Pirates Loot Celebrity Yacht.

29-08-2008 09:17

Pirates Loot Celebrity Yacht.... Jack Nicholson, Giorgio Armani and Sean 'Diddy' Combs will have to find a new party boat - after a band of pirates stormed a hot-spot celebrity yacht on Monday (25Aug08).According to reports published on Wednesday (27Aug08), a band of four masked men climbed aboard the luxury yacht - frequented by celebrities vacationing in the Mediterranean - while it was anchored off the French island of Corsica.The robbers led their attack via speedboat, jumping aboard the $36.7 million (£19.8million) Tiara wielding handguns and rifles. They ordered guests to empty their pockets before making off with $183,180 (£99,016) in cash and a collection of jewellery and artwork.The captain of a ship in the French Riviera tells British newspaper The Sun: "Passengers who charter yachts are very wealthy, so pirates could steal several hundred thousand pounds... in a few minutes."The yacht's owner, New York real-estate mogul Jonathan Leitersdorf, was not on board when the attack occurred.