Hazard spot
Gulf of Guayaquil
Attacks on yachts along this coast are documented more than once. The route normally passes well offshore.
- Cause
- Piracy
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 03° 00,0' S 081° 00,0' W
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How the place works
The gulf off Ecuador is a handling point for bananas and containers, and it also counts as an area of elevated attack risk for yachts, above all when anchoring outside guarded marinas. The tidal range is considerable, the water murky and shallow.
What breaks there
Two separate things: theft and attack on one side, grounding in murky shallow water on the other. For the passage to the Galapagos the gulf is a usual stopover.
What this means for your policy
Piracy and attack at sea are excluded; theft from a guarded marina normally is not. Settle the difference and have it spelled out what counts as a guarded berth.
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