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01 March 2010 - Piracy threat to Linda Lou en route to the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show

Upon arriving at the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show we  heard some rumours about one of the yachts in attendance having experienced some trouble with pirates en route to the show.  A little digging found that the yacht concerned was the 60m Lurssen built Linda Lou.  Synfo.com spoke to the Captain of Linda Lou, Michael Schueler, to find out more.




Linda Lou

Captain Schueler told us that as part of the crossing all appropriate counter measures for a possible pirate attack were put into place, including barbed wire, a LRAD (long range acoustical device) and a designated safe room.  "We were well prepared," he said.  On the day of the incident Linda Lou was underway when they came within mile and half of a pirate mothership that had four heavily manned skiffs alongside.  As Linda Lou came nearby three of the four skiffs took off and approached her with the sun behind them.  At this point Captain Schueler took the decision to put all the women into the safe room and, not wanting the situation to escalate to the point where the skiffs were alongside, put out a call on the VHF system and were responded to by a coalition warship that was also within the vicinity. The warship informed Linda Lou that they were sending a helicopter to their location and would be there within six minutes.  The yacht upped its hp and continued underway until the helicopter arrived, within six minutes as promised, and handled the situation from there, with the skiffs retreating.  The yacht was then able to proceed as normal, with another warship accompanying her for some of the way.

This is a story that thankfully had a good outcome and is an example of how important it is for yachts to be prepared when entering zones that are vulnerable to piracy threats.  Captain Schueler concluded our conversation by stressing how important it is to "keep a good watch out and have a plan and know when to call for help."  With a pirate attack successfully avoided, his advice would be sensible to follow.

By Ellie Brade
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