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Cencom. somehow that broke down and early in the morning shots were ringing out from the "s/v quest." they sent officials to find out what happened. >> there were no gunshots fired from the boarding team as they boarded. none. and then as they were clearing the vessel, they did kill one pirate as they were clearing it and then there was another pirate that was killed in a knife fight. >> reporter: the navy personnel gave emergency first aid, but they were unable to revive the four sailors. a very tragic end to this hostage drama. there are around 700 sailors still held off the coast of somalia...

Of the victims, scott adams. that is his wife there, jean. we'll hear from the family of the other two victims, phyllis mckay and bob riggle who had join the adams on their around the world sailing trip that ended so tragically today. first i want to get to david mckenzie, our correspondent who has the details about how this whole thing happened. he is in nairobi, kenya. >> reporter: a tragic end to a hostage drama off the coast of afri africa. four american sailors who were taken by somali pirates late friday were killed in the morning hours of tuesday off somalia. the central command of the ...

>> hum >> marayef from human rights watch. this is "world one" live from london. the u.s. military is pondering options after somali pirates seized a yacht with americans onboard. paramedics choice, treat those who have been shot and risk being shot. that is coming up. and what it l. i love that because of zyrtec®, we can all stay together as a family. [ male announcer ] we bet you'll love zyrtec®, too -- or it's free. he really has a very special relationship with his cat. [ male announcer ] sitting. waiting. hoping. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doo...

Rachel chandler, the royal navy could have intervened, they decided it was too dangerous and that couple was taken on to the shore in somalia. the bombing in mogadishu. somalia is a lawless country without an effective government. they can't send police to do a raid. if the military intervenes they have to do it in international waters before that boat gets close to the shore. we haven't heard the "s/v quest" is close to shore. we will follow it in the coming hours and bring it to you when it comes in. >> david mckenzie, asante, david. the international maritime bureau says there were 445 pi...

Hijacked a yacht with americans onboard. the u.s. is willing to intervene if necessary. the owners of the yacht jean and scott adam are believed to be on it. they are part of a worldwide missionary trip. cnn's david mackenzy is monitoring the situation. hi there, david. what is the latest information you are getting about them. >> reporter: the latest information is a senior military source is saying that the military, either the navy of the u.s. or another navy is, in fact, shadowing that yacht the "s/v quest." these warships often have helicopters on board. they are able to move beyond the d...