breaking news - Pindar detained by Iran
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Topic: breaking news - Pindar detained by Iran
Posted By: laser4000
Subject: breaking news - Pindar detained by Iran
Date Posted: 30 Nov 09 at 7:54pm
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Five Britons have been detained by the Iranian navy while sailing a yacht from Bahrain to Dubai, the Foreign Office (FCO) has said. The sailors were crewing a boat belonging to Sail Bahrain when they were stopped on 25 November. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8387469.stm - BBC Reporthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8387469.stm - Daily Mail - with lots of photos of people who may or may not (definitely not in some cases) be on the boat... |
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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 8:27am
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Hmm hope they're not going to blubber too much and embarrass us when
they get their ipod taken away.. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 3:12pm
They weren't actually in the race yet, they were on the way to the start so the GPS tracker wasn't fitted, it was planning to be fitted in Dubai. ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 3:32pm
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Rudder broke was the version I heard this morning.
But even then... I thought all you pro guys can steer without rudders.. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: kanga
Date Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 4:58pm
| I heard they had rudder difficulties and so were drifting into Iran waters. That said, there are apparently very confusing and changeable rules as to who owns which water. Human error, lets cut these guys some slack. |
Posted By: zailor
Date Posted: 01 Dec 09 at 7:08pm
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What I don't get is why does Iran need to hold them regardless?
I heard the reason was to establish if they had evil intentions, maybe I am naive but how much wrong can one do on a racing yacht? ------------- |
Posted By: n12fun
Date Posted: 02 Dec 09 at 1:33pm
| well good to hear on the radio that they have been released |