Armed guards for Volvo boats

Cape Town - Volvo Ocean Race boats will be loaded onto a ship and protected by armed guards when they pass through the pirate-filled waters off the East African coast, organisers said on Thursday.The yachts, worth millions of dollars, will be picked up by a heavy lift ship in an undisclosed "safe haven port" in the Indian Ocean during the second leg, which starts on Sunday in Cape Town.Unveiling their "anti-piracy plan," race officials said the yachts will be transported to a second starting

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