I know we are not crime free but using a word such "common" at least against crimes againsts tourist seems a bit extreme. I would like to see the US stats and where they are getting their info from. Maybe the police/government is covering up alot of these incidents but I don't think so.

The description in the rbdf news release is 40-foot conventional sailing yacht. I am assuming not a regular sloop so likely not as much could have fit on that or they were trying to sneak in so everyone was below deck.

Are we sure this was a sloop? I have read elsewhere it may have been an american sailboat which they like to use now to slip in.

I am really surprised only really the tribune and facebook is carrying this story. Cant find it anywhere else...

I am guessing based on where they wreaked they are sailing along the east side of the Bahamas in the open ocean on the Atlantic side, very hard to patrol that.

Sometimes I wonder if people actually bother reading a story before they start commenting. -_-

a coast guard copter did help in the initial search on night of crash

Agreed and the cost of even one of these boats they could have gotten 5 planes.

I am curious what happened to the sister boat Nassau. Pretty sure I remember reading there was a serious flaw with these they had to go back to the original builder with to have them repair. I hope we aint get another defective boat.

thats not HMBS Madeira in photo