Five British sailors are being held hostage in Iran after their racing yacht may have inadvertently strayed into Iranian waters.
The Foreign Office confirmed that a racing yacht owned by Sail Bahrain and crewed by five British sailors was detained by the Iranian Navy on November 25.
The yacht is believed to have been on its way to the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Sailing Race which began on November 25 and may have ‘inadvertently’ strayed into Iranian waters.