A week later, on June 25, Mr Pokorny sailed Finnegan into a harbour at Coetivy Island in the northern Seychelles. He was arrested shortly afterwards and held in custody for a month until his first ...

The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the situation. Mr Terry's 40ft yacht Finnegan was piloted to the island of Coetivy off the Seychelles by Mr Pokorny a week after contact was lost.