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Pirates Hijack French Yacht Off Africa's Eastern Coast
An aerial photo from France's military shows gunmen aboard the yacht Le Ponant Friday. Pirates seized the vessel off Somalia's coast, taking 30 crew members hostage. A French warship was tracking the yacht, but Prime Minister Francois Fillon said he hoped to avoid using force.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (April 6) - France has made contact with pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 French and Ukrainian crew members on board, the French foreign minister said Sunday.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told France-Inter radio that France was in contact with the pirates.
"We have established contact, and the case may take a long time," he said, without providing more details. Asked whether France would consider paying a ransom, he responded, "We'll see."
"We have to do everything to avoid bloodshed," Kouchner said.
*The U.S. Navy has led international patrols to try to combat piracy in the region. But an increase in naval patrols has coincided with a rash of kidnappings of foreigners on land.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
Does the threat of Pirate Hijackings affect your summer yachting plans?
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YACHT
Multi-talented beat-making indie dance master Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, introduces us to his hometown, his exciting life and the secret to his success - a beatmaker's beard? Multi-talented beat-making indie dance master Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, introduces us to his hometown, his exciting life and the secre... more
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Fix Extended Play 3/25/08
In this week's Fix Extended Play we travel to Detroit to uncover the Motor Citys most cutting-edge hip hop MCs and producers Guilty Simpson and Black Milk. Indie beat maker YACHT personally takes the Fix on a whirlwind 2 minute and 49 second tour of a day in his uniquely creative life. Also, super group Neon Neon (one part Boom Bip and one part Super Furry Animal, Gruf Rhys) guest hosts the Daily Fix and give us their take the scoop on Spank Rock, one of hip hops most exciting and naughtiest new acts. Finally keep your eyes peeled for surprises from Paul wall, DJ duo MSTRKRFT, UK soul-stress Adele, The Kills and Eef Barzelay. In this week's Fix Extended Play we travel to Detroit to uncover the Motor Citys most cutting-edge hip hop MCs and producers Guilty ... more
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Boat Load of Musicians Sailing The World For World Peace PART 1, The Departure
On March 8th, 2008 the Beija Flor flying under the German flag set sail with 7 souls on board. Among those souls are musicians and artists from Italy, England, Germany and Canada. The mission/journey is known as the "Peace Full Sail EuroRock" with its mission being to "...show the world that we can all get along despite our color, nationality, religious beliefs, or even political background...."that we can and will get along as 99% of the world agree".
For more information and video please go to www.myspace.com/eurorock
The other parts, 1-5 have been uploaded to current. We will be keeping track of the Peace Full Sail EuroRock and add many more videos and some music they compose while sailing the world for peace. Satellite equipment is on board that allows us to upload video to the Internet as well as send and receive emails On March 8th, 2008 the Beija Flor flying under the German flag set sail with 7 souls on board. Among those souls are musicians and art... more -
Travelling Twins - Portofino
The Travelling Twins in Portofino
In this tiny village of the Mediterranean coast, two groups of ardent seamen come to a head: the fisherman carrying out age-old traditions to earn their living, and the yachtsmen, sailing high-tech million-dollar boats to enjoy their leisure.
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XLR8R TV Episode 28 - YACHT's On Tour Forever
At the intersection of indie rock and electronic music floats YACHT, aka, Jona Bechtolt, and the Team Yacht video blog. XLR8RTV catches up with the hyper-energetic chronicler mid-chronicle. At the intersection of indie rock and electronic music floats YACHT, aka, Jona Bechtolt, and the Team Yacht video blog. XLR8RTV catche... more
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Anti-seasickness Yacht
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