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Southern Mediterranean: North African migrant emergency means cruisers should be vigilant
If cruising the waters bordered by southern Sicily, Malta, Tunisia, and Libya, be aware that because of an influx of migrants attempting to leave ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 6 years ago

UK: Half billion pound e-Borders scheme slammed
The controversial e-Borders scheme, which is due to include yachtsmen by March 2014, has been slammed by a new report for failing to deliver an ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 7 years ago

St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Union Island: Violent attack on cruising boat
At approximately 20:45 on October 3rd, SY Rainbow anchored off Frigate Island, adjacent to Union Island, SVG, was boarded by machete-wielding men who ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Bahamas, Exumas: Sampson Cay Marina will not reopen
Sampson Cay Marina, which closed last month for renovations, will not reopen to the public. Its billionaire owner has decided to make the island and ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 6 years ago

South Indian Ocean: Navigational Warning for Mozambique Channel
Warning for vessels travelling between Madagascar and South Africa to be on the lookout for a slow moving survey vessel which is unable to ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Ocean Cruising Club and SeaBC Announce Cooperative Effort to Record and Report Sea Bird Sightings
The SeaBC Sea Bird Count is a citizen science project organized by a volunteer group of nine long-distance birding sailors from around the world. The ...

Published 12 years ago, updated 6 years ago