I don't know, but I imagine cruisers do go missing from time to time.
Pirates would not pull up to the yacht club. You don't hear from those cruisers that don't survive because they are dead so they are unable to report the incident. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL 30 07.72N 081 38.4W > [Original Message] > From: Ballantyne, Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 11/29/2007 2:40:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] lv-ab: question for those who know > > >But of course, we are more likely to hear from the people who did > survive, > >rather than from those that did not survive, > > I would think the opposite were true. E.g. if I were cruising and had > killed a boat full of people I thought were pirates I doubt I would go > broadcasting that fact at the next yacht club. In many countries > pirates (or 'fishermen' who dabble in piracy) who go missing would never > be missed or reported in the media and such an incident would never be > known. But If a cruising boat had turned up missing, or full of pirates > when it pulled up at the yacht club, you can bet it would be > broadcast.... > > but that's just my perspective. I would be interested in knowing the > true stats, although like you say, these stats can't really ever be > accurately established. > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
