Somali pirate incident in the Gulf of Aden



11:42 PM Mon 4 Oct 2010 GMT
'Sea Life sailing with the convoy' .
Sydney-siders Mark Jensen and Nicolle Jean have been cruising the world on their much loved Beneteau 393 sailing yacht, Sea Life. Here Mark tells his story of an incident that occurred in the Gulf of Aden, just near the Straits of Bab el Mandeb, the entry to the Red Sea: The panicked voice of a ships captain isn't often heard on the VHF and just outside the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aden it wavered again: 'ANY Coalition warship this is Mrs'k C. I have a skiff attempting to board on my port side. Position 24.' Again the position ...


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by Mark Jensen



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