Abby Sunderland had set sail from California in January in an attempt to be the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo without stopping. She lost communication when the mast on her yacht, “Wild Eyes,” broke during a storm, but was able to launch a distress beacon. Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old Southern California sailor who was lost at sea during an around-the-world voyage has been rescued. A French fishing vessel, “Ile de la Reunion,” picked up Sunderland 2,000 miles from the wes
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Abby Sunderland Rescued
