Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Wave Knight did exactly the right thing. She acted professionally and in accordance with purpose, which was to ensure the safety of Paul and Rachel Chandler. I take real issue with some of the emotional and scarlet language used to describe the actions of my sailors. The sailors did a tremendous job in finding the Chandlers’ yacht in the first place but once you have a hostage...
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped by Somalian pirates whilst sailing close to the Seychelles 29 days ago. We bring you a worldwide exclusive interview with the couple, held captive by armed pirates. The pirates have demanded a £4.2 million ransom for the couple, a figure confirmed by the Foreign Office. This harrowing report shows the Chandlers pleading with the British...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have appealed directly for the British Government to open talks for their release, fearing that they may be killed within a week.
Oh what NOW! (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
I used to work as a marine engineer with this outfit till last month. On October 28, 2009, the armed Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Wave Knight met Somali pirates transferring the British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler from their yacht Lynn Rival to a hijacked Singaporean container vessel. Hostage: Rachel Chandler and her Somali captors. The British couple has made a direct...
Freedom's Lighthouse (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy Here is video of British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, seized by Somali Pirates 30 days ago, pleading for their lives as they were surrounded by Somali Gunmen. The pirates are asking nearly $7 million ransom for the couple's release: The family of a British couple kidnapped by pirates have made another appeal...
My World Earth (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Captured: The moment the Lynn Rival was boarded by pirates off east Africa Video: Rachel and her husband Paul, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates last month, begged for their lives as they warned they could be killed within days Plea: Mr Chandler appeared healthier than his wife but was clearly showing signs of exhaustion from the ordeal Terror: Rachel Chandler trembles...
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The couple is threatened with death is the $7 million ransom isn't paid. LONDON ( AP ) — A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon. Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped by pirates on Oct. 22, who seized their 38-foot yacht — the...
MSNBC.com: Nightly News (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Nov. 21: Encircled by gun-wielding Somali pirates, British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler deliver a chilling message to friends and family back home. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview yesterday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.Paul and Rachel Chandler...
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The family of a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates appeal for their release after Channel 4 News exclusively broadcast the first video of Paul and Rachel Chandler yesterday.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Nov. 21: Captured nearly one month ago, Paul and Rachel Chandler are seen pleading for their lives in a videotape obtained by a British television station. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports (Today Show)
DurdensView (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The pirates holding the British couple hostage have threatened to kill them in one week if a ransom is not paid. A video was released yesterday in which Paul and Rachel Chandler pleaded for their lives in the harrowing footage, and begged the Government to pay a bounty to save them while surrounded by at least four kidnappers armed with machine guns trained at their heads, and rocket...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates appeared in television footage tonight showing them surrounded by gunman and pleading for help to free them before they are killed. Looking nervous and subdued, Paul and Rachel Chandler said their captors were "losing patience" and feared they could die within a week. The couple were filmed for Channel 4 News on Wednesday and the...
The Lede (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
On Friday Britain's Channel 4 News broadcast a video appeal for help by Paul and Rachel Chandler, a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates last month. The tape was apparently filmed this week in Somalia.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Hostages Paul and Rachel Chandler have made a direct plea in a video obtained by Channel 4 News , warning UK authorities they fear the Somali pirates who kidnapped them may kill them. Jonathan Rugman reports.
