NOA and Use of an Agent Mandatory New arrival procedures are in place for yachts entering India whereby a Pre-Arrival Notification must be lodged with authorities up to 96 hours...

Piracy Activity off West Africa The Turkish-flagged product tanker was boarded 363 nautical miles SSW of Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde, in a significant escalation in terms of the way pirates...

Drone and rocket attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea have now prompted US and UK-led forces to stage air strikes on targets in the region. Western forces took...

Update February 9, 2020: SV Joana has made a safe 16 day 2020NM passage from Kochi to Djibouti. See Wade’s passage report posted as a comment at the bottom of...

INDIAN OCEAN – SOMALI PIRACY Following an industry revision in December 2015, the Indian Ocean piracy High-Risk Area (HRA) currently encompasses the following area: Red Sea: 15N | Gulf of...

Great sailing from Malaysia to Greece In January 2024, SV Islander departed Langkawi, Malaysia, with Chief Mate Uli Makareiko, Ylva Carlsson and Captain Barbara Jean Euser. Their voyage took them...