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New Zealand: No Sight of Missing Yacht or its Crew
The yacht ‘Munetra’ with its skipper and, possibly, two female crew has not been heard from in the last 10 days and there are grave concerns for ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 6 years ago

World-Wide Piracy: Indonesia Heads the Piracy Stakes
The latest information on the world-wide piracy situation from the International Maritime ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 6 years ago

South Africa: Clarification of the Current Regulations for Cruisers
The rules for yachts visiting South Africa seem to be constantly changing, but below is the latest information as provided by John Spilhaus, manager ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 6 years ago

USA East Coast Florida: Anti-anchoring amendments defeated
After a groundswell of grassroots recreational boater support, the Florida House of Representatives voted down an amendment to a Florida Fish and ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Panama, Balboa, Taboga Island South: Cruising yacht at anchor attacked by armed gunmen – March 2014
This nasty incident occurred over a month ago, on March 15th, 2014, however, it’s taken some time to get the facts clear and verified before ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Caribbean Safety and Security Net (CSSN) make reporting incidents simpler
An important website change means that cruisers now have an easy online form to fill in, making reporting of security incidents in the Caribbean ...

Published 11 years ago, updated 6 years ago