Sonntag, 11. Dezember 2011

Volvo flotilla gets armed protection from pirates

CAPE TOWN (AFP) - The Volvo Ocean Race's cargo of racing yachts worth tens of millions of dollars 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 72,000km race from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi starts on Sunday but the threat from pirates now operating in a huge area off

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