Organisation: Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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Yacht couple's family wait for news

The families of a missing British couple feared to have been hijacked by pirates faced an anxious wait for news today.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2009

Pirates claim British couple 'in their hands now'

Urgent searches were underway today to find a British couple thought to have been hijacked by pirates off the east coast of Africa.

Tue, 27 Oct, 2009

Piracy fears as mystery deepens over missing ship

RUSSIAN navy vessels were patrolling the Atlantic yesterday in search of a Maltese-flagged ship that has been missing for more than two weeks since sailing through the English Channel.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2009