On March 27, news agency Reuters reported that Somali pirates hijacked a yacht from the Seychelles in February as it sailed from the islands toward Madagascar. Two men, Gilbert Victor and Andre Conrad, both residents of the Seychelles, were on board.According to Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers Assistance Program, the yacht is now anchored near Garacad, Somalia and is being heavily guarded by pirates.
Reuters says pirate hijackings have actually fallen in 2009 because of increased patrolling of the Gulf of Aden by international naval forces. However, if pirates are now making long-distance trips to further points in the Indian Ocean, it will be tough to police them.
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