A yacht and 2 Britons captured by Somali pirates (maj2)

(B2) A yacht with 2 British passengers was captured by Somali pirates who claimed responsibility, news agencies say. The information is confirmed on the side of Atalanta HQ. "The yacht was reported missing last Saturday. A similar yacht was located by Atalanta planes around 200 miles off the Somali coast." There are strong presumptions that it is the same. The Lynn Rival, an 11-meter yacht, driven by a British couple, Paul and Rachelle Chandler, left the Seychelles, it was heading for Tanzania. On Friday their distress beacon went off. He was reportedly captured not far from Victoria, the Seychelles capital, in the exclusive economic zone.

(Update: Thursday 29) Atalanta HQ officially confirmed on Thursday that the British ship had indeed been captured, with supporting photo taken by the helicopter of the Spanish frigate Canarias.