Ocean Race boats to be protected from pirates

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- 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, organizers said 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 Sunday in Cape Town. Unveiling their "anti-piracy plan," race officials said the yachts will be

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