ITALIAN TOURISTS
VISITING ON A YACHT, ABUSED IN
FIJI.
The Italian yacht
Parmelia has spent the last 5 months on a mooring of Savusavu Marina
in Fiji. The marina has no clear cut rules, regulations or
guidelines. And acts the Fijian way of ‘do nothing’ to safeguard
the interest of its international yacht clients.
Local youths
have big swimming beaches at their village but invade the small
marina haulout beach to swim everyday. They occupy the dock. Crash
dive over the dinghy that is busy filling up with water. And laugh
about it as if it’s the biggest joke. The Fijians speak
English until they can see one is upset about their vulgar abusive
language and behaviour then switch over to the local language with
hard, mocking laughter.
Going to the shower
a police officer who was part of the group accused the crew of
sv/Parmelia of being lesbians and jeered them. The choir of questions
“where’s your husband?” called out from the group. Then one man
dropped his pants in front of the crew showing his manhood with
“where’s your husband?”
Terrorising women
who happen to be single is unasked for in today’s life. The office manager was upset and went to the police. (The police who have
not solved one out of ten International tourist involved cases in
Savusavu since August 2014.) The marina strung a small chain in front
of the dock. (Which five days later lies flat on the ground permanently). Men who need to apply authority, shine in their absence. Jose, wife of the local vet and involved in the marina,
intimidated the group of international yachts people who went on a
goodwill meeting with the local chief a few months earlier, saying that
was not the time to address the issue. The result – more abuse to
more tourists as this report shows.
Verbal sexual abuse
was also reported to the Savusavu Marina in November 2014 by
sv/Mylady – out at the mooring, at night. Verbal abuse was reported
twice at the anti-crime meeting of ISACC 26Feb2015 by land owning
people with police who come to investigate asking ‘where’s you’re
husband’ and more. Never asking ‘what was stolen’ or relating
questions.
The crew of
sv/Parmelia is afraid to lay charges for more ‘where’s your
husband’ interrogation - worse – fearing REVENGE by the culprit
and unlawful boarding of sv/Parmelia that is also moored at the
furthest point of the mooringfield.
In total is Savusavu
Marina an unsafe place. Sv/Parmelia plans to leave Fiji as soon as the
rest of the crew arrive. Marzia, captain and owner of sv/Parmelia, a
45ft steel sloop, wish to sell the yacht and can be contacted via
https://www.facebook.com/marzia.pietrantonio?fref=ts
Curly Carswell addressing (wednesday 19 November 2014) all the international yachts people of all marinas in Savusavu, Fiji, in a brief of the why, what and how of the official sevusevu [goodwill] ceremony to the chief of the local villge in a bet to fight all the theft, breakins on yahts and abuse that were mostly happening in Savusavu marina area.
