gCaptain just got the phone call we hoped we would never get. The 4 American sailors from the sailboat Quest have been killed by their Somali captors.
I’m simply devastated by this news. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Jean and Scott Adam, Phyllis Macay, and Bob Riggle.
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