France has sent a team of top commandos to East Africa to assist as needed with the rescue of Le Ponant, a luxury yacht seized by pirates near Somalia on Friday. The vessel, seized in the Gulf of Aden, was carrying about 30 crew members, but no passengers. According to media reports, French officials verified that the crew was safe and that the situation was calm on Monday. A French Navy vessel is also in the Gulf of Aden, tracking the yacht's progress.
The pirates overtook the 64-passenger Le Ponant, operated by French cruise line Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, days after the vessel completed a seven-day cruise in the Seychelles on March 30.
Source: Modern Agent/Travel Weekly
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