The pirates on the yacht were fatally shot , they escaped . International navies combating piracy have been fairly successful in setting up a patrolled transit corridor through the Gulf of Aden , Mody and Fox said . Fifteen pirates are in custody ; another fifteen are dead . Jean and Scott Adams were delivering weapons to different places around the world . Friends do n't know why the pirates broke away from a larger group of pirates .
The pirates on the yacht were fatally shot , they escaped . Fifteen pirates are in custody ; another fifteen are dead . Jean and Scott Adams were delivering weapons to different places around the world . Friends do n't know why the pirates broke away from a larger group of pirates .