Piracy threat growing in tropical America

1:06 AM Sat 23 Oct 2010 GMT

'Quepos - well known cruising grounds' .

How vulnerable are cruising sailors to robbery and piracy? The simple answer is, 'Well it depends on where you go.' In the tropical waters of the Americas, security is an issue that all cruising sailors need to consider. Recent attacks have been alarming in that there have been serious physical threats made to cruisers. Recent incidents: Costa Rica: In Port Quepos, on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, this month six masked, heavily armed pirates crept aboard Two Amigos, a 50ft Gulfstar sailing boat while the two owners and a girlfriend watched movies. Bruce Stevens, of Dana Point, California, told ...

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by Sail-World Cruising