Abby Sunderland, 16-year-old Thousand Oaks, California girl starts solo sail around the globe

@Craigprime1 passion my balls. Her failure just goes to prove how inexperienced she is. This is just another media attracting stunt. She should be at home cracking the books.

con’t… Abby has done battle with waves as tall as three-story buildings and won…. & now lost. Why? She suffered a “final” knockdown that snapped her mast.

Was Abby prepared to survive such an event. Unquestionably! Did she survive? Obviously! Why? Because she knew the risks, accepted them and, thanks to her parents and brother, she knew how to deal with those eventualities. Kudo’s to her family for her very good and thorough training.

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Abby Sunderland Fail

@belladeballe
Let people like Abby follow their dreams, I say. Just don’t let them expect to be bailed out to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and put the lives of their rescuers at risk. Did she take out travel insurance? I do whenever I leave my country, and I take appropriate precautions. The parents of this immature girl should be charged with child neglect and be compelled to repay the Australian government for the cost of this folly.

@lochinvar00465
However, often grateful people make at least a token to repay for their rescue – google Robert Bogucki, for example. In Ms Sunderland’s case all she did was beg for money to salvage her useless boat. Ingrates – next time she enters Australian territory I hope that she’s arrested as an illegal and placed in a detention centre until her debt has been repaid.

@robi2000
Australians have rescued FAR more of these losers than the Americans ever have. Name the last Aussie rescued by the American government under remotely similar circumstances, Robi.
Americans woldn’t mention it if the tables were turned??? BWAHAHAHAHAHA…I’ve never heard anything as ridiculous in my life, Americans never shut up about their achievements, no matter how minor.

@robi2000 It cost between $200,000 and $300,000 to mount the search for that ill-prepared child – you appear to be totally ignorant of the circumstances surrounding her rescue. Her parents should be charged with neglect – and don’t tell me that if the tables were turned and it was an Aussie girl saved by the American taxpayer you wouldn’t be complaining.
Now, do me a favour and name the last Aussie rescued by Americans under similar circumstances.

@BadgerBoi if they were concerned about the money, why did they bother to start the search ? Did they contact her parents and tell them the cost ? Did they tell the parents there would be a cost and that it would have to be paid ?

@BadgerBoi But yeah sure . I’ll agree that her parents should attempt to pay some of the cost or all if they can. Especially if those who rescued her ask for compensation. I admit though, i don’t know the rules of the sea.

@BadgerBoi Well I’m Canadian so I guess we’re unaffected by this but I agree that every penny ought to be paid to the Aussie Government, if the Aussie Government does not recieve it they should pursue the Sunderland family. I can’t believe some of the shallow comments here saying that we should let others pursue their dreams. Yes people should pursue their dreams but within reasonable taken. I wanna travel too but damn I’d take out insurance and take the proper meds and what not.

Why did she not die? Damn the French again.

Shes no Jessica Watson. Oh and to all those people pro following your dreams – by all means do so, but dont do it dangerously, and moronically for ALL the wrong reasons (money). Abby’s dad should go to prison for attempted murder – putting her life at risk in the southern ocean at that time of year. To Abby’s dad – your are a jerk and Abby, did you ever REALLY think you could do it? like, i like thought i could like sail like around the world like you sound like a spoiled brat that knows NOTHING

She sould have never been out there……The southern Oceans in winter???WTF! Then they left the boat adrift a danger to navigation! Born Again’s trying to make free money!