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Yacht family not 'over-worried' Yacht family not 'over-worried'
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The brother of a woman thought to have been captured with her husband by Somali pirates has said he is not "grossly over-worried".The brother of a woman thought to have been captured with her husband by Somali pirates has said he is not "grossly over-worried".
Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 58 and 55, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, sent a distress signal on Friday from the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles.Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 58 and 55, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, sent a distress signal on Friday from the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles.
A possible yacht sighting 200 miles from Somalia is being investigated.A possible yacht sighting 200 miles from Somalia is being investigated.
Stephen Collett, of Ixworth, Suffolk, said the family was waiting for news and "keeping their fingers crossed".Stephen Collett, of Ixworth, Suffolk, said the family was waiting for news and "keeping their fingers crossed".
Mr and Mrs Chandler were heading for Tanzania in their yacht the Lynn Rival. Mr and Mrs Chandler were heading on a 150 nautical-mile passage south-west to the Amirante Islands en route to Tanzania in their yacht the Lynn Rival when they used the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
A Somali pirate told Reuters news agency they had captured the couple and they were healthy but ransom demands would follow.
'No evidence''No evidence'
A similar yacht was seen about 200 miles to the east of the Somali port of Haradheere on Tuesday. The route would have taken the couple near Somali waters which are notorious for pirate attacks on ships and smaller boats.
"We haven't heard anything since last night," Mr Collett said. "The last we heard was a vessel had been sighted being towed by two skiffs. A Somali pirate told Reuters news agency they had captured the couple and they were healthy but ransom demands would follow.
A yacht similar to the Lynn Rival has been spotted 200 miles from Somalia
A yacht was seen about 200 miles to the east of the Somali port of Haradheere on Tuesday.
Mr Collett said: "We haven't heard anything since last night. "The last we heard was a vessel had been sighted being towed by two skiffs.
"There's no evidence that it's the vessel. We're just keeping our fingers crossed."There's no evidence that it's the vessel. We're just keeping our fingers crossed.
"It may still be that they're sailing across the Indian Ocean. We're not grossly over-worried at the moment.""It may still be that they're sailing across the Indian Ocean. We're not grossly over-worried at the moment."
On Tuesday, Mr Chandler's family said they were praying for the couple's safety. On Tuesday, Mr Chandler's sister, Jill Marshment, of Bredon, Worcestershire, said her family were praying for the couple's safety.
Notorious waters She told BBC Radio Kent that the couple were unlikely to have money for a ransom.
The European Union Naval Force Somalia said on Tuesday it had located a yacht at about 1500 GMT, but did not want to give the family "false hope". "All their money is literally sunk in that boat as far as I know.
A spokeswoman for the Seychelles coastguard said there had been no developments in the search overnight. "They haven't got wealth, they are just an ordinary couple enjoying early retirement, to do what they've always wanted to do."
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not been able to confirm whether pirates were involved.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not been able to confirm whether pirates were involved.
The couple were on a 150 nautical-mile passage south-west to the Amirante Islands, en route to Tanzania when they used the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. The European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) said it had located a yacht at about 1500 GMT on Tuesday, but did not want to give the family "false hope".
The route would have taken the couple near Somali waters which are notorious for pirate attacks on ships and smaller boats. An EU NAVFOR spokesman said seven suspected pirates were detained in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday but the operation was not linked to the Chandlers' disappearance.
He said the arrests were made after a French fishing vessel was attacked 350 nautical miles east of Mogadishu.
Paul and Rachel Chandler were on a 150 nautical-mile passage south-west to the Amirante IslandsPaul and Rachel Chandler were on a 150 nautical-mile passage south-west to the Amirante Islands