Venezuela, Cabo Tres Puntas: Attempted Piracy – December 2017
Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago
DATE: 2017-12-28 10:00
Country Name: Venezuela- Mainland And Nearshore Islands
Location Detail: Cabo Tres Puntas
EVENT: Attempted piracy
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: none
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS:
A monohull with 2 persons on board departed Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela for Grenada on the 28th December 2017.
At 10 AM, 2 miles off the Paria peninsula, and approximately 10 miles east of Cabo Tres Puntas an open fishing boat with 6 men approached, displaying and firing multiple long guns into the air.
The yacht crew immediately altered course and turned offshore. When the pirates came closer the crew fired their flare gun directly at the pirates, and nearly hit them. The pirates, apparently understanding the fire hazard a burning flare would pose to their gasoline-fuelled boat turned away, dropped back and made no further approaches.
The yacht then headed northwest and made safe port at Porlamar, Margarita, where a report was made to local officials.
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