Kidnapped cruising sailors' families hold news conference

7:53 PM Fri 4 Feb 2011 GMT

'Bruno Pelizzari and Deborah Calitz' .

Kidnapped cruising sailors Bruno Pelizzari and his partner Deborah Calitz are no nearer being freed after a news conference in Pretoria this week held by Bruno's sister Vera Pelizzari and Calitz's family - her brother and three daughters. The two have been in Somali pirates hands since October 2010. Hopes that had been raised that a solution was near as Pelizzari announced that she had received a ransom demand for $10 million, news that had already been broadcast around the world, were dashed when they announced that no further progress had been made. Andrew Mwangura, officer of the Seafarer's Assistance ...

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