Pirates kill four Americans aboard hijacked yacht

1:14 PM Tue 22 Feb 2011 GMT

'Quest sailing under gennaker in happier times' .

The U.S. Central Command issued a statement today that four American sailors have been killed by Somali pirates aboard their hijacked yacht, the SV Quest in the Indian Ocean. The four Americans were round the world cruisers, yacht owners Scott and Jean Adam of Marina del Rey, California, and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle of Seattle, Washington. The four were sailing along with the Blue Water Rally, before heading off on their own a week ago. Organizers of the rally said the four were sailing toward Salallah in Oman. The Somali pirates had hijacked the yacht last Friday and had ...

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