12 36N 43 21E
Dany II to the Philippines
John Ridsdel
Mon 17 Aug 2009 05:59
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12 36N 43 21E
Aug. 15, 2009
Dany II...we've now thru the "funnel'" &
heading E in the Gulf of Aden...only 115 mi. to Aden...this is also now known as
"pirate alley"...we're amazed that such a relatively small groupe of people can
continue to harrass & terrorize this area...the first 3 ships we passed
heading W were traveling at 20-25knts & staying close together...the first
one was running lots of water from the stern & port & stbd.
quarters...presumabely to keep pirates from climbing up the stern...it would
definately make it more difficult for anyone trying to scale an vertical sterrn
almost 100' high...I'm sitting here looking at Dany II's transome which is about
10" off the water...hum...should we get the squirt guns out now?...we've decided
to stay about 8-10mi. off the Yaman coast tonight...& we will also run our
tri-color mast head light...we're as ready as we can possibly be, with the VHF
on & the Iridium phone on "speed dial"...so far this evening, the local
fishing boats have continued to ignore us which is good...& at least the
ones we've seen so far only have 2 or 3 men in them, unlike the ones off the
coast of Sudan which had 25-30 guys in them!...the good thing right now is that
the water temps have dropped a few degrees, & the breeze comming off the
water is a bit cooler...we might even have to put on a t-shirt
tonight!...
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