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 BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The niece of an Australian captain whose yacht was found drifting off the Great Barrier Reef said Tuesday she believes he and his crew may have been kidnapped. Police maintain they probably drowned.
Skipper Derek 'Des' Batten, 56, and brothers Peter and James Tunstead, aged 69 and 63, were last seen on April 15 leaving the northeastern town of Airlie Beach, the first leg of a two-month trip around Australia's north coast.
The Kaz II was discovered three days later drifting some 95 miles offshore.
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