Rachel and Paul Chandler set sail again
September 11th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul and Rachel Chandler have put behind the ordeal they suffered under the hands of Somali pirates and decided to set sail again.
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Gurkhas, sonic arms, razor wire protecting cruise passengers from Somali pirates
April 18th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 18 (ANI): Cruise passengers are being protected from Somali pirates by razor wire, Gurkhas and sonic weapons.According to the Daily Express, this extraordinary range of security measures is now being ... Read more...
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Pirates hijack boat with four Americans on board
February 19th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Feb 19 (IANS) Pirates have hijacked a boat with four American nationals on board off the coast of Oman, the US embassy in Nairobi said Saturday."Preliminary reports indicate that a US-flagged ... Read more...
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Somali pirate ranked fourth richest in global shipping business
December 20th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): A Somali pirate has been ranked alongside a billionaire trade magnate and the Chinese transport minister as among the most powerful people in shipping.The Lloyd's List ranking of ... Read more...
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Relieved Chandlers relive horrendous Somalia captivity
November 28th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.28 (ANI): Paul and Rachel Chandler are smiling these days in a relieved sort of way after their release a fortnight ago from 13 months of captivity in Somalia, but they ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Brit couple kept fit by doing yoga and aerobics
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Yacht couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, who were held by land-based pirates for 388 days, after their yacht was seized off the Somali coast, said they practiced yoga ... Read more...
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British couple freed by Somali pirates after year in captivity to “return to the UK very soon”
November 15th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler, held for more than a year by Somali pirates and freed over the weekend "will return to the UK very soon," ... Read more...
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Freed by Somalian pirates, UK couple to return home today
November 15th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.15 (ANI): After 13 months of torment in the clutches of Somali pirates, a British yacht couple -- Paul and Rachel Chandler will return home today.According to the Daily Mail, a ... Read more...
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Somali pirates free Brit couple after 388 days
November 14th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.14 (ANI): Somalian pirates have freed Kent couple Paul and Rachel Chandler 388 days after they were kidnapped from their yacht.According to The Telegraph, the Chandlers are now under the protection ... Read more...
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British couple with Somali pirates fears death ‘in days’
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/London, Jan 22 (DPA) A British man held hostage by Somali pirates has said his captors have threatened to kill him or his wife "within four or five days" if they do ... Read more...
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Ill Brit hostages refusing to eat or drink, say Somali pirates
November 16th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.16 (ANI): A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean are ill and refusing to eat or drink, according to the Somali pirates who have captured them.Paul and ... Read more...
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Somali pirates demand $7 mn ransom for British couple
October 31st, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
London/Nairobi, Oct 31 (DPA) Somali pirates issued a $7 million ransom demand Saturday for a British couple, kidnapped over a week ago in the Indian Ocean from their yacht.
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