Piracy is an age old problem. It demands an age old solution.
Posted on 09/26/2008 6:21:18 PM PDT by BCW
MOSCOW — A Russian warship on Friday rushed to intercept a Ukrainian vessel carrying 33 battle tanks and ammunition that was seized by pirates off the Horn of Africa — a bold hijacking that heightened fears about the surging piracy and high-seas terrorism.
U.S. naval ships were in the area and "monitoring the situation," and a U.S. Defense Department official said Washington was concerned about the attack.
"I think we're looking at the full range of options here," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
It was unclear whether the pirates who seized the Faina Thursday knew ahead of time it was carrying 33 Russian-designed T-72 tanks, plus ammunition and spare parts, bound for Kenya. Analysts said it would be extremely difficult to sell such weaponry as Russian tanks.
Kenyan maritime welfare activist Andrew Mwangura told The Associated Press that the hijacking of such cargo was unprecedented.
"This is a jackpot in the piracy world," he told AP.
The hijacking, with worldwide pirate attacks surging this year, could help rally stronger international support behind France, which has pushed aggressively for decisive action against Somali pirates.
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One old (or new) diesel sub with a 5 inch 38 deck gun will do wonders for this problem IMO........chum in the water !
They could put them on ebay. Probably best to sell one or two at a time so as not to draw attention to themselves.
pirates my azz, filthy freakin muslim dirtbag pirates...that’s better...
The pirates’ base needs to be pulverized. Every time.
Good luck unloading those bad boys. Ha!
eBay!
Aye matey, methinks ya’s right thar.
Also had ZSU-33’s and a bunch of other goodies, too. From Ukraine, bound to Kenya.
Some more quick facts; the entire haul of the Somali shipping fleet per YEAR comes to $1.5 million.
The value of the ships they’ve seized over the last month, exclusive of this last one?
THIRTY-THREE MILLION.
Think they’ll stop?
Wow.
how could somali pirates carry 33 tanks and seize a ship?
me thinks they really stepped on their tail this time...
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - 5th Fleet
Good live-fire trainin’...;0)
Clinton’s fault.
That isn’t a jackpot. It is a prelude to getting attacked.
Agree....... :o)
Seems it would be easy to keep UCAV’s loitering and popping a few of these raiders.
I want one! Tooling around in a tank would sure solve the Dallas traffic issues.
Does Russia or Kenya hold the title on the 33 T-72 battle tanks and ammunition? If Kenya holds the title paid in full; those Somali pirates are party city. If Russia holds the title or is owed a balance; those Somali pirates are in for an ass whoopin!.
If Russia holds the title or is owed a balance; those Somali pirates are in for an ass whoopin!.
I don’t think the Russians would be the least bit concerned about whether the pirates were read their rights or had legal representation. The sharks would be having a feast.
I can walk into a Federal Reserve bank and declare I own it. Does that make me worth a billion dollars.
But at the end of the day if I end dead or in jail what was it worth? A billion dollars?
Not likely.
From what I have been told there is some international law against commercial ships carrying arms for their defense. It allows this crap to go on. The pirates have their own port in Somolia totally under their control.
This may galvanize the world into action.
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