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Presumed pirates take fishing boat off Somalia
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Another vessel has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, this time a Spanish tuna fishing boat, a senior Spanish Foreign Ministry official told CNN on Sunday.
"We presume pirates," the official said, but said he could not confirm news reports that four pirates were involved in the assault.
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Nigeria the new pirate capital of world
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Pirate attacks rose worldwide in the first quarter of the year, with Nigeria overtaking Indonesia as the country worst plagued by sea bandits, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
Seafarers suffered 49 attacks between January and March around the world, up 20 percent from the 41 recorded in the same period last year, the International Maritime Bureau said in a report by its piracy reporting center in Malaysia.
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Yeah. Haha. Very funny.
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I was wondering if the French ship was going to be let go.
Have you read the part about the 2 MegaBucks ransom? I guess it does pay to be merciful...
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Pirates release French yacht crew
The crew of a French yacht held by pirates near Somalia have been freed, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
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In those days, buccaneers /pirates were looked upon by the general population in the same way as terrorists are looked upon today. With all the torturing, disembowelling, "woolding" etc. of prisoners to make them reveal their money or valuable information, you would not expect anything less, though.
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France talks with pirates holding yacht, sends troops
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- France has made contact with pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 crew members on board, the French foreign minister said Sunday.
About 10 suspected pirates stormed the 288-foot Le Ponant on Friday as it was returning, without passengers, from the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The pirates then guided the vessel down Somalia's eastern coast.
The hijacking comes amid a surge in piracy in the seas off the chaotic Horn of Africa nation, where a weak and impoverished government is unable to patrol its territorial waters. Pirates have seized more than two dozen ships off the country's coast in the past year, typically demanding high ransoms to free their hostages.
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Pirates seize French cruise ship
PARIS, France (AP) -- Pirates seized control of a French cruise ship Friday off the coast of Somalia, France's Foreign Ministry said.
A ministry official said details about the attack were scarce, and it was not clear how many crew members were on board the ship or if there were any passengers.
The ship is in the high seas in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean.
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Sod off
I was hoping for something a little better than that from you, Sir. A man of your education.
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These three companies make tentage for the movie industry and have extensive knowledge of the topic.
Bo
Is that the same movie industry that puts leather tricorns, knee- high boots and hair beadwork on fictional Captains? Great source for authenticity, then.
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I am not talking about historically accurate pirate movies. When I go into a theatre, I am already in "suspension of disbelief mode". Any props that are GaoP correct, fine. But I am not looking for any tiny mistake, going like Nelson from the "Simpsons": "Haha!".
Otherwise, one could never enjoy masterpieces like the "Crimson Buccaneer", "Pirates!" or "Swashbuckler".
But... and here comes the catch... if a major (as in MAJOR) studio like Disney screws up POTC, as they almost done in part 3, the outcome can be quite disastrous to the genre.
Remember Carolco? MAJOR studio, big league player in the 70s, 80s and 90s with blockbusters like "Total Recall", "Terminator 2", "Basic Instinct".
Enter Renny Harlin and the script for "Cutthroat Island". Wham! There goes Carolco! Movie's budget: 100 Megabucks, gross income: 10 Megabucks. Biggest loss in cinematic history.
And for the next almost 10 years, each movie producer would say when confronted with a pirate script: "I guess we'd rather not. Think of Carolco."
Not that Disney could happen the same. Even with a loss twice as big, they probably will still live to film another day. But perhaps they should have a reeeeeeaaaaal long creative pause to think up an innovative script. Just putting the same characters and the same phrases ("Why's the rum gone?") into a blender and hope for a new taste won't do.
Oh, and before anyone starts off about poor misunderstood "Cutthroat Island": I do like the damn flick.
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possible 4th film?
"probable" 4th film... ;-)
Noted, love. Here's to hoping.
Hoping for what? That Disney kills pirate movies dead dead dead for good on their fourth attempt? So that no director of renown touches a pirate- related script with a ten feet boathook for years to come? Have we yet forgotten the calm after "Cutthroat Island"? The dire warnings after the third POTC piece did not suffice, did they?
But you're right, the hope dies last.
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Pirates release Japanese tanker
Pirates released a Japanese tanker and its 22 crew members off the Somali coast Wednesday and all the crew are unharmed, a U.S. Navy spokesman said.
The 6,253-ton chemical tanker Golden Nori was seized off Africa six weeks ago
The Golden Nori, carrying crew from Myanmar, the Philippines and South Korea, was seized in late October off the east coast of Somalia. One of the two South Korean crew members escaped and was rescued by a passing vessel in early November.
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Somali pirates threaten to kill hostages
Somali pirates who seized a Japanese tanker six weeks ago have threatened to kill the 22 crew members unless a $1 million ransom is paid, a maritime official said Monday.
The Golden Nori is carrying crew from the Philippines, South Korea and Myanmar.
