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Drama at high sea as commandos free tanker from pirates [Russians]
The Times of India ^ | 6 May 2010 | The Times of India

Posted on 05/06/2010 7:28:11 PM PDT by James C. Bennett

MOSCOW: Russian forces freed a hijacked Russian oil tanker and rescued its crew in a helicopter-backed operation on Thursday that killed a Somali pirate, authorities said.

Russian investigators said 10 captured pirates, who seized the China-bound MV Moscow University in the Gulf of Aden, will be brought to Moscow for prosecution.

They hijacked the tanker on Wednesday with its 23-member crew and a cargo of crude oil worth $52 million. Its rescue will please the Kremlin, which has been seeking to revive Russia"s naval muscle far from its shores despite limited resources.

"Measures are being undertaken to bring the detained pirates to Moscow," the Investigative Committee of the Prosector General"s office said on official site sledcomproc.ru.

The European Union"s naval force said the Russian warship Marshal Shaposhnikov had sent in a helicopter that returned fire after being shot at by pirates.

Eventually the pirates surrendered and a boarding team from the Marshal Shaposhnikov arrived on board the tanker. A spokeswoman for the tanker’s owner, Novorossiysk Shipping Co, said the crew survived the 20-hour siege by hiding in a safe room inaccessible to the hijackers.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islam; maritime; muslim; piracy; somalia; somalipirates
Marshal Shaposhnikov:


1 posted on 05/06/2010 7:28:12 PM PDT by James C. Bennett
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The Russians have the right idea.

Take these buttheads back home where they can be punished instead of turning them over to a country that will turn them loose. Better yet shoot them and drop them all in the sea.


2 posted on 05/06/2010 7:30:36 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: James C. Bennett
the Russian warship Marshal Shaposhnikov had sent in a helicopter that returned fire after being shot at by pirates.

Never bring an AK-47 to a helicopter gunship battle...

3 posted on 05/06/2010 7:33:05 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Obie Wan Nairobi from the 1/2 dark side. The farce with this one strong, it is...)
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To: Venturer

Another post on this forum reported earlier today that the skinnies were set adrift in an inflatable boat with the navagation equipment removed........................what is the truth here?


4 posted on 05/06/2010 7:33:33 PM PDT by Concho
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To: James C. Bennett

Gotta love it. The pirates are hating life right now! Oh and no more Russian tankers will be hijacked I bet!


5 posted on 05/06/2010 7:33:59 PM PDT by ColdOne
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To: Venturer
You almost got your wish. The Russians set the surviving pirates adrift in an inflatable, with no navigation tools. It is indicated that they are about 100 miles offshore.

I'm willing to wager against the pirates making it to shore...

6 posted on 05/06/2010 7:34:55 PM PDT by jonascord (We've got the Constitution to protect us. Why should we worry?)
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To: James C. Bennett

The Russians only killed one?


7 posted on 05/06/2010 7:35:27 PM PDT by Roger_Wildcat
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To: jonascord

I hope it has a hole in it.


8 posted on 05/06/2010 7:36:17 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Concho

This article is a copy of the AP story. I’m going to go with RIA Novesti, the Russian news agency.


9 posted on 05/06/2010 7:38:51 PM PDT by jonascord (We've got the Constitution to protect us. Why should we worry?)
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To: jonascord

The Russians don’t p***y around on these matters, as the kidnappers in Beirut found out a couple of decades ago.


10 posted on 05/06/2010 7:39:20 PM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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To: James C. Bennett

Why not chum the waters, break out the videocam, and dangle them over the side, to the enjoyment of all? The YouTube would do plenty for deterrance, I’ll tell you that.


11 posted on 05/06/2010 7:47:47 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: James C. Bennett

Let’s follow the Russian lead on piracy. We will see a sharp decline soon. I would not take the pirates to the US for prosecution. I would setup a military tribunal on board ships and equip each ship with a retractable plank for carrying out swift justice.


12 posted on 05/06/2010 7:49:57 PM PDT by businessprofessor
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“There are now 52 pirated ships, floundering of the Somali Coast, following the move the U.N. to start paying the pirate villages $2 Million per year to cease the troublesome enterprise.” “The effort to “spread the wealth” of the fleet’s home nations seemed to have the unintended consequence of promoting the bad behavior, in a misguided effort to sustain the payments, rather than deterring the rogue practice.”

[I’m practicing to write for the NYT.]


13 posted on 05/06/2010 8:04:09 PM PDT by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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>will be brought to Moscow for prosecution.

I’d rather be dragged to the Klingon homeworld ...


14 posted on 05/06/2010 8:09:54 PM PDT by ROTB (Without a Christian revival, we are government slaves, or attacked from outside during armed revolt.)
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10 captured pirates ... will be brought to Moscow for prosecution.

I bet by now those 10 captured pirates are wishing they could be transferred to GITMO.
15 posted on 05/06/2010 8:14:12 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: gov_bean_ counter
...or you'll end up sucking Hind teat.
16 posted on 05/06/2010 8:24:57 PM PDT by Erasmus (Looks like we're between a lithic outcropping and a region of low compressibility.)
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To: Venturer
You're right, hats off to the Russian commandos for rescuing the crew. I'd say all the pirates were killed resisting and most fell into the sea, bodies not recovered.

When enough pirates and their vessels just start disappearing without a trace... The word will get around that maybe they want to find a different line of work, one with a longer life expectancy and a retirement plan.

17 posted on 05/06/2010 8:44:03 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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To: coydog
The Russians don’t p***y around on these matters, as the kidnappers in Beirut found out a couple of decades ago.

I heard a couple of rumours about that. One had the kidnappers returned to their village: just their heads. The other said that commandos took their village hostage and started executing family members of the kidnappers...

Not sure I believe either one, obviously one or both is false. However, I like the idea that life-or-death actions have life-or-death consequences. Not a fair trial with a court-appointed mouthpiece to ensure your rights aren't trampled on, followed by a lifetime of 3 squares a day on my dime. No, instead there are serious, you-made-a-bad-choice-now-live(or die)-with-it consequences.

18 posted on 05/06/2010 8:49:41 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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To: James C. Bennett

Gonna get pretty cold for the thin blooded Somali pirates in an icy Siberian winter unless Al Gore intervenes!


19 posted on 05/06/2010 9:02:45 PM PDT by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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To: ROTB

Now that there is funny I don’t care who you are..to quote the cable guy..


20 posted on 05/06/2010 10:14:02 PM PDT by goat granny
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