Good news on the search for teen sailor Abby Sundlerland. A search plane has located her vessel and confirms the 16-year-old is alive and uninjured. Her sailboat’s mast was apparently broken off following a severe storm that reportedly knocked the boat down at least twice. Sunderland will reportedly be assisted by a fishing vessel that, as of this morning, is still about 24 hours away.


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Written by: Jeff Hemmel
Jeff Hemmel writes for boats.com, Boating, PersonalWatercraft.com, and Powersports Business. The former Senior Editor at Watercraft World, Jeff is a multi-time award winner as well as a 2008 inductee into the IJSBA Hall of Fame. His first book, "The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon...and 101 Other Things For Young Mariners To Try, Do, & Build On the Water," received a bronze medal in the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.