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April 09, 2009
Pirates Impacting The Seychelles
By Kirk Deeter
Photo by Rodrigo Salles
The Seychelles, a chain of islands in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, are considered "flats nirvana" for anyone who's been there. Massive, beautiful, unspoiled shallows, teeming with large bonefish... crystal waters. I've never been there, but I am told it is worth traveling half-way around the world to see and experience.
Problem is, the outbreak of piracy along the coast of Somalia has apparently spread to the Seychelles as well. This report came in last weekfrom Tom Stevenson: "It turns out that The boat I was to board in Assumption Island, Seychelles on the 8th (April), was hijacked about 50 km from Assumption Island on Friday last; Taken to Somalia, where the crew (who had not been heard from since setting off from Assumption Island) were released, and called in on Wednesday; All remote islands in Seychelles have been evacuated of all boats, while the Seychelles government 'cleans up' the problem..."
My friend Rodrigo Salles was in the Seychelles two weeks ago (his photo above). He chimed in: "I noticed that at the end of last week, I got a little bit scared, since we had navigated with a small boat, slept on the dirt on the middle of an isolated island... The Indian Ocean Explorer (the boat with which all the outfitters fish at Cosmoledo, Astove, etc.), was kidnapped by Somali pirates last week. So, the ship has disappeared, and all the operations around Cosmoledo are dead (I think that nobody would go there in a ship for a long time)."
Understand that the Seychelles cover a huge expanse, and some areas are much safer than others. Lodges on islands are, to date, far less vulnerable to pirates than live-aboard boats.
But you have to wonder about chasing fish in the world's hot spots... If anyone has any updates, please let us know.
Deeter
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Comments (8)
I don't see myself going to Somalia to fish with or without pirates. It's just too far. I'll continue to let the Deet's of the world go to these special places and I'll be content to read about it in F&S. What's life without dreams anyways?
I don't know why the governments around the world, along with our own are putting up with this pirate crap. I think we need to put these guys in check in a bad way. I would think we could at least sink their boats, without the need to go inland with troops. I would think sending a couple of the Pirate Mother ships to the bottom would take some of the profitability out of the equation for these guys. Maybe I am just old fashioned to think that the seizing of another nations ships should be considered an act of war.
The pirate situation is way out of control and needs to be stopped now, they are killing and robbing innocent people for no reason at all.
I love to travel and love to fish, but with the current situation there is no way I would put myself or my family at risk to take in the great fishing action.
We should vaporize these pirates on sight. no exceptions
The lucky thing is that we had been there two weeks before these facts. But, even with pirates, these atols are the most stunning places for saltwater fishing.
The fact is that living in the city it´s 100 more dangerous than the remote natural places....
I would think that these captains of these ships and anyone traversing this area would be armed to the tilt. These cargo ships and tankers could hire private security (blackwater anyone?) that could take care of this problem. I'm sure that theres plenty af ex military that are in need of good paying jobs. I'm pretty sure this would impact this problem in a good way, cause if I was trying to ransack a 200' tanker and I saw armed men keeping watch, I'll go elsewhere in my fishing boat and look for easier prey. The pirates have no interest destorying the ships they want the ransom money for the ship and crew. Train all crewmen to shoot AR-15's or AK's and you have a floating armed militia. Because the responsibility is up to the private companies to attemp to resolve this problem first. The US Navy can't do anything until one of thier ships is fired upon, inside of US waters is a different story if Cubans were doing this off the coast of Florida the NAvy could do something about it half way around the world we have NO jurisdiction.
I think that the U.S. should psychologically discourage these activities. We could reinstate or four remaining battleships into service and strategically place them around Somalian waters. What pirate would not be scared S#$*less by the sight of those magnificent 900' beasts and their 16" deck guns? And like scottdamott said, the Navy cannot take action until their ships are fired upon... well I've got an idea similar to the one employed in the movie "Master and Commander" (an EXCELLENT movie I might add) They could take an old Vietnam PT boat and dress it up like a small merchant ship and pack it to the brim with Navy Seals and just cruise the Somalian waters until some poor unsuspecting pirates made their last hijacking attempt. That would greatly discourage piracy.
Although it sounds like a really nice place and beautiful at that, I do not think I want to be traveling there at all with all these pirate problems. Hope it gets under control sometime soon that way the fish and wildlife are not affected too muxh by it.
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I don't know why the governments around the world, along with our own are putting up with this pirate crap. I think we need to put these guys in check in a bad way. I would think we could at least sink their boats, without the need to go inland with troops. I would think sending a couple of the Pirate Mother ships to the bottom would take some of the profitability out of the equation for these guys. Maybe I am just old fashioned to think that the seizing of another nations ships should be considered an act of war.
The lucky thing is that we had been there two weeks before these facts. But, even with pirates, these atols are the most stunning places for saltwater fishing.
The fact is that living in the city it´s 100 more dangerous than the remote natural places....
I don't see myself going to Somalia to fish with or without pirates. It's just too far. I'll continue to let the Deet's of the world go to these special places and I'll be content to read about it in F&S. What's life without dreams anyways?
The pirate situation is way out of control and needs to be stopped now, they are killing and robbing innocent people for no reason at all.
I love to travel and love to fish, but with the current situation there is no way I would put myself or my family at risk to take in the great fishing action.
We should vaporize these pirates on sight. no exceptions
I would think that these captains of these ships and anyone traversing this area would be armed to the tilt. These cargo ships and tankers could hire private security (blackwater anyone?) that could take care of this problem. I'm sure that theres plenty af ex military that are in need of good paying jobs. I'm pretty sure this would impact this problem in a good way, cause if I was trying to ransack a 200' tanker and I saw armed men keeping watch, I'll go elsewhere in my fishing boat and look for easier prey. The pirates have no interest destorying the ships they want the ransom money for the ship and crew. Train all crewmen to shoot AR-15's or AK's and you have a floating armed militia. Because the responsibility is up to the private companies to attemp to resolve this problem first. The US Navy can't do anything until one of thier ships is fired upon, inside of US waters is a different story if Cubans were doing this off the coast of Florida the NAvy could do something about it half way around the world we have NO jurisdiction.
I think that the U.S. should psychologically discourage these activities. We could reinstate or four remaining battleships into service and strategically place them around Somalian waters. What pirate would not be scared S#$*less by the sight of those magnificent 900' beasts and their 16" deck guns? And like scottdamott said, the Navy cannot take action until their ships are fired upon... well I've got an idea similar to the one employed in the movie "Master and Commander" (an EXCELLENT movie I might add) They could take an old Vietnam PT boat and dress it up like a small merchant ship and pack it to the brim with Navy Seals and just cruise the Somalian waters until some poor unsuspecting pirates made their last hijacking attempt. That would greatly discourage piracy.
Although it sounds like a really nice place and beautiful at that, I do not think I want to be traveling there at all with all these pirate problems. Hope it gets under control sometime soon that way the fish and wildlife are not affected too muxh by it.
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