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French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen (French captain fell into ocean during rescue)
Associated Press ^ | 6/12/10 | THOMAS WATKINS

Posted on 06/12/2010 7:04:01 AM PDT by jimbo123

A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort.

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French authorities called it a "delicate operation" and at one point the fishing boat's captain fell into the ocean. "He was fished out in difficult conditions" and is in good health, said a statement from the French territory of Reunion Island.

Laurence Sunderland said the crew used its dinghy to retrieve his daughter. "We are just ecstatic that she is alive and well and survived the ordeal."

1 posted on 06/12/2010 7:04:01 AM PDT by jimbo123
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Looking on the bright side, neither Indian nor US taxpayers had to finance an expensive rescue operation for this child, whose parents should lose custody of her immediately for letting her put her life in danger.


2 posted on 06/12/2010 7:06:33 AM PDT by La Lydia
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I’ll bet she tries again. She was trying to break the record held by her brother. This is a family with more money than sense.


3 posted on 06/12/2010 7:07:43 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: La Lydia

Oh please


4 posted on 06/12/2010 7:09:38 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom sarc ;))
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To: La Lydia

Yes government should be in charge of how you raise your kids.


5 posted on 06/12/2010 7:09:47 AM PDT by ThomasThomas (I wonder therefore I wander.)
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To: La Lydia

The mother indicated that the effort was rushed because of the advertising sponsorship dollars. If her parent had delayed the trip to the spring, Abby would have been too old to win any type of sailing record. There was no interest from the sponsors if she had turned 17 before the trip ended.


6 posted on 06/12/2010 7:09:56 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: La Lydia
I agree. If only there were some sort of child protection authorities before those selfish pilgrims forced their kids on that rickety sailboat the Mayflower...

Selfish, selfish, selfish...

7 posted on 06/12/2010 7:11:06 AM PDT by ejonesie22 (Christians: Stand for Christ or stand aside...)
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Well you can’t count on the Frogs to help in a fight, but if there’s a cute 16 year old damsel in distress in the middle of nowhere they’re right on it. I suppose that makes them good for something.

And I second the “more money than sense” thought but that’s life.


8 posted on 06/12/2010 7:11:23 AM PDT by Felis_irritable (Fool me once, I'll punch you in the...er, something or other...)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

They are a poor family. They have 7 kids and the mom is pregnant with their 8th. The money for the trips have come from advertising sponsors. They do not have a lot of money and they do have a lot of mouths to feed.


9 posted on 06/12/2010 7:11:31 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Pearls Before Swine

She can’t break the record now because she would be too old.


10 posted on 06/12/2010 7:11:48 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Yeah, at least Columbus borrowed the money before he went off and did something this stupid...


11 posted on 06/12/2010 7:12:13 AM PDT by ejonesie22 (Christians: Stand for Christ or stand aside...)
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And there we have it folks it was all about the advertizers and MONEY!


12 posted on 06/12/2010 7:12:40 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: ThomasThomas; La Lydia

When your an imbecile, yes.


13 posted on 06/12/2010 7:13:27 AM PDT by traderrob6
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The ship was abandoned, too. And now she’s too old for her advertising sponsors to buy her a new one.

Her mom is pregnant with her 8th kid so they can try this stunt again in a few years with a different kid.


14 posted on 06/12/2010 7:15:12 AM PDT by jimbo123
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[Insert your own remark about Laurence Sunderland here.]

There, I didn't say it.

15 posted on 06/12/2010 7:15:45 AM PDT by OKSooner ("I can see September from my house.")
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Her mom herself said it was about the advertisers and the money and Abby’s age that drove the rushed timing of this stunt.

In January, her mom had major concerns about sailing in the winter, but that the sponsors said they wouldn’t provide the funding if she was 17.


16 posted on 06/12/2010 7:17:41 AM PDT by jimbo123
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They are a poor family. They have 7 kids and the mom is pregnant with their 8th. The money for the trips have come from advertising sponsors. They do not have a lot of money and they do have a lot of mouths to feed.

Really? You aren't pulling my leg?

If you're correct, this is a bit like the reality show wannabee family who claimed their kid had gone off in that balloon.

It would take a special kind of entrepreneurial con talent to do what you're saying they've done. I guess I'd have to respect that, in a weird sort of way.

17 posted on 06/12/2010 7:18:05 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: traderrob6

If she is too old to break the record it will be interesting to see if she pursues this. If it is something she really wanted to do then she will. If it is only about the record and fame then she won’t.


18 posted on 06/12/2010 7:19:18 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Her brother doesn’t hold the record. An Aussie girl just did it and there’s no way Abby would complete her trip in time.

This trip wasn’t going to qualify her any way. She had to stop in Cape Town.


19 posted on 06/12/2010 7:19:27 AM PDT by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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“.. the sponsors said they wouldn’t provide the funding if she was 17.”

who are the advertisers (sponsors)??

20 posted on 06/12/2010 7:23:51 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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