Wild Eyes — the sailboat abandoned by American Abby Sunderland in her failed bid to circumnavigate the world solo as a 16-year-old — has been found floating off of Australia’s coast, nearly nine years after she was rescued in the Indian Ocean.
Seeing her boat again brought back a flood of emotions, says Sunderland, who is now 25.
“My heart skipped a beat. It brought back many memories — good and not so good — but it was neat to see it after so long,” she said, according to Australia’s ABC.
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