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Act  of  Piracy:  PUerto Quepos Costa Rica Friday OCtober 15 ... AT
approximately 7:30 P.M. local time Bruce Stevens, ki6mbq and
his  two companions were belowdecks on the vessel, which was
anchored just off the beach near the town of Quetos  on  the
pacific  ocean. six individuals armed with shotguns handguns
and knives boarded the vessel, restrained  all  aboard  with
duct  tape  and  electrical ties then stole cash and all the
shipboard electronics plus the vessel's dinghy.  The  dinghy
was retrieved some time later however.

Bruce  notes  that he believes perps surveiled him and those
on board two days previous. A police report has been  filed.
Among  items  stolen:  3  computers,  nav  electronics;  vhf
handheld  radios,  hf  equipment;   pactor   modem   and   a
photocopier  plus cell phones. Cruisers in the area may wish
to take  special  note  of  anybody  paying  possible  undue
attention to them and their activities.

Absent  colleagues  ...  IT  is noted that Rooney 6y5rp made
contact yesterday morning, IF I recall correctly  with  Bill
ka4ksb. HE says he hopes to be back with us soon.

speaking of absent colleagues:  Has anybody heard from Dave, w7gox lately?

Number of vessels logged to shiptrak via 14300.net previous week 7
 
Number of individual vessel loggers last week: 6
 
K9UA total=59 monthly=1 yearly=40 This week: 1
 
KI4MMZ total=313 monthly=34 yearly=133 This week: 3
 
KC5AGO total=322 monthly=9 yearly=135 This week: 4
 
 

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