It is another example that guns for self defence on board are part of our lives. Everyone and I mean EVERYONE cruising on questionable or not areas should take firearms safety course and how to handle firearms. If you think that cruising safely around the world is handing out some cheap gifts to natives and aborigines you should not leave the dock. It is part of life like food and water. You better accept it for your own safety and your families. Everyone has a duty todefend their life and their loved ones. It is like eating healthy food to stay healthy. It is your duty and obligation.
Yanni Marinated S/V Princess Thalia Columbia 8.7 #73 Hamilton-Fifty Point @ H3 N 43.13.406 W 73.37.431 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Densler, Vernon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] recent info about Venezuela >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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: 25/08/2008 > 7:05 AM > > > _______________________________________________ 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
