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An American man is missing after his boat washed up on a remote beach in Queensland, Australia on Saturday, Sept. 13

Entries were last made into the vessel's logbook on Sept. 10, according to authorities

Hartwell Champagne's family in Texas were expecting him to reach land in Cairns, Australia, police told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

An American man is missing after his boat was found abandoned on a remote beach in Australia.

Hartwell Champagne had been traveling solo from Vanuatu to Australia before his Ocean Rambler washed up on Cape Bedford Beach on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Champagne began his solo trip to Australia from Vanuatu on Sept. 3, the outlet reported.

The last entry made into the boa

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