BIOT (Chagos) - Links
BIOT/Chagos Links:
http://biot.gov.io/
BIOT Administration website (with information for visiting yachts)
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, British Indian Ocean Territory Travel Advice
Information about the Chagos Archipelago
The Stolen Islands of Chagos (October 2015)
The story of how the US and UK conspired to steal an archipelago and the oceanographer who is trying to win it back for her people.
Stealing a Nation – How the UK/US Stole the Diego Garcia Island
A very moving video about how the Islanders were driven out of Diego Garcia.
SY Brick House – Permit Application Information
This yacht crew applied for their BIOT permit for Chagos at the end of 2017, for a visit in May 2018. Detailed here are some useful things they learned along the way.
Useful Cruising Reports:
Salomon Atoll – Moorings near Boddam Island
Useful information from SY Adina who visited in 2016.
Des Cason: How to tackle the Mozambique Channel (You Tube video)
Des Cason: Crossing the Indian Ocean Guide (Noonsite report)
Des Cason: Madagascar and Mozambique Channel (Noonsite report)
SV Totem: Passage hindsight – sailing from Madagascar to South Africa
A really useful article by SV Totem from their own passage in 2015.
Cruising Notes for Chagos by SV Ocelot (2007 & 2008).
http://svocelot.com/Cruise_Info/Indian/Chagos_Cruising.htm
Whilst these notes on Ocelot’s blog are from the early 2000s and the regulations for Chagos are constantly changing, it’s interesting to read a cruiser’s view of this little piece of paradise.
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What is the vessel name responsible for the vandalism?
Reported by Kara Sewell, Assistant Administrator, British Indian Ocean Territory Administration:A member of the public applied for a mooring permit. I had assessed their application form and insurance documents and was satisfied with these. I had then provided a mooring permit to the individual. The individual was accompanied by his family. During their stay in British Indian Ocean Territory, they had carved the name of their yacht into one of the pine trees. This vandalism was later discovered by one of my colleagues who is located in the Territory. By the time my colleague discovered this, the individual and his family had departed the territory so we were unfortunately unable to prosecute them. I had confronted him about the vandalism via email but he refused to respond.
We wish to remind vessels that moor in BIOT, that vandalism is unacceptable and legal action will be taken for anyone found vandalising BIOT’s natural resources.[Editor’s Note: See https://www.noonsite.com/place/biot-chagos/formalities#restrictions-section
for what is and isn’t permitted in BIOT].
This infuriates me! It would be nice if the next country to see this boat was to deny them entry. Unbelievable!
Posted on behalf of SY Adina – currently in BIOT:
Really beautiful in BIOT/Chagos. They are now using spotter planes to check on us! The pilot called us up on VHF16 and I read all the boat names to him – clearly had a list and he quickly recalled them. Very polite and wished us well.
Posted on behalf of Katja Verheul:
At the moment I am doing research for a 20-min documentary about the Chagos Archipelago, which will be finished in July 2016 as part of my research as a Master at Goldsmiths University in London. A part of the documentary will be based on stories of sailors who visited the island, preferably in the ’80s and the ’90s.
I was hoping that through noonsite I could get in touch with some cruisers who have been here and ask them some questions about their stay and experience of the islands. Please e-mail me at va301kv(at)gold.ac.uk if you are able to assist.