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The first days of 2009 have seen at least five pirate attacks off Somalia, but the bandits are becoming desperate as the international community cracks down, a maritime watchdog said Saturday.

Vincenzo Cannatelli has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Ferretti group. Ferretti S.p.A., a parent company of Ferretti group, involved in designing, building and marketing superyacht, encompassing Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, Bertram, Riva, Apreamare, Mochi Craft, CRN and Custom Line.

SYDNEY skipper Sean Langman has revealed he will upsize from the smallest and oldest yacht in the 2008 Sydney to Hobart fleet to the biggest, newest and most radical "out of this world yacht'' for the 2009 edition of the race.

Langman, who next month will also resume his chase of a world speed record with his radical Wot Rocket, has told The Daily Telegraph his planned yacht "won't look like it even comes from this planet'' and that it will comprise recycled parts from aircraft in a bid to reduce costs.

The London International Boat Show, which starts this week, will feature more large luxury yachts than ever before as boat builders hope their millionaire customers will still be prepared to splash out for the ultimate playboy accessory.

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At the last Monaco Yacht Show, Tankoa Yachts, a new Italian shipyard based in Genoa, presented their first superyacht; the 65 metre Tankoa S65. She is a twin screw displacement motor yacht built to both RINA and Lloyd’s rules. The superyacht will have a high tensile steel hull with a light weight alloy superstructure.

Introducing its premium brand of luxury mega yacht in the region, 4Yacht Arabia, industry leader in global superyachts, will showcase the superyacht ‘Lauren 88.5m’ at the upcoming 2009 Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS), due to take place from March 12-14 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). ADYS will be the region’s first show dedicated exclusively to super and mega yachts that will range in size from 30m to 100m.

A German navy ship foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo vessel off Somalia, the BBC reported, citing unnamed officials.

Platinum Marine Services in collaboration with Bray Yacht Design and Research announced the launch of their new 125’ / 38 m Ocean Explorer series. The new yacht series is in response to current market demand for capable world cruising and long range efficient exploration yacht designs.

Ermis2, the 37-metre high performance motor yacht from Humphreys Yacht Design, has been voted “Best Power Yacht, 24-40 metres” at the 2008 International Superyacht Society Design and Leadership Awards in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

Crew members of French speed sailing trimaran l’Hydroptere were injured on Sunday when the boat flipped while traveling at more than 60 knots off the southern coast of France.

Photos from CNN of the Antigua and St. Maarten super-yacht shows.

China is set to send its navy to battle pirates on the Somali coast, who recently tried to highjack a Chinese ship. Some of the Somali pirates, who have caused endless anxieties among shipping companies and governments the world over, were forced to jump out of the Chinese ship after the crew engaged them in a pitched battle using ordinary "weapons" like fire hoses and beer bottles.

The latest design to come from the design office of Francesco Paszkowski is a 44-metre high-performance planning superyacht for Baglietto. This innovative new superyacht is the basis for another new model – the 34-metre Carbon.

Celebrity Yachting from China asked Canada based designer Ivan Erdivicki to design a 128ft superyacht. The result is the Celebrity 128; a tri-deck motor yacht whose elegantly curved lines give the impression of a much larger yacht.