Yachting America

Stupid Marxist asked:


Monday, Jan. 29, 2007 9:33 a.m. EST

President Hugo Chavez denied Sunday that his left-leaning government would seize private property – such as second homes or expensive cars – from the wealthy and called on Venezuelans not to fear his accelerated push toward socialism.

Chavez recently announced plans for a “luxury tax” targeting second homes, art collections and expensive cars that would be aimed at redistributing wealth to the poor.
“Oh, you have a yacht? Perfect, give to me, buddy,” he said at the time. “You have a house where you live and another one by sea … You have some marvelous art collections – come here, buddy.”

He urged all Venezuelans to embrace “the socialism that we are going to create.” But Chavez denied that he was attempting to steer oil-rich Venezuela toward Cuba-style communism.
Chavez has raised concerns by repeatedly saying he wants to continue governing Venezuela until 2021 or longer. He was re-elected to a second, six-year term in December – his last under Venezuela’s Constitution. But Chavez has proposed a constitutional reform that would allow indefinite re-election.

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Kiddelhopper IS now Gone asked:


Seems that they seized someones luxury yacht that is crewed by 33 crewmen (big yacht), and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to prevent this from happening again to anyone that decides to sail those waters.

If it was my yacht, I would be sure to have a professional crew on board, ex naval personnel and at least three 50 cal weapons to discourage pirates from attacking my ship, even under mayday stress calls.

Put on your thinking caps people and lets see if we can come up with a workable solution to this very deadly problem that has been happening for many years.

Thank you for your support
Justhetr: Keep in mind that when you own any type of ocean yacht and its flagged, and your sailing in waters such as this yacht was sailing in, you are entitled to keep weapons on your vessel for your own protection, International Maritime Laws apply here.
If I spend $30M for a ship, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will also properly equipt it with the necessary firepower to provide my vessel and crew with the proper protections. Google this law and read about what you can and can not do under International Laws of the High Seas
Piracy on the high seas is a hanging offense
Ms. Ciaran P: Outstanding answer
why don’t the authorities send a decoy vessel into the hot zone and wait for the pirates to try and seize it, then a quick call to the naval forces would put a screeching halt to further attacks on ships and eliminate the pirates?

These pirates probably put out a distress call which any ship in the area has got to respond to by law, then once the vessel has responed, the pirates get on board the vessel and then seize it. I hope when they catch these crooks they apply international maritime laws to them and stretch their necks by hanging them for piracy on the high seas.

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duck_fook2000 asked:


Do they not understand that they are driving a truck?

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