Sailor refuses to disembark from yacht, shot dead by Somali pirates

7:58 PM Sun 7 Nov 2010 GMT

'Pirates are seen on a speed boat near the enclave of Eyl' .

Reports are emerging from Somalia about the alleged hijacking of another yacht and death of a cruising sailor in the last week. One report says that a sailor, at first reported to be a South African citizen, was shot dead on Sunday after he refused to disembark from his yacht in the Indian Ocean, while a woman and a boy were taken ashore and are now in the hands of pirates. Other reports say this occurred during an attempted rescue attempt. Earlier reports said that the yacht was hijacked between the Seychelles and the Kenyan destination of Lamu. All reports ...

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by Nancy Knudsen