Pirates seize luxury yacht

Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s coast.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2008 - 11:47

Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s coast.

Attackers stormed the three-mast Le Ponant yesterday as it returned without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, towards the Mediterranean, said French maritime transport company CMA-CGM.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Gulf of Aden Place: Somalia Place: Seychelles Place: Indian Ocean Place: Mediterranean Place: Brussels Place: Djibouti Place: Marseille Place: Alexandria Place: Valletta Place: Malta Person: prime minister Person: Francois Fillon Person: Jean-Emmanuel Sauvee Organisation: Pirates Organisation: CMA-CGM Organisation: La Compagnie des Iles du Ponant

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