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Monday, June 14, 2010


I was following this story since she got lost, but I was waiting for this one. Turns out, they can't afford to pay for her rescue.
It is estimated that the cost of sending a Qantas plane to search for Abby, 16, and coordinate a French fishing vessel to collect her could reach $300,000 (£175,000).

"What price would you put on a child's life?" Maryanne Sunderland said yesterday when asked about compensation.

"The full cost of chartering an Airbus would be so high, you'd think they (Australian rescue authorities) would have to work with the US government for that.

"We're not wealthy people."
What fun would it be to be the youngest person to sail around the world if it weren't dangerous. You can't take chances if you can't deal with the consequences.



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