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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lynn Rusk

HISTORICAL FACTS: Briton becomes first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the pacific | History Defined

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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