NYT: Somali Pirates

[Steve Blakely]

Cover story in their Sunday magazine about a retired British couple in their 50s whose 38-ft. sailboat was seized in the Indian Ocean, and what transpired in the 13 months it took to ransom their freedom -- by far the best story I've ever read about what that hell-hole corner of the world is like:

 

Taken by Pirates:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/magazine/taken-by-pirates.html?_r=1&ref=magazine

 

-- sb
Steve Blakely
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Galesville, MD
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--
Steve Blakely
IP 26, Bearboat
Galesville, MD
blak...@gmail.com
Travel clips: https://bearboat.wordpress.com/
Photos: https://sblakelyphotos.wordpress.com/  

[zeebold...@cs.com]

Interesting story. Thanks for posting.

On Oct 11, 11:30 am, Steve Blakely <blake...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Cover story in their Sunday magazine about a retired British couple in their
> 50s whose 38-ft. sailboat was seized in the Indian Ocean, and what
> transpired in the 13 months it took to ransom their freedom -- by far the
> best story I've ever read about what that hell-hole corner of the world is
> like:
>

> Taken by Pirates:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/magazine/taken-by-pirates.html?_r=1...

>
> -- sb
> Steve Blakely
> IP 26, Bearboat
> Galesville, MD

> blake...@gmail.com

> Travel clips:https://bearboat.wordpress.com/
> Photos:https://sblakelyphotos.wordpress.com/
>
> --
> Steve Blakely
> IP 26, Bearboat
> Galesville, MD

> blake...@gmail.com
> <https://bearboat.wordpress.com/>Travel clips:https://bearboat.wordpress.com/
> Photos:https://sblakelyphotos.wordpress.com/