Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea Crew Receives Repeated Distress Signals, Loses Contact With 16-Year-Old Attempting Circumnavigation June 10, 2010 [...] The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. [...] http://abcnews.go.com/2020/abby-sunderland-possibly-lost-sea/story?id=10877108
Greensburg, KS - 5/4/07
"Eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty." from John Philpot Curran, Speech upon the Right of Election, 1790