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Sailor Abby Sunderland rescued from Indian Ocean
OutpostsSailor Abby Sunderland has been rescued from her 40-foot sailboat, Wild Eyes, by the crew of the French fishing ship, Ile De La Reunion. Times staff writer Jennifer Bennett reports that Sunderland, 16, was said to be in good health...... -
Abby Sunderland, stuck in the Indian Ocean, gets support from a reader
Comments BlogSixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland's solo sailing adventure around the world has captured the imagination and attention of critics and supporters far beyond her hometown of Thousand Oaks. Now in the wake of Sunderland and her boat Wild Eyes needing to be...... -
Sailor Abby Sunderland's team replies to criticism aimed at Abby and her parents
OutpostsAbby Sunderland and her parents, Laurence and Marianne, have become the focus of intense public and media criticism since the 16-year-old sailor ran into trouble in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, when the Thousand Oaks teen activated two emergency... -
Post-Katrina: The quest for better emergency shelter
L.A. at HomeThe January earthquake in Haiti reminded us that in the face of natural disasters, the design community has an opportunity -- some might say a responsibility -- to create relief housing for the millions of people around the world displaced by natural... -
What's been done to help polar bears since they were listed as threatened? Not much
L.A. UnleashedANCHORAGE, Alaska — Polar bear policy in America can be summed up succinctly: The iconic bears are threatened with extinction, and so far nothing much is being done. Two years after they were listed under the Endangered Species Act, the...... -
Activist who boarded Japanese whaling ship convicted in Tokyo court, receives suspended sentence
L.A. UnleashedTOKYO — A Tokyo court on Wednesday convicted a New Zealand activist of assault and obstructing Japanese whaling ships in the Antarctic Ocean, and sentenced him to a suspended prison term. Peter Bethune was also found guilty on three other...... -
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland recounts incident that led to her rescue
OutpostsWould-be global sailor Abby Sunderland faced a media crowd in Marina del Rey on Tuesday, addressing what happened when she ran into trouble in the Indian Ocean and was forced to activate emergency locating beacons after her 40-foot sailboat, Wild...... -
First batch of sea turtle hatchlings rescued from beaches near gulf oil spill are released
L.A. UnleashedThe first group of sea turtles that are part of a sweeping effort to save threatened and endangered hatchlings from death in the oily Gulf of Mexico have been released into the Atlantic Ocean. Fifty-six endangered Kemp's ridley turtles were...... -
Photos: Honoring victims of Alaska Airlines crash off Ventura, 10 years later
L.A. NOWFamily and friends of those who died in the crash of an Alaska Airlines jet in the ocean off Ventura County gathered Sunday at a memorial sundial erected in the victims' honor at Port Hueneme. Eighty-three passengers and five crew...... -
Katie Spotz, 22, is attempting to become the youngest person to complete solo row across the Atlantic Ocean
OutpostsKatie Spotz has been rowing for 37 straight days. Not on a rowing machine in air-conditioned comfort, but across a large expanse of sea since mid-December. Spotz, 22, is attempting to row 2,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from Senegal...... -
Confrontations continue between anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd and Japanese whaling ships
L.A. UnleashedActivists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they were tailing in the Antarctic Ocean as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continued. The Sea Shepherd... -
Katie Spotz, 22, past the halfway mark in her Atlantic Ocean solo row attempt
OutpostsOn Tuesday, Katie Spotz, 22, reached the halfway point of her 2,500-mile quest to become the youngest person to solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. Now 40 days without seeing another person, the Mentor, Ohio, resident continues to keep a......
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