Posted on May 9, 2009 by emilyboats
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The British navy has found the unmanned Cape Town yacht Sea Jade in the Atlantic Ocean: tinyurl.com/seajade
YachtPals piracy contact getting famous. Samuel L Jackson secures rights to the life story of Andrew Mwangura: tinyurl.com/sampirate
Somali pirates attack Dutch and U.S. ships: bit.ly/zSQ7U
Trimaran Groupama 3 on stand-by for the TransMed sailing record attempt with [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by emilyboats
Princess TaiPing, a replica 16th century junk sailboat sank off Taiwan after a collision involving a large freighter. The 35-ton Princess TaiPing junk boat sunk just a day short of completing a record trip across the Pacific and back.
Helicopters and a coastguard ship rescued the Princess TaiPing’s 11 crew members (see Princess TaiPing photos and [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2009 by emilyboats
President Barack Obama appeared to move up the piracy issue on his agenda today in light of the situation with the U.S. ship attacked by pirates last week, saying the United States would work with nations elsewhere in the world, “to halt the rise of piracy.”
“I want to be very clear that we are resolved [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2009 by emilyboats
This photo of Tall Ships sailing in France shows a fleet of magnificent tall ships sailing off Brest, with the French national flag flying in the foreground. Whether you love France or not, it sure does make your heart go pitty pat!
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Posted on November 19, 2008 by emilyboats
Pirates in Somalia have taken more hostages in what has become the world’s most dangerous waters for piracy. This time, some of the hostages are from the UK. The M/V Sirius Star was seized Saturday off the Kenyan coast and has been taken to a port in Somalia.
From the BBC News:
The families of two British [...]
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