![]() Wild Eyes, moreover, was built to right itself if it were tipped over.Īnd it may well have tipped over, since Abby already reported that the sails have dunked into the ocean waters twice during rough weather that included 25 - 30 foot high waves. It's a sailboat that the family reports on Abby's Blog today was built with 5 air-tight bulkheads (which will keep the boat afloat even if there has been major damage). Boats are headed toward the spot that everyone thinks Abby will be, but they'll need around 40 hours to get there, and seaplanes are also (hopefully) in route.įamily Updating Her Blog With Rescue News She turned on a couple of beacons around dawn. However, no one has heard from Abby since early this morning, when Abby was somewhere in the Indian Ocean, closest land being Reunion Island in Madagascar. ![]() (For details on her story, check out the details at, which includes photos of the sailboat with Abby at the helm.)Ībby turned on emergency beacons before 6AM this morning Sixteen years old, Abby is determined to circumnavigate the globe alone in Wild Eyes, her sailboat. Teen sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, isn't communicating with anyone - but her sailboat shouldn't be completely underwater according to her brother, since an alarm for that event hasn't sounded. ![]()
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