London warns against sailing in the Seychelles

9:49 PM Fri 1 Oct 2010 GMT

'Bareboat catamarans for charter in the Seychelles' .

In a statement that is likely to be destructive of the once-thriving bare boat charter locations in the Seychelles, the British Government announced Friday that 'Sailing vessels are vulnerable to attacks by pirates in the waters around the Seychelles.' They described the risk of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean as 'significant' in waters as far off as 1,000 nautical miles from the Somali coast. Often referred to as the original Garden of Eden, the Seychelles boasts stunning white beaches, seductively warm waters and endless sweeping bays. ...

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by Sail-World Cruising