Pirate Attacks In The Caribbean
Date: December 16, 2005
Cruise Bruise: Pirate Attack
Injured Crew: = 0
Bruise Location: Bull Bay in St. Thomas Jamaica
Vessel Name: Monkey's Business
Vessel Flag: Unknown
Key Points:
Pirates, three in count, boarded this veseel anchored at Cow Bull Bay in St. Thomas Jamaica, N 17 53.940 W 76 37.547. The men were interested in money, drugs and guns. $4000 in money was given, electronics jewelry and alcohol. There was gunfire from shore during the robbery and they abruptly left the vessel, telling the crew not to leave or they would be killed. The crew quickly retrieved their hidden firearms, and started pulling up anchor when the pirates returned three minutes later. They had picked up more men, there were 5 men, 3 with assault rifles on a canoe boat. When the pirates starting boarding them again, the crew open fired with a small firearm. The pirates were surprised, quickly left, without returning fire.
Date: October 30, 2005
Cruise Bruise: Pirate Attack
Injured Crew: = 0
Bruise Location: Bahia Del Sol, El Salvador
Vessel Name:
Vessel Flag: Unknown
Key Points:
Four armed pirates boarded the vessel while they were anchored off shore. They broke in to skipper’s cabin. Alarm was raised and robbers jumped into water leaving behind two machetes. An accomplice in a fishing boat picked them up. The pirates then fired gun shots at the vessel before leaving the scene. No injuries to crew. Incident reported to authorities who began patrolling the anchorage during night.
Date: Late May, 2005
Cruise Bruise: Pirate Attack
Injured: Crew = 0
Bruise Location: 4 miles off West point (the lighthouse), Negril
Vessel Name: Caramba
Vessel Flag: Spain
Key Points:
Pirates attacked the vessel coming from Guanaja, Honduras, with 2 crew, when he was boarded at 14:00 hours in the afternoon, by seven armed men, held at gun point, while the men took money, electronics, his tool kit and several head sails. His crew then decided to mutiny the vessel, flying home under severe mental anguish. This left Caramba's captain to continue the voyage alone to Curacao.
Pirate Attacks In The Caribbean
International Pirate Warnings
Pirate Attacks With Victims Or Hostages
