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Pirates Kidnap French Yacht

By BabyKnows ⋅ April 6, 2008 ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Un-freaking-believable!

Real-life pirates are believed to have seized a French luxury yacht and it’s crew of 30 people in the Gulf of Aden yesterday. According to officials, the pirates have “moved towards the coastal area of Eyl in Puntland, but I don’t think that our administration can do anything to trace that boat because of insufficient access to the area.”

Police have had no contact with the boat or with it’s crew and have limited information regarding the yacht’s whereabouts the and the safety of it’s captive passengers.

Despite the lack of intelligence regarding the case, officials are awaiting the pirates to enter Somalia, where contact is more readily available and are in anticipation of a ransom.

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