February 22, 2011 1405 GMT
Four Americans have died aboard a yacht hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, apparently killed by their captors, CBS News reported Feb. 22. The Quest was hijacked on Feb. 18 off Oman and was being shadowed by a U.S. Navy warship. Gunshots were heard aboard the vessel, which carried more than a dozen pirates, some of whom the warship killed, while others were captured.
Four Americans have died aboard a yacht hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, apparently killed by their captors, CBS News reported Feb. 22. The Quest was hijacked on Feb. 18 off Oman and was being shadowed by a U.S. Navy warship. Gunshots were heard aboard the vessel, which carried more than a dozen pirates, some of whom the warship killed, while others were captured.