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Venezuelan Sailor Deported from Morocco
October 9, 2024 · 18 min · 6K views · Agadir Marina
What this video covers
Yendy sailed an American-flagged boat from Porto Santo to Agadir, Morocco, crewing for Julie, an 85-year-old woman who needed to exit EU waters before a six-month limit expired or face seizure of the vessel or a large fine.1:55 On arrival at Marina de Agadir, Moroccan immigration denied Yendy entry because Venezuelan passport holders require a visa — information she had not checked before departure.1:27 Confined to the boat for her entire stay, she spent the time adjusting dock lines, wrapping chafe protection on mooring lines, and helping Julie settle the vessel safely at the dock.7:32 The following day, a police officer and immigration agent escorted her by taxi to Agadir airport — without her passport, which immigration held separately — for a flight routing through Lisbon to Porto Santo, where Jorman met her with flowers.14:27 The solo delivery itself was Yendy's first offshore passage without Jorman, handling a large, heavy sailboat alone with an inexperienced passenger.3:25 The episode confirms that Venezuelan passport holders need a visa for Morocco and that crew joining a non-EU-flagged vessel on a tight customs deadline may not have time to verify entry requirements at the next port.
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