The 30-strong crew of a luxury French yacht have been freed without incident a week after pirates took them hostage off Somalia, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement on Friday.
The French navy on Friday captured six pirates who had hijacked a luxury yacht off the coast of Somalia, after helping the boat’s owners pay a ransom for the crew’s release.
PARIS †Helicopter-borne French troops swooped in on Somali pirates Friday after they freed 30 hostages from a yacht, seizing six of the hijackers and recovering sacks of money †apparently ransom paid by the ship's owners.
The French navy yesterday captured six pirates who had hijacked a luxury yacht off the coast of Somalia, after helping the boat's owners pay a ransom for the crew's release.