Piracy is still alive

[Andrew Leigh]

Six months ago my family and I vacationed on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on a houseboat. We were warned to keep valuables locked up and I took special locking precautions with my boat. The reason cited was that at night thieves would come aboard and rob you. Fortunately we were not.<br /><br />Yesterday I heard from a good friend of on his family members who also took a similar trip. Whislt at anchor in the middle of nowhere armed men boarded the houseboat and held them up gunpoint removing all they had.<br /><br />Why can we not leave what is not ours?

 

[Ralph 123]

Re: Piracy is still alive

Piracy is still a major issue in South East Asia. Last time I was in Singapore there were all sorts of news stories about piraates boarding freighters with machine guns.

 

[Homerr]

Re: Piracy is still alive

All the more reason to move to a remote lake in the middle of BFE.<br /><br />Have a supply drop once a month...<br /><br />Build your own still of course... <br /><br />H.

 

[Link]

Re: Piracy is still alive

Oh yea piracy been alive and well for many years. Used to be mainly private boats and sail boats I read about but ocean cargo liners are big money. They kill the crew and use the boats (ships) for smuggling. Before reading the article. I think it was called "Piracy on the high seas" I would have thought it would have been hard to get away with big ships but I guess its not so hard to hide them.

 

[rodbolt]

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hello<br /> yep it happens.<br /> and that is why wehave security watches onnavy vessels that go 24/7 in andout of port. I wasships security force soduty days I could not leave the boatfor the duration of the duty period, not even to take trash to the pier. endless miles walking with a 45, a whistle and 3 mags.4 on and 8 off 24/7 while underway in addition to divisional duties.<br /> it is recommended to post a watch 24/7 anytime. anyplace and always.<br /> good luck and keep posting

 

[Fly Rod]

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Just reading my Boat U S magazine<br />In 2002 there were 370 reported acts of piracy and only 1 in the U.S.<br />Souce: U.S. coast guard world wide threat assessment

 

[Andrew Leigh]

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That's one a day....what about the smaller unreported incidents?<br /><br />Makes you think.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Andrew