Piracy puts an end to circumnavigator's dreams

 

Sadly, it seems the risk far outweighs the desire for adventure.

Below is an email posted by the crew of Doramac:

I guess its time I admitted to the list and to myself that our dreams of a
circumnavigation will remain just that, a dream. Were still traveling on Dora
Mac and still enjoying the lifestyle but the passage from Cochin, India across
the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea just became too dangerous.

The rest of the story on page 2. (interesting read)