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| Photo by Laura Dekker |
Laura Dekker, the 16 year old sailing around the world, has completed her traverse across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. She has just left Darwin, Australia and is now crossing the Indian Ocean. This will probably be one of the most dangerous legs of the journey. Not because of the weather, even though that does play a part, but because of piracy.
This only goes to show that adventure can have a price most would be unwilling to pay. And even though the age of piracy; Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, etc.. is gone, there are those still willing to take part in a crime that is hard to prevent and even harder to capture and prosecute.
Laura, however, has a team of people working with her to help keep her safe. And currently her exact location is not posted, a wise decision.
Here is hoping and praying Laura makes it across the Indian ocean safely. Only one leg left, to travel either through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea or around the Horn of Africa up to the Straits of Gibraltar, probably the safer of the two routes.
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