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MARINA DEL REY, California – A 16-year-old Southern California girl on a mission to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone says she is taking a pit stop in Mexico to deal with an electricity problem.
On her blog, Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks wrote Saturday she's headed for Cabo San Lucas to add a "new battery or two" because solar panels and wind generators aren't keeping up with her energy needs.
Sunderland says she'll restart the solo sail in her 40-foot craft called Wild Eyes as soon as possible.
She set sail Jan. 23 from Marina Del Rey and plans to be at sea for five or six months.
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