Ground zero flag came from our yacht, say couple

A couple say they are the owners of an American flag that three firefighters hoisted amid the ruins of New York’s World Trade Centre in a photograph that became one of the most famous images of September 11.

Spiros Kopelakis and his wife, Shirley Dreifus, have asked the firefighters to sign an affidavit stating that they removed the flag from their charter yacht, which was docked near the trade centre.