3629 – Attempted Piracy in Honduras – Offshore10
Incident Date: 2025-03-20 at 14:00
Event Type: Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items: none, not successful
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A catamaran with 3 persons onboard departed Isla San Andres, Colombia for the Rio Dulce, Guatemala. At 1400HRS and position 15-25.6N 081-11.8W, approximately 125nmile off The Honduran coast and about 25nmiles south of the Thunder Knoll fishing shoals the crew observed 4 fishing boats approaching rapidly. The yacht altered course, putting on all sail/speed. The crew was monitoring VHF and there were no communications. ||The crew had discussed their plan before departure and gathered and then displayed multiple flare guns, a paint ball type weapon, a spear gun and a large fishing gaff. Three of the pursuing vessels were smaller, unable to keep up and fell away, coming no closer than about a ½ mile. The largest (4th) panga had 2 men wearing orange life jackets standing prominently near the bow and continued to pursue the yacht and approached to 200-300FT before they were able to see the crew’s very visible and ready preparation before they chose to end the pursuit. ||The yacht continued their passage without further incident and arrived safely in Guatemala. A report was made to the Honduran Navy by phone.