IMO pleads with ISAF to keep cruising sailors away from Somali waters

1:40 AM Fri 22 Apr 2011 GMT

'Somali pirate images' .

In spite of the fact that the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the various patrolling navies have been strongly advising leisure yachts to avoid the piracy zone of the Indian Ocean, the recent tragedy of four American cruising sailors killed by pirates and the kidnapping of a Danish family including three children has prompted more action by the IMO. While ISAF has repeatedly advised cruising sailors not to transit the region, they could have been (and still could be) giving mixed messages by stating that around 200 yachts a year transit the region, and give ...

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