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Title: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Allhallowsday on June 10, 2010, 05:41:58 PM Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland
A rescue effort has been launched in hope of finding Abby Sunderland, 16, who set off her emergency beacon locating devices from the southern Indian Ocean early this morning. Sunderland, who had been attempting to sail around the world alone, endured multiple knockdowns in 60-knot winds Thursday before conditions briefly abated. However, her parents lost satellite phone contact early this morning and an hour later were notified by the Australian Coast Guard that both of Sunderland's EPIRB satellite devices had been activated... http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17943/emergency+rescue+effort+is+launched+for+teen+sailor+abby+sunderland/ (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17943/emergency+rescue+effort+is+launched+for+teen+sailor+abby+sunderland/) Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: ulthar on June 10, 2010, 09:55:44 PM {I live on a sailboat, so follow stuff like this fairly closely}
Here's a link to some detail 'from the inside:" http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php/topic,2941.msg31488.html#msg31488 Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Allhallowsday on June 10, 2010, 10:08:26 PM Here's hoping for the best for ABBY SUNDERLAND.
Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Newt on June 11, 2010, 01:36:47 AM Here's hoping for the best for ABBY SUNDERLAND. Amen to that. What a terrifying situation for all involved. Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Jack on June 11, 2010, 06:17:46 AM Hope everything turns out okay. Talk about terrifying, jeez.
Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Newt on June 11, 2010, 07:02:56 AM They found her! A plane spotted her and made radio contact. She's upright, but the rigging is down. A ship has been diverted to pick her up.
I cannot believe how much relief I am feeling for a stranger I knew nothing about until yesterday. SO glad it's a good result! Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: indianasmith on June 11, 2010, 07:11:47 AM Glad she's OK!
Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Jack on June 11, 2010, 01:03:38 PM That's very good news!
Title: Abby Sunderland rescued and details of ordeal begin to emerge Post by: Allhallowsday on June 12, 2010, 02:07:49 PM Abby Sunderland rescued and details of ordeal begin to emerge
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17993/abby+sunderland+rescued+and+details+of+ordeal+begin+to+emerge/ (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17993/abby+sunderland+rescued+and+details+of+ordeal+begin+to+emerge/) Title: Re: Emergency rescue effort is launched for teen sailor Abby Sunderland Post by: Doggett on June 12, 2010, 02:53:33 PM YAY !
Some great news !!! :smile: Her family must be over the moon. |