Last week two big men swan out to my boat and came aboard my boat,
WanderLust 3 at about 4 am. They pulled me (still sleeping) from the bed to the
floor and stomped on my arms. The little man said "I know you are rich, where is
your money?" I replied "My money is in the bank, but I will give you my credit
cards." The little man said "I want all your cash, where do you hide you cash."
I said "I only have cash in my wallet, you can have all what's in there."
The little man told the big black man to "Stick him!" So the big man but the tip
of the harpoon to my forehead and pushed. I raised my right arm and grabbed the
end of the spear and then with the left arm I pulled the spear out of his hands
and bent the spear end across my knee. The men kicked me and grabbed for my arms
but I was able to slug a good one to the little man and kicked the big man in
the balls.
They took their revenge by getting an arm across my neck and chocked me while
the big man kneeled on my arms and was told to "Knock Him out!" They beat me and
chocked all the air out of me, so I passed out. Just before I went out, I
thought "Someone finally killed me after all."
When I awoke many minutes later, my feet were tied and my wrists were tied
around my knees. I watched as the two men ransacked my cabin putting all
valuables and electronics into a big black bag. I passed out again. I awoke
after some minutes and heard my dingy engine start and drive away.
I untied myself as best I could and crawled to the nav station but they took all
my vhf radios, cell phones and even ripped the microphone out of the installed
vhf and ssb. I crawled out to the cockpit and say that they had forgotten to
remove the vhf mic from that station so I called a "Mayday" on channel 16
and blew the air horn five quick times with a pause then five quick blows and a
pause five more quick blows.
My neighbor boat owner was at my side within two minutes. I then called the net
on channel 14 to be on the lookout for my special Walker Bay dingy with
new 8 hp Yamaha. Within twenty minutes someone at a dock three miles away called
the police that the dingy was drifting near his dock.
The police were at my boat and the emergency medical boat were all at my side
with fifteen minutes, even though it was 5:30 AM. The police went to the dock to
retrieve my dingy and looked at the video from the mounted security camera. I
was taken to the hospital and had twelve stitches and glue on my face, a cracked
cheek bone and a splinter around my right eye socket and a cracked rib.
I am still in the hospital but will be transferred to Guadeloupe for a special
face surgeon to try to save my face. I do not have e-mail access because they
stole all my computers, cell and SAT phones, cameras and everything not bolted
to wood. I do not know when I can answer my e-mails again. I am now able to see
again and my spirits are good because the doctors did a good job of repairing me
and I am not dead yet.
