1,200 tropical islands – 1,000 of them uninhabited, crystal clear water, abundant marine life, great weather and very friendly people.
A cruiser’s paradise, you may think? Not entirely so, unfortunately –the government of the Maldives does not encourage private cruising in their archipelago.
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– If you are serious about sailing across the Arabian Sea, you should hire a group of armed security guards.
I received this message by e-mail from the commander of one of the Coalition warships. Could it be more plainly expressed; ordinary sailing yachts cannot expect any assistance from the Coalition Forces, who are patrolling the area by 30 warships from a dozen of nations of NATO, EU and others.
Landlubbers, imagine calling the police on 911 for protection from robbers on your door step and they advise you to employ your own armed security guards instead. We are not irresponsibly cruising here in this area because of a whim; many of us are on our way home on a long journey, which in our case has lasted for more than a decade.
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If you wonder who Jack Bauer is, don’t read any further, this story is wasted on you.
All we need is Chloe directing satellites on all motherships used by the pirate groups. Then Jack can either be dropped paragliding from high altitude or popped from a submarine. He takes out the ships one by one and in 24 hours this ridiculous situation will be over and the Indian Ocean a safer place.
Wishful thinking?
All of a sudden, we are finding ourselves in a tricky situation. I feel a bit like the guy who was painting the floor and found himself in a corner without escape routes.
This map shows reported attacks by pirates in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea during January 2011.
