Doesn't excuse it (not impying that you say it does). It's about time some of them earn their virgins at the end of a few ship-to-ship missles.

 

Let me be 100% clear that I was not condoning or excusing the behavior in any way. I was just pointing out that it's a large problem with a lot of people to stop and a lot of water to cover.

I just wanna have a ship where we do alot of drinking and alot of searching for treasures that dont exist along with paranoia of mystic monsters.

 

Aaahhhhh what a life that would be minus the scurvy.

I just wanna have a ship where we do alot of drinking and alot of searching for treasures that dont exist along with paranoia of mystic monsters.

 

Aaahhhhh what a life that would be minus the scurvy.

You'd be digging for treasure, not searching for it.

 

I just wanna have a ship where we do alot of drinking and alot of searching for treasures that dont exist along with paranoia of mystic monsters.

 

Aaahhhhh what a life that would be minus the scurvy.

 

That is exactly why I want to retire to a 40' to 48' blue water sail boat. Something that could be single handed if necessary. If anyone would like to buy me this one, I'll take off now. I already have crew.

You'd be digging for treasure, not searching for it.

 

No I imagine the treasures being in caves on mysterious islands.No digging I will be to drunk for that.

No I imagine the treasures being in caves on mysterious islands.No digging I will be to drunk for that.

 

I want nothing to do with exploring caves. I'd rather be digging in the sand under a palm tree.

Pirate "mother ship" set ablaze in battle with Indian naval frigate. No confirmation yet if the ship has sunk, or is just burning at sea.

 

 

Pirate "mother ship" set ablaze in battle with Indian naval frigate. No confirmation yet if the ship has sunk, or is just burning at sea.

Follow-up: Yahoo (AP) now reporting that the mother ship was in fact sunk by the Indian frigate.

 

The European Union appears ready to send some serious firepower in to the area.

Follow-up: Yahoo (AP) now reporting that the mother ship was in fact sunk by the Indian frigate.

 

 

oh well, those pirates had a good run, but they were eventually gonna get busted.

I guess a Saudi reporter figured out the whole piracy thing......it's the Jews....

 

The Jews did it

Remember that story about the Indian naval vessel destroying a Pirate "mother ship".

 

Yeah, about that... oops?

 

 

Remember that story about the Indian naval vessel destroying a Pirate "mother ship".

 

Yeah, about that... oops?

Not quite. if it was controlled by the pirates, then I guess it cold still be considered a pirate vessel, epsecially if they were on it and armed.

"The vessel continued its threatening calls and subsequently fired upon INS Tabar," the ministry said. The Indian frigate returned fire, setting the pirate ship ablaze and setting off explosions on board, the statement said." Fair game for return fire.

Not quite. if it was controlled by the pirates, then I guess it cold still be considered a pirate vessel, epsecially if they were on it and armed.

"The vessel continued its threatening calls and subsequently fired upon INS Tabar," the ministry said. The Indian frigate returned fire, setting the pirate ship ablaze and setting off explosions on board, the statement said." Fair game for return fire.

I'm not saying the Tabar shouldn't have fired. Just that the claims that they had sunk the Mother Ship were a bit premature.

 

Not quite. if it was controlled by the pirates, then I guess it cold still be considered a pirate vessel, epsecially if they were on it and armed.

"The vessel continued its threatening calls and subsequently fired upon INS Tabar," the ministry said. The Indian frigate returned fire, setting the pirate ship ablaze and setting off explosions on board, the statement said." Fair game for return fire.

 

Except they had innocent hostages on board. Shouldn't that get factored in somehow?

Yeah, like everyone was going to allow this to continue when vessels carrying millions of dollars of cargo were being seized.

 

What these pirates should really do is begin hijacking some oil vessels. We'd see how quickly the United States begins intervening with Special Forces. It'd probably be entertaining and worthy of a future film.

Yeah, like everyone was going to allow this to continue when vessels carrying millions of dollars of cargo were being seized.

 

What these pirates should really do is begin hijacking some oil vessels. We'd see how quickly the United States begins intervening with Special Forces. It'd probably be entertaining and worthy of a future film.

Like the $100 million worth of cargo they grabbed in an oil tanker a week ago?

Like the $100 million worth of cargo they grabbed in an oil tanker a week ago?

No. I'm thinking $200 million is about the cutpoint for Tom Clancy action.

Like the $100 million worth of cargo they grabbed in an oil tanker a week ago?

 

$100 million wouldn't even cover the bar tab at an AIG retreat

$100 million wouldn't even cover the bar tab at an AIG retreat

 

well how the hell are they supposed to draw in top talent (like the big time talent that thouroughly ran these companies into the ground) with a measely 100 million dollar bar tab?

I would be curious to see how the US would react if one of the ships was american

I would be curious to see how the US would react if one of the ships was american

 

Already has happened, both to a couple of private yachts and commercial vessels. Issues of sovereignty keep creeping up.

 

http://www.pantaenius.co.uk/report_pirate_alley_de_en.html

nice general story about the area and first hand accounts of attacks.

Whilst floating here feeling like sitting ducks, we could not help but wonder. “Is it not about time that the rest of the civilized world dealt with this Somalian issue?” “Is it not possible for either, if not all of these organizations UN, NATO, EU to develop a plan of action and resolve the instability of this poor country?” After all NATO intervened with Kosovo, Bosnia and Afghanistan.

 

If there is one place on earth that has been truly forgotten, it is Somalia, a country where the poor starving population has no human rights, no functioning infrastructure with no justice system, no police and where the law spells AK47, a weapon readily available and cheaper than a pair of tennis shoes. Where RPGs sell by the dozen, where very few journalists dare to go and foreign aid workers can not go for knowing they would most definitely be kidnapped on setting foot in Mogadishu. Where food aid shipments need naval escorts to guard their cargo being discharged and where fishermen become pirates at night. Something is definitely wrong when a blind eye has been turned and this has been accepted for decades.

 

 

Pirates get some ransom loot

 

http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/1306761...pirates.article

 

Somali pirates have agreed on a ransom for a Ukrainian freighter carrying tanks and other heavy weapons and it could be released within days, a spokesman said Sunday.

 

 

Pirates get some ransom loot

 

http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/1306761...pirates.article

 

 

 

 

 

France did that a while back, then bombed the life out of them and recovered the money.