Danish hostage sailors 'deep into Somali mountains'

5:51 AM Tue 8 Mar 2011 GMT

'Hafun and the Horn of Africa where the Danish cruising sailors are being held' .

Recent media reports that the seven Danish cruising sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates are held on a ship are inaccurate, say environmental and piracy-watch group Ecoterra. They report that another seajacked vessel, the M Ems River, was first used to tow the yacht and then refuel it before it was itself released after the payment of a ransom. In the meantime, the seven Danes, including a family of five, were taken and held on land and in the mountains. The yacht SY Ing which had been used for several years as the home of the Danish family embarked on a ...

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