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| Teenage sailor in ocean distress | Teenage sailor in ocean distress |
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| Abby Sunderland began her voyage in January | Abby Sunderland began her voyage in January |
| A US teenage girl sailing solo around the world is thought to be in distress in a remote area of the Indian Ocean. | A US teenage girl sailing solo around the world is thought to be in distress in a remote area of the Indian Ocean. |
| Californian sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, was last heard at about 1300 GMT on Thursday before emergency beacons were activated, her brother said. | Californian sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, was last heard at about 1300 GMT on Thursday before emergency beacons were activated, her brother said. |
| She is believed to be more than 3,220km (2,000 miles) from the coasts of both Africa and Australia. | She is believed to be more than 3,220km (2,000 miles) from the coasts of both Africa and Australia. |
| Search vessels are now heading towards her, but officials say they will not arrive for another two days. | Search vessels are now heading towards her, but officials say they will not arrive for another two days. |
| An aircraft was scheduled to depart from Perth, on Australia's western coast, on a four-hour flight to Ms Sunderland's location, Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Carly Lusk said. | An aircraft was scheduled to depart from Perth, on Australia's western coast, on a four-hour flight to Ms Sunderland's location, Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokeswoman Carly Lusk said. |
| Huge waves | Huge waves |
| Ms Sunderland's brother - who also circumnavigated the globe solo, aged 17 - paid tribute to her skills but voiced concern at her lack of radio contact. | |
| "The distress beacons mean she's in some kind of trouble. She's a very accomplished sailor but she's in the Indian Ocean right now and it's a really dangerous place," Zac Sunderland said. | "The distress beacons mean she's in some kind of trouble. She's a very accomplished sailor but she's in the Indian Ocean right now and it's a really dangerous place," Zac Sunderland said. |
| But he added: "She's got all the skills she needs to take care of what she has to take care of, she has all the equipment as well." | But he added: "She's got all the skills she needs to take care of what she has to take care of, she has all the equipment as well." |
| In a post on the teenager's blog, her family wrote that she had battled 60-knot winds and 20-to-25ft (6-7.6m) seas before going missing. | In a post on the teenager's blog, her family wrote that she had battled 60-knot winds and 20-to-25ft (6-7.6m) seas before going missing. |
| Zac Sunderland completed his own solo voyage around the globe in 2009 at the age of 17. | Zac Sunderland completed his own solo voyage around the globe in 2009 at the age of 17. |
| His sister set sail from California in January, attempting to beat her brother's record and become the youngest person to complete the journey. | |
| She had to give up the goal of setting the record after stopping in April at Cape Town, South Africa, for repairs to her boat, named Wild Eyes. | She had to give up the goal of setting the record after stopping in April at Cape Town, South Africa, for repairs to her boat, named Wild Eyes. |
| But she later decided to continue the voyage. | But she later decided to continue the voyage. |