Sarah Outen arrives in Adak after completing solo Pacific row. Photos James Sebright ENGEMN00120130924102437

Rutland adventurer Sarah Outen was forced to abandon her attempt to row the Atlantic solo on Saturday after warnings of being hit by potentially life threatening weather conditions caused by Hurricane Joaquin.

Winds of up to 60 knots and huge impassable waves caused by the tail end of the storm, combining with two low pressure systems were due to hit Sarah over the weekend. Together with her team, she made the decision to be picked up safely rather than risk a possible emergency rescue situation. She was approximately 1000 miles from the UK coastline.

Gutted to have lost Happy Socks, my faithful friend, but glad and grateful to be safe. — Sarah Outen MBE (@SarahOuten) October 4, 2015

The team informed the coast guard of her decision in the early hours of Saturday morning (GMT) and Sarah was quickly met by a nearby ship - the Federal Oshima – which is bound for Montreal.