Capn_Enigma Posted April 11, 2008 Author Posted April 11, 2008 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... "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Capn_Enigma Posted April 16, 2008 Author Posted April 16, 2008 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. Read more. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Capn_Enigma Posted April 21, 2008 Author Posted April 21, 2008 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. Read more. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Capn_Enigma Posted April 22, 2008 Author Posted April 22, 2008 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. Read more. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Story Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Tackling rising threat of piracy By Robin Brant BBC News, Malacca Straits The old problem of piracy at sea is not only still a threat to ships across the world - it is on the rise. Figures for 2007 from the International Maritime Bureau show a 10% increase in the number of attacks. The narrow Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Indonesia, a crucial shipping lane, has been a notorious hotspot for years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7391004.stm Office of Naval Intelligence piracy reports, online: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/?e...ec24fd73927a759 Six killed in clashes between Somali pirates and Islamists http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5huZX1j...f7juvNifVKrMboQ 1 day ago MOGADISHU (AFP) — At least six people have been killed in clashes between Islamic fighters and Somali pirates in a Somali port, local elders said Saturday. The Islamist fighters attacked the pirates in Hobyo, 450 kilometres (270 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu on Friday, just after they had released a Jordanian-flagged cargo ship seized nearly a week earlier. Somali pirates release Jordanian-flagged ship www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-25 14:49:02 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/...ent_8248754.htm AMMAN, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have released the MV Victoria, a Jordanian-flagged ship owned by a company of United Arab Emirates, which was hijacked on May 17 off the Somali coast, Jordanian Minister of Transport Alaa Batayneh told local daily the Jordan Times on Saturday. "We have been informed by the ship's owner, Marwan Shipping and Trading Company, that the ship and its crew and cargo were released on Friday," he said, adding that he was unaware of any deal with the pirates on the ship's release. (Yeah, right) Dances for nickels.
callenish gunner Posted June 21, 2008 Posted June 21, 2008 latest from newsweek what's an honest pyrate to do?
Dorian Lasseter Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/19...ref=mpstoryview Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org
Story Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 From the WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1227...MjMyMTIwWj.html * NOVEMBER 24, 2008, 7:22 P.M. ET Essay How to Deal With Pirates The rise of piracy is threatening international trade and raising complex questions. The only way to end the scourge is to respond aggressively, says Michael B. Oren. * Such a campaign will not be risk-free. The danger exists that America and its allies will become bogged down indefinitely in seeking to locate and destroy an elusive foe. The operations may also prove costly at a time when America can least afford them. Finally, there is the constant headache of maintaining an international coalition which may contain members who, like many early Americans, prefer to bribe the pirates rather than fight them. In spite of the potential pitfalls, an America-led campaign against the pirates is warranted. Though the Somali pirates do not yet endanger American trade, they will be emboldened by a lack of forceful response. Any attempt to bargain with them and to pay the modern equivalent of tribute will beget more piracy. Now, as then, the only effective response to piracy is a coercive one. "We shall offer them liberal and enlightened terms," declared Commodore Decatur, "dictated at the mouths of our cannons." Or, as William Eaton, commander of the Marines' march to Tripoli, more poignantly put it: "There is but one language that can be held to these people, and this is terror." Dances for nickels.
theM.A.dDogge Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 has anyone noticed the coincidence between the state of the general population of somalia today...and many parts of the world durring the GAoP?!?!? no money or trade....no jobs....high shipping traffic thru their waters...high tarriffs on trade....ransoms and bountys....pyrates vs the un-armed merchant sailors who once boarded simply give over the ship to be ransomed....safe harbour for pyrates in secret ports...faster lighter more manuverable boats vs huge trade laden ships....better weapons vs the unarmed ships..... and who says history dosent repeat itself??
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