Liz_I
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Friends are about to round Cape Palmas, heading for Benin.
Their epic journey started in St Maarten, across the Pond to the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands. Last stop being Dakar, there are 3 on board. We now are reading about Piracy along this coast!
We have not heard of private yachts being involved and it appears to be mainly cargo & cash that the pirates are after. Apparently ships in Cotonou port have been boarded as well as up to 60 miles offshore. There have been over 20 attacks this year as opposed to zero last year!
We are not sure if our friends knew of this problem but have sent them an email via Sail Mail. They should be arriving in Cotonou within the next 15 days and we will be anxiously waiting for their tri-weekly reports.
Their epic journey started in St Maarten, across the Pond to the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands. Last stop being Dakar, there are 3 on board. We now are reading about Piracy along this coast!
We have not heard of private yachts being involved and it appears to be mainly cargo & cash that the pirates are after. Apparently ships in Cotonou port have been boarded as well as up to 60 miles offshore. There have been over 20 attacks this year as opposed to zero last year!
We are not sure if our friends knew of this problem but have sent them an email via Sail Mail. They should be arriving in Cotonou within the next 15 days and we will be anxiously waiting for their tri-weekly reports.