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Ship Seized by Somali Pirates Carrying 33 Russian Tanks
Fox News ^
| SEPT 26, 2008
| Associated Press
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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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: armstrade; islam; mohammedanism; pirates; somalia; transportation
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Nice - I guess Kenya is in the tank business - or the lions must be really bad this season!
BCW http://babylonscovertwar.com
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:21:19 PM PDT
by
BCW
To: BCW
One old (or new) diesel sub with a 5 inch 38 deck gun will do wonders for this problem IMO........chum in the water !
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:23:26 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: BCW
Piracy is an age old problem. It demands an age old solution.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:25:25 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: BCW
They could put them on ebay. Probably best to sell one or two at a time so as not to draw attention to themselves.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:32:06 PM PDT
by
east1234
(It's the borders stupid! My new enviromentalist inspired tagline: cut, kill, dig and drill)
To: east1234
pirates my azz, filthy freakin muslim dirtbag pirates...that’s better...
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:38:58 PM PDT
by
raygunfan
To: BCW
The pirates’ base needs to be pulverized. Every time.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:39:35 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(Old age and guile beats youth and enthusiasm.)
Good luck unloading those bad boys. Ha!
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:42:46 PM PDT
by
CE2949BB
(McCain/Palin 08)
To: CE2949BB
To: raygunfan
Aye matey, methinks ya’s right thar.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:49:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Palin for President! (PUMA))
To: BCW
Also had ZSU-33’s and a bunch of other goodies, too. From Ukraine, bound to Kenya.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:50:54 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: BCW
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?
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:52:49 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: BCW
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:53:33 PM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(Hero vs Zero)
To: arrogantsob
how could somali pirates carry 33 tanks and seize a ship?
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:57:17 PM PDT
by
bravo whiskey
(green is the new mean)
To: Vigilanteman
I just heard Eli Wallach interviewed on the radio last week. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is in my top five movie list of all time.
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:57:39 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: BCW
me thinks they really stepped on their tail this time...
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posted on
09/26/2008 6:57:55 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - McCain/Palin'08 = http://www.johnmccain.com/)
To: Squantos
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - 5th Fleet
Good live-fire trainin’...;0)
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posted on
09/26/2008 7:03:43 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: BCW
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. Clintons fault.
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posted on
09/26/2008 7:05:32 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(Your message here.)
To: BCW
That isn’t a jackpot. It is a prelude to getting attacked.
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
Agree....... :o)
Seems it would be easy to keep UCAV’s loitering and popping a few of these raiders.
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posted on
09/26/2008 7:18:43 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: BCW
I want one! Tooling around in a tank would sure solve the Dallas traffic issues.
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posted on
09/26/2008 7:19:57 PM PDT
by
DesertSapper
(God, Family, Country . . . . . . . . . . and dead terrorists!!!)
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