Pirates and hostages aboard the yacht Tanit, which was seized by Somali pirates on 4 April off the Somalian coast.Photograph: ECPAD/AFP/Getty ImagesArmed pirates and their hostages aboard the French yacht TanitPhotograph: APPirates guard the skipper and owner of the Tanit, Florent Lemacon, his wife Chloe, their three-year-old son Colin and a crew memberPhotograph: AP
French military personnel approach the Tanit to negotiate with the piratesPhotograph: Sipa Press/Rex FeaturesFrench intermediaries pull alongside the TanitPhotograph: ECPAD/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench commandos grab three-year-old Colin Lemacon aboard the Tanit during the rescue operationPhotograph: ReutersSuspected pirates, centre right, spotted in a small boat as marine commandos from the French Navy rush to intercept them in the Gulf of AdenPhotograph: APSuspected pirates, left, surrender with their hands on their head as French commandos prepare to search their boatPhotograph: APFlorent Lemacon died when French commandos retook the yacht on 10 April. Two pirates also died in the gunfightPhotograph: EPA
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