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Break-in at Ibiza: Lessons Learnt In Security
Following is a lightly edited version of an e-mail I sent to a few close friends two weeks ago after our boat was boarded by thieves at anchor in the ...

Published 17 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Use Of Firearms To Deter Pirates
Why is it that no one, in any of the accounts given on the Noonsite piracy pages, had so much as a handgun to defend themselves with? I am reading ...

Published 18 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Practical and Legal Implications of the Carriage of Firearms
Introduction There are many valid arguments for and against the carriage of firearms on yachts. This short article will attempt ...

Published 18 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Deterring Pirates: Personal View
I have never cruised offshore on a small pleasure craft for any great distance. But I have been a merchant seaman on bulk cargo and passenger ...

Published 18 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Piracy & Firearms: Another View
I was scanning your site, as I do often, and I noticed on the issue of piracy some short comments about using firearms to ward off pirates. One ...

Published 18 years ago, updated 5 years ago

Unpleasant Encounters In The Indian Ocean
To those who are preparing to cross the Indian Ocean, be careful. Here is the story of our unpleasant encounters. 31 July 2005 We ...

Published 18 years ago, updated 6 years ago