Yacht racers give pirates wide berth

Eugene HarnanPiracy has increased greatly in the 18 months since Abu Dhabi was chosen as a host port for this year's Volvo Ocean Race, with 188 attacks in the Indian Ocean reported so far this year.Knut Frostad, the chief executive of the race, said the problem was always on the minds of organisers."We're not unfamiliar with these issues," Mr Frostad said. "With a sport that travels around the world, piracy is always an issue."An iceberg and a pirate are very different but we treat them the

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