Posted on May 19, 2009 by emilyboats
Pirate attacks off the Somali coast appear to be mainly opportunistic and there is no indication that vessels are targeted with the help of intelligence from international contacts, a maritime watchdog said Friday.
The International Maritime Bureau said there was no evidence to support media reports that individuals with access to information about shipping routes and [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2009 by emilyboats
Sailing news from around the world:
HYDROFOIL – Hugo Boss yacht is back on the water. Check out Alex Thomson riding a hydrofoil!!! bit.ly/j3wnr
Katie Miller says she is getting ready to sail alone across the Atlantic on her yacht bluQube: yachtpals.com/bluqube
Yann Eliès returns to sailing after his injury and ocean rescue to win the Solo Portsdefrance: [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2009 by emilyboats
President Barack Obama appeared to move up the piracy issue on his agenda today in light of the situation with the U.S. ship attacked by pirates last week, saying the United States would work with nations elsewhere in the world, “to halt the rise of piracy.”
“I want to be very clear that we are resolved [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by emilyboats
With all this talk about pirates in Somalia I thought my readers would like to see why anyone would ever want to visit the place by yacht.
Boat’s in Merka, Somalia
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Posted on April 10, 2009 by emilyboats
The sailing yacht Tanit, which was taken by pirates from Somalia last week with four adults and one child aboard has been freed by French Commandos. The three year old boy and three of the crew members were rescued from the pirates. One crew member and two of the pirates were killed during the rescue.
With [...]
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