Yachts cannot out-run the pirates and are unable to prevent boarding. Merchant ships, which have higher freeboards and can adopt the self-protection measures recommended in the fourth edition of “Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy” (BMP) improve their chances but even these only delay a determined pirate.
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Playing Russian Roulette in the Gulf of Aden
Posted in cruising, Cruising Resources, dissappearance, Humanitarian, offshore sailing, Pirates, Safety & Security, Uncategorized, world cruising, yacht, tagged call to action, counter-piracy, cruisers, Gulf of Aden, hijacked boat, imb, mariners, NATO, piracy map, piracy reporting centre, Pirate alley, safe passage, Somali pirates on November 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Piracy Update: Call to Action for Cruising Sailors, Yachts and Commercial Mariners
Posted in boating, Boating Resources, Central America, cruising, Cruising Resources, disappearance, Hijacked, offshore sailing, Pirates, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, small boats, Uncategorized, world cruising, Yachting, tagged call to action, commerical mariners, cruiser blogs, Gulf of Aden, hijacked boat, icc, imb, live piracy map, noonsite, piracy reporting centre, Pirate alley, report released, safe passage, Somali pirates, SSCA, US Navy, Yemen on May 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Global Piracy Report Released…Both the commercial maritime world and the yachting cruiser are on high alert for piracy in the Indian Ocean after the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report was released last week. The report revealed that there has been a sharp rise in piracy world wide, driven by a surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia, where 97 attacks were recorded in the first quarter of 2011, up from 35 in the…
Cruising Rallies facing tough times, but some persevere
Posted in boating, cruising, Cruising Resources, offshore sailing, Pirates, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged Arabian Sea, Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, Blue Water Rally, Dockwise, Dockwise Yacht Transport, DYT, East Africa, geography, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, maps, Maritime Liaison Office, Marmaris, piracy, pirate attacks, pirate maps, pirate operations, pirate waters, pirates, Round-the-world-rally, S/V ING, S/V Quest, Salala, Somali pirates, Somalia, World ARC on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This past month there was both good news and bad from the top cruising and sailing rally organizers. First the bad news… After the horrible tragedy at the hands of Somalian pirates that took the lives of four Blue Water Rally participants, rally organizers released the following statement: “It is with great regret that Blue [...]
Dockwise Yacht Transport to deliver 20 cruising sailboats from Oman
Posted in cruising, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, Travel, world cruising, Yachting, tagged blue water saling, cruising, Dockwise, DYT, Oman, Somali pirates, Yacht Transport, Yachting on March 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) will be orchestrating the transport of 20 private cruising yachts from Salalah, Oman to Marmaris, Turkey in April. The company, best known for its fleet of semi-submersible “float-on/float-off” yacht carriers, also coordinates lift-on/lift-off arrangements with third-party carriers, and logistically can fulfill almost any request, even if it is driven by unfortunate circumstances.
Small Vessel Security to be Studied by USGC, Cost of Private Escorts: Updates in Pirate Alley
Posted in cruising, offshore sailing, Pirates, Safety & Security, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged anti-piracy, hijacked boat, Long range Indentification and Tracking System, Naval Guards Ltd, Navy, Pirate alley, private security escort, Red Sea, S/V Quest, Sixth Flee, Somali pirates, Strike Group, Suez Canal, US Coast Guard Security, USS Enterprise on March 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This week a meeting will take place at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute in Arlington, Va. between the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The media briefing will be held as part of the Small Vessel Stakeholder Executive Summit scheduled for Friday at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, Arlington, Va., where publication of the Small Vessel Security Strategy Implementation Plan will be announced.
Letter from Commander of Enterprise Strike Group on Aftermath of Quest Hijacking
Posted in Hijacked, offshore sailing, Pirates, Safety & Security, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged hijacked boat, Navy, Pirate alley, Red Sea, S/V Quest, Sixth Fleet, Somali pirates, Strike Group, Suez Canal, USS Enterprise on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Adm Terry Kraft is Roy Kraft’s son and present Commander of Enterprise Strike Group) Commander Carrier Strike Group Seven, Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller, along side Commanding Officer of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Capt. Terry B. Kraft, tosses a wreathes to honor the Japanese and American Sailors who fought in the Battle of Coral [...]
Cruising yachts that voyage safely through “Pirate Alley”
Posted in blogging, boating blogs, cruising, mediterranean sea, offshore sailing, Safety & Security, sailing, Uncategorized, world cruising, tagged cruiser blogs, Gulf of Aden, hijacked boat, Pirate alley, safe passage, Somali pirates, US Navy, Yemen on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here are some links to blog and stories of cruising yachts that have made recent voyages through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden:
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 »
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.
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.”
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