Race boats to get armed protection

The Volvo Ocean Race's cargo of racing yachts will have armed protection from pirates when they are shipped in secrecy through the Indian Ocean to the United Arab Emirates, organisers said on Thursday.The second leg of the gruelling 39,000 nautical mile race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi starts on Sunday, but the threat from pirates now operating in a huge area off the coast of Somalia means it is too dangerous for them to sail all the way.To keep the teams and boats safe, organisers have

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