A French triple-masted, 288-foot yacht (picture above) is the latest victim of piracy off the lawless coast of Somalia. Pirates captured the ship, with its crew of 30, in the Gulf of Aden. While I'm tempted to make some joke about hoping the pirates are having fun, given that they now control a four-deck luxury cruise ship in sun-drenched waters, this is clearly no laughing matter. This hostage drama could end peacefully, or in a hail of gunfire with people getting killed.
This hijacking at sea continues the trend I mentioned earlier of increasing levels of piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia.
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