🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - sv Malaka Queen

After visiting the beautiful Nissan and Pinipel islands on to Cape Waum on New Ireland, Kerawa island in the Duke of York group and finally the city Kokopo on East New Britain to check in. But then I did something stupid: anchoring at a beautiful beach east of Kokopo. Easy to say looking back…

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/raid.png — Yacht raided in East New Britain.Yes I was the first yacht there this year and I was robbed twice

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/list.jpg — the list of stolen goods

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my stolen laptop is now offered for sale online. The police detective suggested that I buy it back… But I guess when I do that the thieves will come back, try to steal it again and put it for sale for a higher price!

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/out.jpg — the thieves forced the outboard off

the peddleboard, dinghy was recovered from the beach and eventually the outboard and one tablet returned too at night after a public meeting lead by the elderly of the two villages where I was asked to speak. The fuel tank is still missing.

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/fix.jpg — had to bend the twisted metal back and make a new plate so the outboard works again. Note the makeshift fuel tank

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/jeffam.jpg — this wonderfull family helped me after the two robberies

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/jef.jpg — these people slept every night on the boat to protect me

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/jefkids.jpg — how can I ever thank them for their generosity and kindness

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/stellaback.jpg — and the only reason for me to come here was to pick up Stella, as it is close Rabaul airport. Look Stella back on the boat

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/rani.jpg — we sail to Rabaul to pick up Yasmin who will stay with us for a few days

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/tonu.jpg — After Yasmin flew to Australia from Kokopo/Rabaul airport we sail to Nuguria atol

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/tonu.png — almost there

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/pass.jpg — first through the pass then a short stop in front of the village

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/motus.jpg — succes,finally alone, look at those beautiful motus

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/motu.jpg — lets move and anchor near this one

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/al.jpg — oi...did I say alone??? they all come just to use our Starlink internet...

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea images/2026/png/mon.jpg — one Kina has a hole in it, a reminder of the round white shell money they had in the past

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Note that having a cruising permit is not enough in PNG: one still has to check in and out officially at every port in Papua New Guinea or risk a fine… For those who are interested to sail through Papua New Guinea there is more information here, here and here