A Danish family whose yacht was hijacked by pirates is now being held along the coast of Somalia, the AP reports. Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, their three teenage children, and two crew members now likely face a lengthy ransom process. They've been moved either to land or to a heavily guarded pirate ship, but reportedly have not been harmed.
The seven-member group has "been added to other nationals in another ship to avoid any possible attack," one pirate tells the AP, though there were conflicting accounts. The hijackers had threatened that if any rescue attempts were attempted while en route to Somali, they would follow the example of their colleagues who killed 4 Americans last week. (More piracy stories.)