Two sailors are fortunate to be alive after a 40-ton southern right whale breached clear of the water and landed on their 32-foot boat, causing extensive damage but leaving the mariners only shaken.
But the incident, involving Ralph Mothes and Paloma Werner, who run the Cape Town Sailing Academy, is under investigation because some have suggested the couple was in violation for intentionally approaching the whale.
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Embattled teen sailor Abby Sunderland made landfall Friday night at Reunion Island, two weeks after being rescued from her damaged vessel, and enjoyed an emotional reunion with her older brother Zac.
To no one’s surprise, the 16-year-old mariner defended her voyage and her parents, while at the same time acknowledging that there is risk associated with any big adventure  … details
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.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed the rescue Saturday afternoon more than 2,000 miles from the western Australia coast, two days after the 16-year-old lost communications with her family and sent out a distress signal.
Her boat abandoned,
Sunderland will spend at least a week on a series of boats headed for …Â Details
Abby Sunderland, 16, is alive and apparently well, floundering in rough seas in the Indian Ocean without a mast, but safely aboard her 40-foot boat and awaiting the arrival of rescue ships.
An Australian plane with 11 trained observers found Sunderland, who on Thursday had activated two emergency distress beacons signaling an international rescue attempt, not long after daybreak Friday. Its crewmade contact with her on a marine radio channel.
The mariner from Thousand Oaks, Calif., who had been attempting to become the youngest person to have sailed around the world alone, had lost has mast and rigging after her vessel apparently …Â Details