Somali pirate waters safer if you're French?

7:36 PM Sat 4 Dec 2010 GMT

'Florent Lemacon, killed by French commandos during raid. His wife and son (pictured) were rescued' .

In a world exclusive deal with Britain's Daily Mail, Paul and Rachel Chandler are giving a 'blow by blow' description of their ordeal, in episodic form. In one episode, something of the workings of the mind of a Somali pirate is divulged, and a reason why these days it may be safer for French sailors in Somali waters than any other nationality. MOMENTS after storming aboard Paul and Rachel Chandler's yacht, the pirates' leader began haranguing them with one question that was clearly of vital importance to him. 'Nationality? Nationality?' he shouted repeatedly in thickly- accented English, as the couple ...

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by David Jones, HM Forces/Sail-World