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Registration of pirate attacks since 1996
This
registration of yachts being attacked is based on press publication,
word to word information and letters addressed to myself. This
listing does not claim to have all pirate yacht attacks registered.
If you hear from any attack please email me so I can keep this
list up to date.
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| Name of yacht owner |
Name of yacht |
Nationality |
Location of attack |
Date |
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| Europe |
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| Keith
Hedley |
Carena |
England |
Corfu, Greece |
27.Sept.96 |
| Frank
Düvell |
45’
Ketch |
Germany |
Spain/Marrocco |
23.Oct.1996 |
| Charterboot |
Renalo |
England |
Sicily,
Italia |
1996 |
| Johann
Dorfbauer |
? |
Austria
|
Strait
of Gibraltar |
1999 |
| Aris
Calothis |
Erato |
Greece |
Peloponnes |
27.July.2000 |
| Georg
Nigl |
Rumtreiber
|
Austria
|
Albania |
14.May.01 |
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| Capeverde
Isl. |
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| Uwe
Reinders |
Muwi
|
Germany
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IslaSantiago
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3.July.1993 |
| Georg
Reincke |
Hornblower
|
Germany
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Isla
Sal |
Dez.1995 |
| Bobby
Schenk |
Thalassa
|
Germany
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Isla
Mindelo |
Nov.
2001 |
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Brazil
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H.
und J. Boehnke
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Rieke
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Germany
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Maceio
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28.Sept.1994
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Russ
Covey
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Macanudo
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South
Africa
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Isl.
Lancois, 02°19.4'N, 44°53.3'W
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8.8.2001
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Albert
Büll
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Saudade
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Germany
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Belem,Brazil
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Dec.
2001
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Sir
Peter Blake
|
Seamaster
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New
Zealand
|
Amazone
mouth
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6.Dec.2001
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Pierric
Colin, Skipper
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Jongert
28
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France
|
Amazone
mouth
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Dec.
2001
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3
yachts have been attacked
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Fortaleza
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Fe.
20.2003
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Heiko
Kleifges
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Haikon
|
Germany
|
Iguape
Bay, near Maragogipe, close to Salvador, Bahia
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April
30. 2003
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| Eyvind
Krogh |
Gyda |
Norway |
03°
01,3' S 38° 25,7' W off Fortaleza |
Feb.
20.2005 |
| Bert Boerema |
Seebaert |
Holland |
Port of Belem |
Jan. 21.2008 |
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| Caribbean
Islands |
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| ? |
Compucentre
|
England
|
Barbuda,Caribbean |
1996
(?) |
| Sabine
u. Heinz Solka |
Sahe
|
Germany
|
St.
Lucia, Caribbean |
1996
(?) |
| P.Tessmann |
Katamaran
|
Germany
|
Mustique,
Caribbean |
23.Jan.1996 |
| Joachim
u. Regina Winter |
Ajatikan
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Martinique
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Wallalibou
Bay, St. Vincent |
1.Sept.2001 |
| Rudolph
Braams |
Josina
|
Holland
|
Wallalibou
Bay, St. Vincent |
8.Sept.2001 |
| Brad
Salzman |
Mooring
Yacht |
Grenada
|
Tobago
Cays, Carib. |
Sep.
2001 |
| Singlehander |
Caramba |
Spain |
Jamaica,
off West point lighthouse Negril |
end
of May 05 |
| Jason
Walsh |
Monkey's
Business |
USA |
Jamaica,
St. Thomas Cow Bull
|
Dec.
16, 2005 |
| Charter
yacht from Autremer Concept, Martinique. Same day two other
catamarans have been attacked on Sandy Isl, Cariacou, (skipper
Tim Barr) and on Petit Martinique from the same gang |
Funambule |
French
& British |
Chatham
Bay, Union Island |
April
11,2006 |
| Francis
Adela |
? |
Dutch |
Rodney
Bay, St. Lucia |
19.
June 2006 |
| Steve and Katherine Jones |
Charter yacht Dufour 385 |
from Martinique |
Chateaubelair, NW anchorage St. Vincent |
Dec. 23, 2007 |
| Hermann Engl |
Daisy |
Holland |
St. Vincent, Bay of Chateaubelair |
Dec. 13, 2007 |
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| Trinidad
& Tobago |
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| H.
Mayr u. v.Richthofen |
Edelweiss
|
Germany
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Chaguaramas
|
2002
? |
| Peta
und Dietrich |
Island
Express |
Australia
|
Chaguaramas
|
autumn
2002 |
| Paul
Andersen |
Vesla |
Norway |
Chaguaramas |
16.Aug.2006 |
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| Venezuela |
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| ? |
Lindisfarne |
England |
? |
1998 |
| Maggie
Mais |
Scotia
Pearl |
Canada |
Mochima,
Bahia Manare |
February
1998 |
| G.Lebrun
+ E. Antras |
Brin
d'Amour |
France |
Porto
de La Cruz |
8.March.1998 |
| Leo
Reichnamis |
Baltic
Heritage |
Canada |
at
sea ? |
2000
?
