Somali Pirate Hostage - 1

Locked Up Abroad

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🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

South African couple Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari decided to follow their dreams and sail the world. After a stop in Tanzania and getting robbed of all their money and supplies, they accept an offer from a wealthy businessman that they hope will get them home. What follows is 20 months of imprisonment, and the ultimate test of endurance and their love.

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0:00.0	He was offering us a thousand dollars a piece for delivering a boat to South Africa.
0:14.4	He had a lot of money that he was taking back with him.
0:17.3	Stashed it all behind there.
0:20.1	Everything was too good to be true.
0:22.1	Stop the boat! I. Stop the boat!
0:24.0	I say stop the boat!
0:25.0	And I looked into their eyes, they were wild.
0:28.0	If you move, I will kill you.
0:29.0	This was the beginning of our journey into hell.
0:32.0	We won 20 million dollar.
0:35.0	Are you mad?
0:37.0	We've been set up.
0:39.0	This is the only chance we will have to escape.
0:45.0	Why the petrol can?
0:50.0	Please don't do this to Bruno please don't do this.
0:55.0	From one from one day. From Wundry, exclusively on Loominary, this is locked up abroad. I'm your host Jim Clemente.
1:09.0	Smalley Pirate Hostage Hell is the story of South African couple Debbie Kalitz and Bruno
1:15.1	Pelizari. In 2009 they decided to follow a dream of setting sale for a trip
1:19.9	around the world. They sold their house, bought a yacht, and packed their bags for the adventure
1:24.8	of a lifetime. After two months on the open seas, making their first stop in Tonga-Tonga,
1:30.6	Tanzania, they go into town for some supplies foolishly leaving their boat
1:34.3	unlocked. Vital equipment and all their money is gone. Their only choice is to get
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