US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland rescued
19:06, 12 June 2010
LOS ANGELES. June 12. KAZINFORM A 16-year-old US girl who ran into problems trying to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world has been rescued in the Indian Ocean; Kazinform refers to BBC News.
Abby Sunderland was picked up by a French fishing vessel some 2,000 nautical miles off the Australian coast, maritime authorities said.
Her yacht, which has a broken mast, was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa, on Friday.
Rescuers say she is in good health.
The teenager had been stranded in mountainous seas since Thursday.
Laurence Sunderland, her father, said the family was "ecstatic that Abigail is in safe hands".
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