This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, photo supplied by South Australia Police shows the upturned sloop Wild Eyes that was found drifting off the Australian coast on Dec. 31, 2018. Californian solo sailor Abby Sunderland says her “heart skipped a beat” with news that the yacht she abandoned in the remote Indian Ocean in 2010 during an ill-fated round-the-world attempt has been found off the Australian coast. (South Australia Police via AP) (Associated Press)CANBERRA, Australia — Californian solo sailor Abby Sunderland said on Thursday her “heart skipped a beat” with news that the yacht she abandoned in the remote Indian Ocean in 2010 during and ill-fated round-the-world attempt had been found off the Australian coast. South Australia Police confirmed on Wednesday that a barnacle-encrusted, upturned 12-meter (40-foot) hull found drifting 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kangaroo Island on Monday was Sunderland’s sloop Wild Eyes. She was rescued two days later by a French trawler 3,200 kilometers (2,000 miles) west of Australia.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2019 07:23 UTC