Rescued Norwegian yachtie's piratical pastSS-ILANGA.COM In 2013, pistol-toting Brazilian pirates held a knife to Solfjeld's neck as they tied him to his yacht's mastFour years ago Norwegian sailor Harald Solfjeld​ was brutally robbed and tied to his yacht mast by Brazilian pirates. NZDF An Air Force Orion caught the moment injured sailor Harald Solfjeld was hauled aboard the container ship. NZDF Harald Solfjeld's yacht Ilanga from an Air Force Orion. According to Harald Solfjeld's own webpage, family members including his wife and children had joined him on several of his yachting legs. RNZCC Harald Solfjeld had been adrift in his yacht since Saturday after strong 50-knot winds and rough seas damaged his boat.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2017 05:37 UTC