Dangerous, boisterous, drunken, and bawdy, Tortuga was pirate heaven. Venezuela Navy Patrol Ship ANBV NAIGUATA (GCG-23) sank after collision with cruise ship RCGS RESOLUTE early in the morning Mar 30 northwest of La Tortuga island, Venezuela, Caribbean. The first Europeans to land on Tortuga were the Spaniards in 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus into the New World.On December 6, 1492, three Spanish ships entered the "Windward Passage" that separates Cuba and Haiti.At sunrise, Columbus noticed an island whose contours emerged from the morning mist. Venezuelan Navy Patrol Ship Sinks After Collision With Cruise Ship ... to the government of Venezuela ... by an armed Venezuelan Navy vessel at a position about 13 nm off Isla de Tortuga. AJ Impact 25 May 2020 21:58 GMT. Around the Golden Age of Piracy, the isle of Tortuga became a major center of piracy in the 17th century. I’ve never heard of this until now so had to do a quick google search. Trump: US to Deploy Anti-Drug Navy Ships near Venezuela In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a press conference at … Venezuela has 1,177 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths, but rights groups say the real numbers are much higher. The Tortuga was an armored vehicle designed and built in Venezuela in 1934, during the rule of Juan Vicente Gómez.It was assembled at the Puerto Cabello shipyard by Engineer Tomás Pacanins. Patrol ship was patrolling whatever she was patrolling, cruise ship was on Buenos Aires – Willemstad Curacao run, berthing there same day. History. i think that we’ve found Bob Semple’s South American cousin. Tortuga, also known as Tortuga Port, named by the Spanish after the turtle it resembled, was an island in the Caribbean, located north of Hispaniola.Of all the pirate islands in the Caribbean, none was the equal of Tortuga.