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S/Y Pelerin
Colin Speedie & Louise Johnson
Tue 4 Dec 2012 18:53

We’ve had a great time since arriving in Dakar a week ago. Well, mainly great…

There has been a suspected fatality here at the Yacht Club. One of the Senegalese guys that acts as a boat caretaker, (a caretaker being someone who stays on-board your boat as a security guard if you need to leave the boat for any length of time) has been reported missing.  There have been some very strong winds, and he was last seen Saturday night heading out in a dinghy towards the tri-maran on which he is caretaker. And not seen since.

The Yacht Club diver (who is also their engineer) has been searching the area, and today the Gendarmerie divers were snorkelling around the bay. All very, very sad.