Cocktails @ Sunset

PIRATES AND PODS

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May 1st 2009
Shortly after leaving Oman we started across the infamous Gulf of Aden, home to the world’s most active pirate fleet. Regent went to great lengths to assure a safe passage for her flagship, the Voyager, and her boat load of passengers and crew. First off the ship was equipped with an LRAD---long range acoustic device---which when activated directs an ear shattering cone of noise at a target. ... read more

Africa » Somalia » Somaliland

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The regime of Mohamed SIAD Barre was ousted in January 1991; turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy have followed in the years since. In May of 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative... ... read more