Armed pirates board superyacht
By IBI Magazine/Yachting Monthly
Armed pirates boarded a £20 million charter yacht in the Med on Monday and robbed passengers and crew of more than £100,000 in cash.
The 178ft (54m) superyacht Tiara was anchored off Corsica when the four masked men arrived in a speedboat. They ordered the skipper to empty the boat's safe and then robbed the nine passengers of cash and jewellery. Artworks were also taken from the yacht.
A Coastguard said it was very rare for such attacks to happen in European waters.
(27 August 2008)
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