Maritime News reports that the German yacht Faraway was hijacked in the Strait of Lombok off Bali Island, Indonesia. The 65ft yacht with two people on board was on a round-the-world trip, en route to Bali, when it was attacked by armed pirates in the Java Sea. YBW.com reports that Indonesian police and German officials in Indonesia received word of the hijacking on 28 October and are conducting a search for the missing sailors and their yacht. Read more