Amsterdam - The parents of a Dutch teenager may see their parental rights restricted after they decided to support their daughter's plans to sail around the world on her own. Monday afternoon a civil court in Utrecht in the central Netherlands heard a case brought by the youth protection services seeking to stop the solo sailing plans of 13-year-old Laura Dekker.
The court, specialized in youth cases, was expected to publish its ruling later this week.
The youth protection services argued that it would not be responsible to let her sail around the world on her own and that she would not be capable of assessing the risks of the journey.
"By travelling solo for two years, this teenager's basic needs would not be met," Richard Bakker, a spokesman for the youth protection services told the German Press Agency