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| R.
Brunner, P. Fischer |
Ojala |
Switzerland |
Porto
de La Cruz |
2000
? |
| Jacq
Maan, V. Anhok |
Dutch
Concrete |
Holland |
Puerto
Santos, Sucre |
27.Dec.2000 |
| Irene
+ Rudolf Nuss |
Jan
Wellem III |
Germany |
near
Isla Tortuga |
March
2001 |
| Bo
+ Vivi-Maj Altheden |
Lorna |
Sweden |
near
peninsula Paria 10°44.6'N, 62°22.1'W |
19.March.2001 |
| Markus
Gossmann |
Schatzi |
Germany |
Gulf
of Paria |
16.May.2001
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MARIA
* K.H. Edler
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Jonathan |
Austria |
Porto
de la Cruz |
1.Aug.2002 |
| ? |
Miss
P. |
USA
? |
Careano,
60 nm west of Puerto la Cruz |
August,
29 2002
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| John
Klein + wife |
Panacera |
USA |
Isla
Coche, near Isla Margarita |
9.2002 |
| Crew
(?) |
Ti-Cinq |
France |
Bahia
Puerto Santo |
25.April.2003 |
| Crew
(?) |
Ten-Shun |
Belgium |
Sucre,
Bahia Puerto Santo |
?.
2003 |
| couple
(name unknown) |
Ilusion |
Spain |
Peninsula
de Paria, robbed at sea, 1 nm off Cabo Tres Puntas |
Jan.
9,2003 |
| Bruno
Bianchella |
Joe's
Dog |
Italy |
Isla
Margarita |
Jan.1.2004 |
| Robert
Monnier |
Myriad |
France |
Punta
Pargo, 10° 43' N 62° 034' W |
Feb.
28. 2004 |
| singelhander
killed, name unknown |
Les
Chouans |
France |
Ensenada
Medina |
End
of June 04 |
| Bruno & Cath. Millet |
Madam |
France |
off Carenero Yacht Club |
May 13, 2005 |
| Steve McVicar |
Alioth |
Canada |
Isla Borrocha near Puerto la Cruz |
Dec. 2005 |
| Kris & Sandra Hartford |
Nomotos |
Canada |
Porlamar, Isla Margarita |
Dec. 4th 2005 |
| Claus
Gintner |
Escapada |
Austria |
Islas
Piritu, Puerto de la Cruz |
ca.
2.5.2006 |
| ? |
Monika |
Belgium |
Pampatar |
April
26, 2006 |
| ? |
Tortila
Flat |
EEUU |
Laguna
Grande, Golfo de Cariaco |
April
23, 2005 |
| ? |
Wombat |
Australia |
Laguna
Chica, Pto.Sucre |
14.7.2005 |
| ? |
Etoile
de Lune |
France |
Bahia
de Robledar, Pampatar |
March
23, 2005 |
| ? |
Les Marquises |
France |
Cubagua, Pampatar |
Feb. 2, 2005 |
| ? |
Atlantide |
Panama |
Robladar,
Pampatar |
Jan.
3, 2005 |
| ? |
Pic
de Lun |
Italy |
Chacachacare,
Pampatar |
Dec.
20, 2005 |
| Aslaug
and Kari |
Lady
Ann |
Iceland |
Bahia
de Robledal, Isla Margarita |
Nov.
11 2006 |
| Peter
Baggenstos Petereter
Bagenstos |
Lady
Lay aLady
Laydy Lay |
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Pargo offPPPPppookpkkoPPta. Pargo off Pargo, 1 nm off Peninsula
des Paria
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15, 2007 |
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| Edward
Chadband |
Sol
deMedinoche |
Canada |
Cabo
de la Vela |
1996 |
| names
unknow |
Three
US yachts Morning Dew Asylum, Eclypse
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USA |
Punta
Hermosa, 50 nm NE of Cartagena |
September
29, 2002
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| Lynne
+ Chris Morgan |
Malaika |
USA |
Punta
Hermosa, bei Baranquila |
27.3.03 |
| John
Haste |
Little
Wing |
SanDiego,
USA |
The
skipper was attacked by 3 meen in a cayuco and robbed
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December
2003 |
| Bob
and Dana Lee |
Donna
Lee |
USA |
near
Barranquilla |
June
7, 2004 |
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| Guatemala |
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| Jim
+ H. Denhartog |
Gaia |
USA
? |
Rio
Dulce |
1997 |
| ? |
Pepelli |
Sweden |
Rio
Dulce |
2000 |
| Steven.
