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Briton dies as yachts collide off Cannes

Sun, 26 May 2019 14:59:10 +0200

A 29-year-old Briton died when two yachts collided off the French Riviera resort of Cannes, the regional maritime prefecture said on Sunday.

Got a yacht? Proposed French tax break makes waves

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 11:12:29 +0200

A controversial French government plan to eliminate a wealth tax on luxury items such as yachts and race horses is drawing fire on the left and causing disquiet among some lawmakers in the ruling party.

40-metre yacht that sank off Nice belonged to Italian business woman

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:03:46 +0200

Beach-goers in Nice witnessed a surprising sight last Thursday afternoon as a 40 metre-long yacht caught fire just off the Mediterranean coast.

Man steals yacht to 'escape CIA sex attack'

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:21:33 +0200

A man was arrested after stealing an 18 meter yacht in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, 10km from Nice, apparently to escape from the CIA, who he said wanted to sexually exploit him.

Somalis on trial in France for yacht hijacking

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:35:00 +0100

Six Somali men accused of taking a French couple hostage on their yacht went on trial in Paris on Tuesday in France's first prosecution of alleged Somali pirates.

French skipper killed after pirate attack

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:40:00 +0200

Pirates who attacked a yacht in the Gulf of Aden killed its French skipper before abandoning it, a source close to the family said on Sunday, the day after the dead man's wife was found unharmed.

Crew of French yacht missing off Yemen

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0200

A German warship has found a French catamaran adrift in pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen with no crew aboard. Their fate is unknown, France said on Friday.