Blue Water Rally Yacht and four crew seajacked in the Indian Ocean



8:15 PM Fri 18 Feb 2011 GMT
'Quest owners Jean and Scott Adams, now kidnapped along with two crew' .
These cruising sailors are now in the hands of Somali pirates. Ecoterra , long time piracy watch and environmental organisation, has reported that a yacht was seajacked by pirates yesterday, 18th February, from a position in the Indian Ocean 282 nautical miles south east of Sur in Oman. It was attacked at position 18?00 N 061?02 E at the time of 13.23 UTC, according to the report, which says that the seajacking has been confirmed by NATO. Sailing vessel Quest was seized and four Americans on board are being held hostage. The sailing yacht was reportedly en route from India to ...


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by Nancy Knudsen





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