webcraft
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Three more boats attacked today, one sunk, one damaged, one OK
Orca attack
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Thresher
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Hi Webcraft, What is your source of information? I have orcinus and orca.pt, what else should I have?
Stingo
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Graham376
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Location?
Zing
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Don’t you mean to post that in the Ukraine war thread?
Thresher
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Sorry, I just get 'link expired' error messages.
Fr J Hackett
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It's a chat group when you click the links you get invited to join.
capnsensible
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AllWinds
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Is this boat not from the same Charter Company that lost a boat by Barbate last spring? That boat was called Alboran Champagne. Two boats sunk from one company would be quite the hit!
Ammonite
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Looks like it
capnsensible
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I belive they are quite a sizeable company and run trips from the Med to the Canairies and the Cape Verdes. I have see them around in the Canaries quite a bit.
WindyWindyWindy
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I sometimes get down that way. Is the advice still bangers? Dipped in wax?
Must be a nightmare for the business.
Must be a nightmare for the business.
greeny
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post 2106 and 2108 will give you some answers but doesn't mention bangers because they are frowned upon by the authorities. Alledgedly, many boats still carry them I believe.
Graham376
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greeny
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Boats are still sailing through the middle of the high risk areas and getting damaged. It makes you wonder what the skippers are thinking to opt for the direct route instead of detouring around.
nortada
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Which particular detour would you consider to enter the Med without using The Straits - The French Canals or if too big, South Africa and the Suez Canals
As this situation continues, it will be interesting to see what impact it will have (if any) on offshore sailing in the area and local insurance.
greeny
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Hi Nortada, as I'm sure you know already, its an ever moving situation. Staying shallow wherever possible seems to be the best recommendation right now. Watching the reports on orca.pt will give you a clue as to where the most interactions are occurring. So why do people sail right through the deep water area of high risk. We know that there is not a "no risk" route through the straits but why aren't skippers following the advice and reducing the risk to themselves as much as possible. The past few attacks have been out in deep water off Barbate. Exactly where you are advised not to go.
P.S. I'm just seeing reports of an "attack" off Olhao in the Algarve yesterday. Details are sketchy right now and don't say exactly what the interaction was, nor whether damage occurred.
P.S. I'm just seeing reports of an "attack" off Olhao in the Algarve yesterday. Details are sketchy right now and don't say exactly what the interaction was, nor whether damage occurred.
Zing
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It's war, so I'm going to follow what this clever guy does:Which particular detour would you consider to enter the Med without using The Straits - The French Canals or if too big, South Africa and the Suez Canals
As this situation continues, it will be interesting to see what impact it will have (if any) on offshore sailing in the area and local insurance.
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lusitano
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Interesting, I would have thought that having two hulls, one would have kept the boat afloat if the other was holed.
Apparently not., unless both were damaged of course.