A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting a solo sail around the world was feared in trouble Thursday thousands of miles from land in the frigid, heaving southern Indian Ocean after her emergency beacons began signaling and communication was lost.
The photo at right above shows Abby Sunderland in January about to leave on her solo trip.
Abby is shown above on the cover of Seafaring magazine.
Abby Sunderland set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her 40-foot boat named Wild Eyes on Jan. 23.
She wanted to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone without stopping.
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Rescuers make radio contact with teen sailor adrift in ocean.
A 16-year-old sailor on a round-the-world journey was adrift in the frigid southern Indian Ocean on Friday as rescue boats headed toward her yacht, damaged by 30-foot waves that knocked out her communications and prompted her to set off a distress signal.
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