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During our 10 years of cruising we were involved both directly and
indirectly in several significant incidents. In all cases the yachting
community played a major part in providing support and assistance to
other yacht crews in need of help. Other sources of help are listed
above with links to sites that may provide assistance or information to
help resolve problems.Your main sources of help are listed below :-
- Other yacht crews - it's amazing how much the
yachting community can achieve in an emergency. There's a lot of
experience and knowledge out there - get on the radio. The HF radio, and the cruising nets will provide
a lot of practical help and support.
- Local authorities - the amount of help varies between don't care and
great. If they are not forthcoming then you may waste a lot of time
trying, normally however there will be help if you can find the
right person.
- Your embassy - you may need to contact your local embassy (see
contacts above), they will either be able to provide direct
assistance or at least point you in the right direction.
- Pirate attacks - unfortunately pirate attacks are becoming more
common. After the event you should report these to the Pirate
reporting centre, (see above), see also how to avoid attacks (under
pirate attacks above).
- Medical help - your first port of call should be the local
doctors or hospitals, they vary from poor to excellent, but on the
whole, even in the shabbiest looking surgeries you can find
excellent help.
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