SAILING CAN BE BRUTAL!- WHAT HAPPENED TO ANDREAS SIPSAKAS? IS HE A VICTIM OF BRUTAL PIRACY?

I tried to talk my friend out of sailing the route he suggested towards San Andres. My take on this was it would not be safe, and he would not have the margins on his side. Do not take me wrong, a sailor can never be blamed for a pirate attack. But it is for a fact this was not the best decision made, sailing through well-known dangerous waters. This is a very sad story that needed to be told to shine some light on Andreas Sipsakas who vanished at sea en route to San Andres. I do not have the blueprint nor do I try to solve this mystery. But with the information I have tried to share what I believe and from my perspective what could be the reason. I spent quite a lot of time with Andreas in Jamaica, and his dream was to sail from Jamaica to San Andres. We said see you later when I sailed to Columbia and he sailed to the Columbian island San Andres outside of Nicaragua. In this episode, I'm also putting some focus on piracy in the Caribbean, but also trying to share some thoughts and takeaways for sailors hopefully contributing to increase awareness and safety. Sometimes it's necessary to also focus on difficult topics as this is part of the reality as well. Always make sure to have the margins on your side! PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL IN YOUR COMMENTS Andreas and I had a lot in common, even trying to share our adventures on YouTube. Andreas was a very experienced sailor, and to my surprise, he had traveled a lot! I don't think there are many corners left on this planet he had not visited and he had even been in Nicaragua and Honduras before. Lots of piracy is never reported due to the stupid fact insurance rarely covers this. Therefore lots of reports are just theft. Andreas YouTube is to be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4naD9a48m-Jpya1yhPUW5w Rick Moore from SSL has earlier made a video tribute to Andreas which is to be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrupz9SwcJU Caribbean Safety and Security net: https://safetyandsecuritynet.org Noon Site: https://www.noonsite.com/news/honduras-gorda-bank-missing-sailor/?fbclid=IwAR1pp2oqQ51rC4SWs75-AmojvyTftfDgDaZc27Mgl3aVO7g0oziJqMyCCWY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING! You can also follow sailing with Thomas on other platforms for almost daily updated pics and videos, and even find yourself a new T-Shirt: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingwiththomas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingwiththomas Shop: https://sailingwiththomascom.wpcomstaging.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sailingwiththomas