https://forums.oceancruisingclub.org/messages.aspx?TopicID=2315 OCC Forums - Regions and Destinations - Alert Charter in Beagle Channel and Antartic - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:04:54 GMT Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:04:54 GMT https://forums.oceancruisingclub.org/messages.aspx?TopicID=2315 Alert Charter in Beagle Channel and Antartic

Half of the large sailboats that arrive in Ushuaia offer charters to the Beagle Channel, Cape Horn, or the jewel of the Antarctic charter. They charge a fortune and do so completely illegally. Upon arrival, they declare themselves to be recreational sailboats, with recreational crew members, and they promise not to engage in commercial activities. However, their websites state the opposite, and with extremely high prices. That's why every few years there are police operations and several sailboats have serious problems.
Last season, some had to pay heavy fines; one paid the fine and continued working, so it was seized and is now stranded on a Chilean beach. Perhaps lost forever. In a previous season, that sailboat suffered mechanical problems on its journey to Antarctica, and the rescue cost the Chilean Navy a fortune.
The most serious case ... which was reported for chartering and for mistreatment by a crew member or client. During the policial raid, an undeclared weapon was found: a shotgun with munitions. For this reason, the captain was prosecuted and banned from leaving the country. For violating the order, he has an arrest warrant in Chile. And he would lose the sailboat.
For the next season, everything suggests that the controls will be stricter.
The following links can be translated by Google.

Omar Sanchez
Buenos Aires

https://laprensaaustral.cl/2025/04/10/inedito-cuatro-yates-extranjeros-fueron-incautados-tras-ser-sorprendidos-realizando-navegaciones-ilegales-con-turistas/

https://www.armada.cl/operativos-interagenciales-autoridad-maritima-aduanas-y-pdi-incautan-0

https://www.memo.com.ar/poder/yates-chile-magallanes/

https://laprensaaustral.cl/2025/05/11/las-expediciones-que-ofrecia-el-incautado-y-ahora-varado-yate-el-doblon-por-los-fiordos-chilenos-y-la-antartica/]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:04:54 GMT