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Smugglers foiled
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A more international the smuggling operation had
approach to drug smuggling been masterminded by John PHOTO ROY
is apparently yielding ‘Piddy’ Gorman and Jamie
positive results. In a recent ‘The Iceman’ Stevenson
high profile case, the Scottish who had been based on
Crime and Drug Enforcement Spain’s ‘Costa del Crime’
Agency (SCDEA) supplied and were already well known
vital background information to the Scottish Police. The
to European authorities, authorities believe that a
such as the MAOC-N in number of gangs may be
Lisbon, who successfully concentrating on a more
tracked the 60ft yacht direct route to Britain, rather
Dances with Waves from than using the Canaries or Transglobe is go!
the Caribbean. In the end, West Africa, because it offers
following interception and a considerably better chance Three identical 67ft of competition. You can
arrests by the Irish Navy of a ‘soft landing’. steel-hulled yachts have follow their progress at
and the Gardai, the skipper Yacht monitoring and left Gunwharf Quays in
www.exercisetransglobe.com.
and two crew were given 10 risk profiling has also been Portsmouth on the first leg of
year sentences for smuggling highlighted by online forums a round the world race.
1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth largely to underline the With 13 crew changes on
New boss at RNLI
£356m. The drugs had been potential dangers of signing the way round, some 546
Paul Boissier takes over
loaded in South America up for delivery trips. Just a members of the British armed
as the RNLI’s new Chief
where the boat itself had few years ago an innocent forces will get the opportunity
Executive when Andrew
been bought by Philip Doo Jersey crew member was to test both their mental and
Freemantle retires in
who was travelling on a false arrested on board a yacht physical stamina, because
September after 10 years’
service. Paul recently retired
Irish passport. that was carrying some £8m every other leg will be used as
from the Royal Navy and is
According to the yacht’s worth of cocaine. a rigorous training exercise.
looking forward to the new
GPS, they were headed for He was finally released The trip is also seen as
challenge enormously.
Caernarfon Bay off Holyhead after spending two months in an opportunity to enhance
in North Wales. Apparently, a Gibraltar prison. leadership skills and a spirit Poncin bounce back
Following a financial
restructuring package,
Poncin Yachts is no longer
Carbon neutral energy
operating ‘under protection’,
but is trading normally. The
company ran into difficulties
for boats of the future?
back in 2007 with the
demise of Harmony Yachts,
but recently submitted a
Cost-cutting
Using hydrogen
rely on fossil fuels.” development plan to the La
developments gas to store The company’s Rochelle Court of Commerce
in electrolyser
electricity with
technology enables
and has signed a bank
technology are
ITM’s latest
the process of
agreement to help it through
domestic system
apparently offering electrolysis
the downturn. Production of
new opportunities to to become
the Catana, Locwind, White
make self-sufficient commercially viable
Shark and Seahawk ranges
will continue.
power systems for electrolysers that
which, it seems, make hydrogen,
SailTime expands
could eventually using only
By opening two new
find their way on to de-ionised water European bases in Golfe
yachts and boats. and electricity. Juan, Antibes and the other
To underline the The fuel can
at La Spezia in Italy, SailTime
message, ITM Power new chief executive: “The then be stored in a
can now offer its boating
has just launched a prototype hydrogen can be used specially designed tank at a
membership customers an
zero carbon home energy pack whenever it’s needed as fuel pressure of 15 bar, the same
even wider choice of cruising
designed to store renewable to cook with, for refrigeration as for normal household
venues and yachts to sail.
The company, which has
electricity from the sun when or for hot water and electricity propane. The technology is
main centres in Australia and
it shines or the wind when it – with zero carbon emissions. already being used ashore, so
Weymouth, can also offer
blows as a clean fuel in the “The time is right to start they think it may be a natural
RYA training at its UK bases.
form of hydrogen. applying the lessons learned progression to apply it to For further details visit
According to Dr Graham from years of R&D by making boats. For more details go to
www.sailtime.co.uk.
Cooley, ITM Power’s cleaner systems that no longer
www.itm-power.com.
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