Abby sunderland
SYDNEY - A French fishing boat picked up solo sailor Abby Sunderland and was expected to return with the 16-year-old American to Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, Australian officials said Saturday.
LOS ANGELES - What were her parents thinking? Many people were asking that question as a 16-year-old girl sat adrift and alone in the frigid southern Indian Ocean, her ship's mast dashed along with her around-the-world sailing effort.
LOS ANGELES - A 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo around the world has been found alive and well, adrift in the southern Indian Ocean with rescue boats headed toward her, officials said.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A family spokesman says searchers have contacted a 16-year-old Southern California girl who was feared lost at sea and she is alive and well.
CANBERRA, Australia - Searchers aboard a jet flew Friday to the southern Indian Ocean hoping for radio contact with a 16-year-old California girl who sent distress signals from mountainous seas between Africa and Australia while sailing solo around the world.