record for crossing the Pacific Ocean alone.

The US Coast Guard is currently in the search near the Hawaiian Islands, where sailing trimaran was seen without the traveler on board.

Team Support Guo Chuan lost touch with him about 10 am Moscow time on Tuesday.

The traveler departed San Francisco on October 18, hoping to arrive in Shanghai after 20 days (the current record of this voyage is 21 days).

Soon after it was lost with the connection, to search for Guo Chuan was sent to the aircraft.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the vessel Guo Chuan was seen with a broken sail. Himself sailor on board could not see.

Currently, the US ships are sent to the emergency ship. Coast Guard spokesman told The Associated Press that Guo Chuan was an experienced sailor, and it gives hope of finding him alive.

In 2013, Guo Chuan became the first Chinese man to circumnavigate the globe alone. It is reported by BBC.