[colorado tanker]

somewhere between Africa and Australia

That's a lot of ocean. I wonder how close help is to her last position?

[Mr Rogers]

Right now they are saying 40 hours away. A plane from Australia might be able to overfly her position in 10-12 hours.

http://soloround.blogspot.com/

[arthurus]

Her EPIRB switched on so the boat is wrecked or sunk. The hope then is that she is in the covered and stocked life raft that surely was aboard.