I am a bit late into this topic but i was involved in a SAR operation on the Ilse of St Paul which is not far from where Wild Eyes was last known to be. I was with the RAAF as an technician acting as an observor on a C-130H. Range concerns forced us to fly to Mauritius to allow the C-130H to drop food and shelter out to a ship wrecked fishing crew on the island and allow 1 hour over the island for communications with the fishing crew. Our flight time including the 1 hour over the island was around 12 hours and we were at the maximum range for the aircraft with our load. The French Navy based at La Reunion eventually rescued the crew 12 days after they were ship wrecked.
Good news indeed if Abbey Sunderland has been found alive and well.
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