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Subject: [worldcruising] Routes to UK
From: A0884958, Dave (wdr@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 06:30:38 EST
Boarding off the NE coast of Africa is at least a serious enough problem
that a British security firm has been hired to act as the offshore coast
watch in and around Red Sea of Somalia. However, the US State Department
recommends US Citizens avoid this area anyway.
A Brit crew member was "killed" reportedly by pirates about a year ago,
again NE coast
of Africa. No body (buried at sea), no evidence. The Securite are
investigating
with the implication the boats owner is perhaps the culprit.
Velshida was "chased" for several hours last year in the same area and they
report
it was pirates. How they know I haven't the foggiest. I have chased
Velshida twice
just to have a look. Alas Velshida travels at 20 knots and leaves us
sitting.
Well documented evidence that a 12 year old boy was shot last year off the
coast of
Belize leaving him paralyzed in a US hospital. A very sad incident with
100% surety
as to the voracity of the report. American HAM operators came to the
rescue.
Good friend of mine had his 44 Mason machine gunned 20 nm off Venezuela
while he and
his brother were headed north. No one boarded in the face of SSB and VHF
radio.
A man and women in their 70's were accosted (read scared but not injured)
and robbed
on Hog Island, Grenada W.I. in Dec. and then a night later an open boat was
robbed
while the owners were ashore. The culprit was apprehended and shot
(wounded) by the
RGPF. He was a twice escaped robber/rapist and was shot as the police were
just
dammed tired of chasing him around in the heat and prickly cactus. He was
into the
Jack Iron rum at the time and couldn't move too quickly.
I have been watching the reports in the US and British boating press for the
past 2
years (while waiting to get back to sea). Total evidence adds up a normal
Saturday
night of violence in a largish American town. Sorry to my American friends
for using
this as a parallel but that is my experience. I must admit there is little
documented
on the Asian east area at least that I have seen.
That said and done I got my boat bumped by a boat boy who was in a gange
haze a month
back. Having been involved in other shore side incidents in my life that
were later
reported in a sensationalized, unrecognizable press report I view the press
reports
as questionable at best. Then again, I try and keep away from what are the
obvious
hot spots just like staying out of bars where the bikers are.
Regards
Dave Richardson
dave@XXX.XXX
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Brazier [mailto:barryb@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 11:16 PM
To: 'worldcruising@XXX.XXX'
Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Routes to UK
There have been a couple of reports in the Ocean Cruising Club Journal
"Flying Fish" of bordings by groups involved in political unrest. Not quite
"piracy" but just as bad. An uncle of mine was boarded 10 year ago, his boat
stripped and his wife shot.
But I don't think it is any worse there than South East Asia and like there
many more boats that have no trouble and if you keep away from trouble spots
it save a lot of time going around the Cape.
Barry
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Sterrett [mailto:dwsterrett@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2001 2:37 AM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Routes to UK
I'd be really curious to know how many actual, confirmed "pirate"
encounters there have been in the Red Sea in the last few years and
especially those that have actually resulted in either physical injury or
financial loss.
Doug
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