Pirates released after assault operation near Gulf of Aden apparently perished

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[LouAvul]

The Somali pirates who were captured in an assault operation after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden and then released by Russian military officials have not reached the coast and have apparently perished, a top-ranking source in Russia's Defense Ministry told journalists on Tuesday.

Russia's Moscow University tanker was hijacked last week near the Gulf of Aden. Ten pirates were captured and one was killed in the assault operation.

The captured pirates were initially to be sent to Moscow for prosecution, but Russian military officials then made the decision to release them, citing the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates.

The pirate's boat reportedly disappeared from radars an hour after they had been released by the Russian military.

MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti)

[martin_fierro]

[gaijin]

Coming from a Russian...? That's MIGHTY delicious..!

have apparently perished

[a fool in paradise]

The captured pirates were initially to be sent to Moscow for prosecution, but Russian military officials then made the decision to release them, citing the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates.

The Russians know what our own government is unwilling to acknowledge.

Wonder if the raft they were set to sea in had a leak...

[milwguy]

The Ruskies put em back on their boat, and an hour or two later, the boat mysteriously sunk. How convenient. I am sure the Russians have no idea how that happened, lol.

[sunny48]

Not surprised

[Col Frank Slade]

They got “Putin’ed”

[gaijin]

This is soooo trippy..!

1. I usually believe Pravda before the NYT

2. I like many Russian decisions more than American ones

Not in a million years would I have predicted this.

[Doogle]

[shooter223]

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

LOL!

Those party-hearty Russkys prolly gave them enough vodka and perushky to have a good ol’ party on the sail back to shore.

btw, what are the odds that that bunny took a poop on the lap of the person holding it? [ans: number must contain three digits]

[BallyBill]

Somali Triangle or Russian Delayed Explosive Device?

[Spok]

I would be suspicious about this, but usually, if the Russians want to off anyone they think needs it, they make little effort to hide it.

[Riodacat]

Jack Bauer working for the Ruskies?

[FormerACLUmember]

The pirate boat accidentally disappears from the Russian radar screen. So sad, really. I hate it when these unforseen accidents happen.

[Polynikes]

More likely a going away gift of some sort, like a shiny brand new clock (tick tock) for their chief or a box marked do not open till you reach land. LOL

[El Gato]

Like I said at the time, they released them to swim, with the sharks, back to shore.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What a sad story.

[Del Rapier]

Good riddance.

[Clioman]

If this happened more often, there’d be far fewer hijackings.