TWO Dutch child care agencies battled yesterday over whether a 14-year-old sailor is ready to embark on a risky solo voyage around the world.

A teenage sailor faced the possibility of being removed from her father’s custody today as she returned to the Netherlands after disappearing from home and flying to the Caribbean.

Runaway teenage sailor Laura Dekker will face questions from Dutch police and social services today after her 5,000-mile trek to a Caribbean island.