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Caribbean Rescue: Five days adrift off the coast of the Bahamas
Montreal Sailor Éric Valois overcame pirates in Haiti and suffered a punctured hull and gale-force winds before being rescued just in time before ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

USA: New Requirement for ALL Foreign-Flagged Boats
From January 2016, all foreign boats are required to apply for a Cruising ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Chile: New Strict Quarantine Laws
From January 2016, Chile is implementing strict quarantine rules to prevent the introduction of alien pests and diseases into the ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 7 years ago

World ARC 2016-17: Circumnavigation Rally Sets Sail from Saint Lucia
30 boats sailing as part of World ARC 2016-17 departed Rodney Bay Marina in Saint Lucia on Saturday 9 January for the start of an epic 26,000 mile ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Guyana: French-flagged yacht found adrift with dead man and dead dog on board
January 2016: A joint operation involving the Guyana Defence Force Coastguard, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and the Guyana Police ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Reports of Piracy in the Caribbean – The OCC working to combat this threat
Two incidents of piracy have been reported in the closing days of 2015 in the vicinity of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The Ocean Cruising ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago