The yacht aboard which the fleeing Princess Latifa of Dubai hoped to reach India - and eventually a life of freedom beyond the clutches of her domineering father - was well-equipped for open water sailing. A 29-metre ketch motor vessel captained by a former French intelligence officer, the Nostromo carried an array of advanced communication and navigation aids. Below decks, mobile phones, a laptop computer, VHF radio, radar, automatic identification system transceivers and receivers, a satellite Iridium phone and an internet satellite receiver blinked and flashed as they sent and received signals.
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This undated image taken from video in an unknown location shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum. The UN human rights body said it will seek information from the UAE about the daughter of Dubaiâs powerful ruler after she said in video messages that she was being imprisoned in a heavily guarded villa.
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