MSCHOA and ISAF - still giving pirate advice to yachts

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7:33 AM Mon 7 Mar 2011 GMT

'Kidnapped crew of the Ing - given comfort by the sight of Navy ships, thought they were travelling a &rsquo;safe&rsquo; route' .

It's curious that in spite the Somali pirate killing of four American cruising sailors, the recent kidnapping of seven Norwegians and the disappearance since October 2010 of two South African sailors, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and the Maritime Security Cerntre (Horn of Africa) (MSCHOA) continue giving guidance about what to do when you sail through the pirate area around Somalia. Admittedly, they also say 'yachts are strongly recommended to avoid the area', but then go on with pages of details about methodology and strategy. The information is not up to date, not even including such information as the recent ...

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by Nancy Knudsen

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