News

Fuel Crisis for Foreign Yachts in Trinidad (06 Sep 2008)

Noonsite has been contacted by a number of private yachts currently moored in Chaguaramas, Trinidad, who are unable to depart due to no fuel available to foreign yachts. (Read More)

Australian Reef Claims Another Cruising Boat (06 Sep 2008)

As reported on Sail-World, "www.sail-world.com":http://www.sail-world. (Read More)

French Yacht Hijacked off the Coast of Somalia (06 Sep 2008)

Original article from Sky News, updated from the Times on-line. Somali gunmen are demanding a $1 million ransom for a retired French couple captured aboard their yacht sailing through the pirate-ridden waters of the Gulf of Aden. (Read More)

Yacht Abandoned off New Caledonia Still Missing (02 Sep 2008)

On 30 July, 2008, the sailing vessel "Illusion" was reluctantly abandoned off the coast of New Caledonia (see the "original news report":http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2008-07-30-2/view for full details). (Read More)

Update for Convoys in the Gulf of Aden (01 Sep 2008)

This is a revised news item. Noonsite has been contacted by LCDR Morash who is an officer at the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti Africa, to ask how convoys of yachts self-generate and pass through the Bab El Mandeb and Gulf of Aden. (Read More)

Fred Meyer - Radio "PiriPiri" (28 Aug 2008)

Bob Hobbes, the administrator of Cruiser Log, reports the news of the passing of Fred Meyer - Controller of Radio "PiriPiri" South Africa. Fred is sadly missed. He was a real friend to cruising yachts in the Indian and Southern Oceans - he was always there when help was needed. (Read More)

Armed Robbery of Superyacht in Corsica (27 Aug 2008)

At approximately 2340 on Sunday 24 August 2008, a gang of four masked men boarded the 160-foot charter yacht "Tiara" from a motorised dinghy, and proceeded to rob its nine guests and ten crew members. The yacht was at anchor in Golfe de Porto Novo, Corsica (41°30’.3N 009°16’E). (Read More)

Update Mobile Maritime Net SE Asia (27 Aug 2008)

Because HF Radio propagation this year is so poor, it has been decided to disseminate security and weather information and reports via Sailmail and winlink. (Read More)

Important Safety Warning from Seago (15 Aug 2008)

<b>We have become aware that some Seago 150 and 175 Newton Lifejackets including Junior Lifejackets may have a defect which could result in serious injury. </b> The lifejackets are marked with a manufacture date in roman numerals, for instance the last quarter of 2005 is shown IV/05. (Read More)

Freed German Sailors Reach Kenya (14 Aug 2008)

Two German cruising sailors were freed by Somali Pirates after 41 days in captivity and have now been airlifted to Kenya, a Yemen regional maritime official said yesterday (Sunday). (Read More)

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