With the tragic loss of life this past week in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin, the discussion has turned once again to the question of whether cruising sailors can depend on the U.S. Navy for protection in hopes of preventing another tragedy. Perhaps cruising sailors will unite in support of one another to urge the Military to be more pro-active.
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Will U.S. Navy reconsider escorting cruising sailors through pirate alley?
Posted in boating, offshore sailing, Safety & Security, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged american yacht, cruisers killed, Ecoterra, Gulf of Aden, hijacked boat, missing cruisers, missing sailor, S/V Quest, Somali pirates, SSCA, US Navy on February 24, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Cruising hostages killed by Somali pirates
Posted in disappearance, Hijacked, missing sailor, offshore sailing, Safety & Security, sailing, Uncategorized, world cruising, yacht, tagged american yacht, cruisers killed, hijacked boat, missing cruisers, missing sailor, S/V Quest, Somali pirates, Southern California on February 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It is with much sadness and grief that I pass on the grim news reported this morning by Fox News that all four sailors on board the cruising Yacht The Quest were killed by their captors.
U.S. may intervene to free captive cruisers. Crew members identified.
Posted in boating blogs, cruising, disappearance, Hijacked, offshore sailing, Safety & Security, sailing, world cruising, yacht, Yachting, tagged cruising, disappearance, Hijacked, hijacked boat, missing cruisers, missing sailor, S/V Quest, Safety & Security, sailing, Somali pirates, Southern California, world cruising, yacht, yacht | Tagged american yacht on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Scott and Jean Adam joined the Oz-Med section of the Blue Water Rally just before Christmas and had been sailing with the Rally from Phuket as far as Mumbai. Quest had taken on two well-known rally participants: Phyllis Mackay and Bob Riggle. However, she chose to take an independent route from Mumbai to Salalah, leaving the Rally on 15 February. All information is now being handled by the US Central Command and their spokesman in Dubai.”
Somali Pirates Take Another Cruising Yacht With Four Americans Onboard
Posted in cruising, disappearance, Hijacked, missing sailor, Safety & Security, sailing, world cruising, yacht, tagged american yacht, cruising, hijacked boat, missing cruisers, S/V Quest, Somali pirates, Southern California, world cruising, yacht on February 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Jean and Scott Adam, cruising on the sailing vessel Quest, a Davidson 58 Pilot House Sloop, are an American couple from Southern California who have been sailing the globe for the past six years. Their cruising website states that The Quest started an “around-the-world” trip in mid December of 2004 after sailing her to the States from New Zealand in 2002. They were on a “Bible Mission,” bring bibles to out-of-the-way places around the globe.
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