M. Gartman |
Sea
Lion |
USA |
Rio
Dulce |
3.June.2000 |
| Dan
Caruso |
Sunshine |
USA |
Rio
Dulce,15°23N,
89°24'W
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19.July.2001 |
| H.
+ S. Bischoff |
Hanta
Jo |
Germany |
Rio
Dulce |
2001 |
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Panama-Galapagos
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| unknown |
Yume Maru |
Japan |
400 sw of Panama |
April 5, 2004 |
| Shelly Storves & Richard Derowitsch |
Sandpiper |
Australia |
near Malpelo isl.
3° 48.59'N 80° 21.6'W
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July 14,2004 |
| David & Roseanne |
Cardonnay |
Australia |
2° 13'N, 86° 22'W |
Feb. 11 2005 |
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Ocean |
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| ?
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Spirit
of Juno |
Australia |
13°24'S,
114°45'E |
16.May.2000 |
| ? |
Saint
Jude |
England |
? |
17.Sept.2001 |
| Idle Vice of Kip |
Paul Vincent |
? |
Cape Comorin, S of India, off Kanniyakumari |
April 22, 2006 |
| Karl und Pornpawee Hennig |
Flying Germania II |
Germany |
5° 22,58 N, 78 9,75 E |
Aug. 18, 2007 |
| Rejane, Richard + Denis Soucy |
Ciel & Mer |
Canada |
Madascar, off Majunga |
Oct. 19, 2007 |
| Lutz and Ingrid Wächter |
Cobra |
Germany |
130 n.m. SE of Galle, Sri Lanka |
Jan. 29.2008 |
| Herbert u. Teresina Schindler |
Te-Herb |
Germany |
130 n. m. SE of Galle,
Sri Lanka
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April 2008 (?) |
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| Yemen |
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| Gary
+ M. Tucker |
Aphrodite
III |
Australia |
Gulf
of Aden |
1998 |
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| Zoltan
Gyorko |
The
Way |
USA |
Gulf
of Aden |
March
1999 |
| David
Lynall |
Leonard
Star |
England |
Gulf
of Aden |
18.Nov.1999 |
| G.Dawson,
S. Philipps |
Gone
Troppo |
Australia |
13°03'N,
48°41'E |
27.Jan.2000 |
| Alan
Fieldsend |
Nori |
England |
12°09'N,
45°14'E |
2.March.2000 |
| ? |
Anouchka |
France |
Perim
Island |
March
2000 |
| ? |
Dream
Time |
Australia |
N
von Bab el Mandeb 13°01°N,42°57.8'E |
11.Aug.2000 |
| D.
+ H. Stuemer |
Northern
Magic |
Canada |
Red
Sea |
11.Aug.2000
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| Roderick
Anderson |
Airflow |
Panama |
Gulf
of Aden |
22.Nov.2000 |
| ? |
Lys
Estrambour |
France |
Gulf
of Aden |
24.Dec.2000 |
| Patrick
Flouriot |
Djinn |
France |
Gulf
of Aden |
2000 |
| Manfred
Habich |
Mintaka |
Germany |
Gulf
of Aden |
9.Jan.2001 |
| G.A.
Linter |
Ocean
Swan |
England |
13°48'N,
48°13'E |
23.Feb.2001 |
| Paul
Hawton |
Shady
Lady |
England |
13°48'N,
48°13'E |
23.Feb.2001 |
| Guitart
+Meseguer |
Blues |
Italy |
Gulf
of Aden |
13.March.2001 |
| ? |
Payanke |
France |
12°35'N,
47°47'E |
5.Apr.2001 |
| Familie
Pettenella |
Daisy
Duck |
Italy |
12°55N,
48°20'E |
12.Apr.2001 |
| Trace
und Denise |
Wanderlust |
USA |
Gulf
of Aden |
2001 |
| Michael
Briant |
Bambola
Quatre |
England |
13°
30'N, 48° 20'E |
2.March.2003 |
| skipper
unknown |
Josephine |
? |
13°
30'N, 48° 20'E |
2.March.2003 |
| 5
were threatened |
Penyllan,
Imani, Nareena, Sea Dove, Gypsy Days |
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13°
11'N, 48° 40'E |
9.March.2003 |
| Donald
and Kathryn Radcliffe |
Klondike |
USA |
13°
50'N, 50° 05'E |
23.
Feb.2004 |
| names
unknown |
Notre
Dame |
France |
13°
30'N, 47° 51'E |
17.
Feb.2004 |
| Rodney
J. Nowlin and Jay Berry |
Mahdi
+ Gandalf
|
USA |
South
of Al Mukalla |
8
March 2005 |
| ?? |
Gipsy Moth |
England |
Gulf of Aden |
12.02.07 |
| ?? |
NA |
?? |
13° 27' N, 43° 02' E |
15.02.07 |
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