I think a 50 cal mounted to the bow is probably better than the dog. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken James Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: [Liveaboard] recent info about Venezuela
I received this from someone who is cruising the Carib right now. I fwd with permission. Anybody else been in that part of the world recently that can comment? -Ken Hi Ken, <snip> If you know someone planning to sail to the south eastern carribean, especially Venezuela, I would suggest they check out Jimmy Cornell's Noonsite and the Carribean Safety and Security Net websites. We have been lucky so far. Several boats we know here have been robbed while their owners were beaten and held with guns to their heads. Others have been shot. Everyone has had something stolen. The day our stuff was stolen a Dutch couple were in their dingy returning to their boat when one of the many pirogues that continuosly buzz through the anchorage at full speed ran them down killing him. Three armed men tried to enter the marina next to the anchorage and in a shootout one of the bad guys was hit twice. A dog onboard might help but we just read in the Carribean Compass that a boat with a dog was recently robbed. They shot the dog in the leg then stabbed it before beating and robbing the couple. Her hand was serously injured when they tried to rip off her wedding ring. Fortunately the dog survived and the ring was so tight they left it. There is no law enforcement here and no help can be expected from the authorities. We will be leaving tomorrow and had planned to stop at Los Rochies but learned from the web sites above that the La Costa Guardia themselves have been robbing yachts there. We will sail at night without lights to Bonaire. I really really hate to spread negative information but in my opinion if you know someone planning to sail here you must talk them out of it. _______________________________________________ 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
