Italian Yacht Robbed

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Italian Yacht Robbed and Stolen at Sea leaving crew behind

Created by sue. Last modified on 2009-06-20 14:26:03
Topic: Piracy Reports 2009
Countries: Italy

This full news story in Italian can be found on the ANSA (Italian News Agency) website. http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/english.html - sorry I don't have the exact page yet.

Area: Italy, Naple's Bay, near Posillipo
Date: June 18th, 2009, 9pm

Three people aboard a fast launch rammed a 42 foot motor boat with two people on board. They boarded the boat and robbed the owner and his friend, then made them put on lifejackets before throwing them overboard and stealing the boat, disappearing into the dusk.

The two victims, who were saved after a while, suffered mild hypothermia.

The Police and Carabinieri continue their investigations.

Our thanks to Paolo Nobile for sending us this report.