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To avoid pirates, five multimillion-dollar yachts involved in the Volvo Ocean Race were transported on an armed ship Wednesday through the Indian Ocean. The decision to load and ship the boats — because the area was deemed too dangerous to sail — is unprecedented in the sport, organizers said. The 15-ton yachts with 31-meter masts still in place were hoisted and placed in custom-built cradles on board the ship at an undisclosed “safe haven” port in the Indian Ocean. “Boats are built to go in the water, not the air, so this operation scared me,” said Iker Martinez, the Spanish skipper of leading boat Telefonica.
