thanks to forum members - piracy article below

[AfriKat]

Thanks to all the members of the forum who helped me research the article below. Please stay in touch, your comments and insights are always welcome.

Afrikat
khoureld@ap.org

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302652_2.html

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Great article... the first one i've seen that properly represents the difficult choices faced by boats already through the Pacific and into Asia

 

[Bajansailor]

Here is an interesting B-log article by an American couple on an Island Packet who have just sailed through this area, fortunately without incident :
http://sailingcyan.blogspot.com/2011/02/article-to-share.html

 

[demonboy]

Thanks for that link, Martin, that was an interesting read. I do think their passage plan was completely flawed, however, and I have written a reply on their site regarding some of the things they did that I disagree with (e.g. turning off your AIS transponder). Glad to hear they are safe though, that's good news. A nicely written article.