"Somali pirates holding the Japanese ship are demanding $1 million," said Andrew Mwangura, head of the Kenya-based East Africa Seafarers' Assistance Program. "They are also saying we are going to kill the crew if our demands are not met."
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Thinking about leather- bound books, it is rather the other way around: Through the contact with the hands, medium brown becomes a dark brown over the decades (except on the very edges, where there is abrasion, of course).
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I guess you are well aware of the fact that Captain Misson's achievements are highly disputed.
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In your debt,
LOL, don't mention it.
And coming to think of it, perhaps your "weaponry" dept. should include not only different small arms, cannons & missiles, but also basic artillery like "elevate a gun this much and the shot goes this farther". Or, you split it into a "small arms" and a "master gunner" dept.
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Have you considered navigation and/ or meteorology?
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By the King, A PROCLAMATION for the Suppressing of Pyrates
Whereas we have received information, that several Persons, Subjects of Great Britain, have, since the 24th Day of June, in the Year of our Lord, 1715, committed divers Pyracies and Robberies upon the High-Seas, in the West Indies, or adjoyning to our Plantations, which hath and may Occassion great Damage to the Merchants of Great Britain, and others trading unto those Parts; and tho' we have appointed such a Force as we judge sufficient for suppressing the said Pyrates, yet the more effectually to put an End to the same, we have thought fit, by and with the Advice of our Privy Council, to Issue this our Royal Proclamation; the said Pyrates, shall on, or before, the 5th of September, in the year of our Lord 1718, surrender him or themselves, to one of our Principal Secretaries of State in Great Britain or Ireland, or to any Governor or Deputy Governor of any of our Plantations beyond the Seas; every such Pyratee and Pyrates so surrendering him, or themselves, as aforesaid, shall have our gracious Pardon, of, and for such, his or their Pyracy, or Piracies, by him or them committed, before the fifth of January next ensuing. And we do hereby strictly charge and command all our Admirals, Captains, and other Officers at Sea, and all our Governors and Commanders of any Forts, Castles, or other Places in our Plantations, and all other our Officers Civil and Military, to seize and take such of the Pyrates, who shall refuse or neglect to surrender themselves accordingly.
And we do hereby further declare, that in Case any Person or Persons, on, or after, the 6th day of September, 1718, shall discover or seize, or cause or procure to be discovered or seized, any one or more of the said Pyrates, so refusing or neglecting to surrender themselves as aforesaid, so as they may be brought to Justice, and convicted of the said Offence, such Person or Persons, so making such Discovery or Seizure, or causing or procuring such Discovery or Seizure to be made, shall have and receive as a Reward for the same, viz. for every Commander of any private Ship or Vessel ,the Sum of 100 l. for every Lieutenant, Master, Boatswain, Carpenter and Gunner, the sum of 40 l. for every inferior officer, the Sum of 30. and for every private Man the Sum of 20 l. And if any Person or persons, belong to, and being Part of the Crew, of any Pyrat Ship or Vessel, so as he or they be brought to Justice, and be convicted of the said Offence, such Person or Persons, as a Reward for the same, shall receive for every such Commander, the Sum of 200 l. which said Sums, the Lord Treasurer, or the Commissioners of our Treasury for the time being, are hereby required, and desired to pay accordingly.
Given at our Court, at Hampton-Court, the fifth Day of September 1717, in the fourth Year of our Reign.
George R.
God save the King
Hope this helps.
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Somali pirates release third fishing boat
Somali pirates released a Taiwanese fishing vessel on Monday more than five months after it was seized, a U.S. Navy official said. It was the third such release in two days.
The pirates left the Ching Fong Hwa 168 in skiffs that took them to shore, said Cmdr. Lydia Robertson of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The ship had two Taiwanese and 12 Chinese crew members on board when it was hijacked almost 140 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu in May.
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Yeah whatever.
Meanwhile, there seems to be a solution to another pirated vessel in the area:
U.S. Navy helps hijacked Japanese ship
Negotiations have started for the release of the Japanese tanker, anchored in Somali waters with 23 crew members from the Philippines, South Korea and Myanmar
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You see, the point is that blaming the U.S. Navy for the problems ...
That is exactly not the problem. If you re- read my post, you'll find that I wrote
...my previous post about the "effectiveness" of the US (or any, for that matter) Navy...So WTF don't you just take your inferiority complex elsewhere.
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@ Capt. WTF: "Sticks and stones, luv."
And now for some real world piracy
in Captain Twill
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Troops rescue hostages, capture pirates
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Security forces in northern Somalia stormed a hijacked ship Tuesday, rescuing hostages and arresting seven pirates, officials said.
Three people were wounded in the operation, said Abdullahi Said Samatar, security affairs minister in Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region. It was not immediately clear if the injured were hostages or pirates.
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