Canadian CD36 Owner Kidnapped in Philippines

[Randy Capstick]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/wor ... e26552449/

[Jim Walsh]

This is a nightmare situation, I wish them the best of luck. The southern Phillipines have seen many disturbing events over the last several years and advisories for cruisers to avoid the area are common.

[Skeep]

This is a very important posting for folks who've got wonderlust of pirate-like adventures even in nearby countries like the southern Carribean where political and social instability will certainly bring a brilliant revelation of the danger which lurks in such romantic "endroits." I was ridiculed by an individual on another blogsite who thought my question on "security concerns" was unfounded and typical of American fear-mongering as opposed to embracing cultures and discovering other indigenous peoples. LOL, ok, well I love indigenous folks like the next Discovery Channel sailor, but we should always do a thorough security analysis before tying to and having drinks in countries where residents daily cope with instability and in this case, insurgent and AQIP movements. I think the days of happily sailing the world are a thing of the past--cf the problems in the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa, etc., etc.

[Jim Walsh]

This is a very important posting for folks who've got wonderlust of pirate-like adventures even in nearby countries like the southern Carribean where political and social instability will certainly bring a brilliant revelation of the danger which lurks in such romantic "endroits." I was ridiculed by an individual on another blogsite who thought my question on "security concerns" was unfounded and typical of American fear-mongering as opposed to embracing cultures and discovering other indigenous peoples. LOL, ok, well I love indigenous folks like the next Discovery Channel sailor, but we should always do a thorough security analysis before tying to and having drinks in countries where residents daily cope with instability and in this case, insurgent and AQIP movements. I think the days of happily sailing the world are a thing of the past--cf the problems in the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa, etc., etc.

Sad but completely true. Even Rockefeller's become a menu item when they fail to appreciate their surroundings.