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Freed Somali pirates 'probably died' - Russian source
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Posted on 05/11/2010 4:45:38 PM PDT by traumer

Ten suspected Somali pirates captured by the Russian navy last week may have perished after their release, a defence source in Moscow has told reporters.

Marines seized them during a dramatic operation to free a hijacked Russian oil tanker far from shore, killing an 11th suspect in the gun battle.

They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.

Within an hour, contact was lost with the boat's radio beacon, the defence source said.

"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

Russia initially said the 10 pirates would be taken to Moscow to face criminal charges over the hijacking, but they were released instead because there were not sufficient legal grounds to detain them, the defence ministry in Moscow said.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which Russia is a signatory, gives sovereign nations the right to seize and prosecute pirates.

Western officials were very surprised when the Russian authorities dropped plans to put the pirates on trial in Moscow, the BBC's Richard Galpin reports from Moscow.

Now there is even more surprise the pirates were set adrift in the Indian Ocean to make their own way home, he adds.

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The tanker, the Moscow University, was seized on 5 May some 350km (190 nautical miles) off the Yemeni island of Socotra as it sailed for China, carrying crude oil worth $50m (£33m).

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: maritime; oops; pirates; russia; somali; somalipirates
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To: traumer

Comments 39 and 40 gave me a much needed laugh (thanks!) but may have startled the ground squirrel that has been stalking me...


41 posted on 05/11/2010 6:19:44 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: traumer

I’m guessing that it was an inflatable boat with a slow leak?


42 posted on 05/11/2010 6:30:35 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: stephenjohnbanker

LOL Yep inflatable boats don’t go too far after they’ve been shot!


43 posted on 05/11/2010 6:33:05 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: traumer

Here are the 11 pirates before they were set free. One appears to be dead.

44 posted on 05/11/2010 6:34:03 PM PDT by rawhide
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Western officials were very surprised when the Russian authorities dropped plans to put the pirates on trial in Moscow, the BBC's Richard Galpin reports from Moscow.

Perhaps those western officials should compare the estimated cost of those trials to the cost of a few bullets through the raft.

A nation must prioritize its expenditures.

45 posted on 05/11/2010 7:36:00 PM PDT by TChad
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To: 1rudeboy

Ping


46 posted on 05/11/2010 7:39:36 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy ("It's not the number of burnt cars that worries me. It's the fact that everyone finds this normal..")
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47 posted on 05/11/2010 7:43:05 PM PDT by erman (Vote Republican or vote for the traitor's party- your choice.)
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"Here are the 11 pirates before they were set free. One appears to be dead."

"He's not dead, he's resting."

48 posted on 05/11/2010 8:56:21 PM PDT by The Good Doctor (Democracy is the only system where you can vote for a tax that you can avoid the obligation to pay.)
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Now there is even more surprise the pirates were set adrift in the Indian Ocean to make their own way home, he adds.

wink,wink....no mention of a boat nor chains around their waists.
49 posted on 05/11/2010 9:08:36 PM PDT by stylin19a (Never buy a putter until you first get a chance to throw it)
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To: chris_bdba

Maybe a Russian sub just happened to blow ballast directly beneath them.


50 posted on 05/11/2010 9:22:29 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: rawhide

interesting that there is concertina wire on the rail.


51 posted on 05/11/2010 9:34:10 PM PDT by 1st Division guy
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The Russians are tired of screwing around with Muslims who have bombed and and kidnapped Russians back home. They also are showing their distain for Obamas soft diplomacy. Catch and release on the spot is a very good idea.It promotes cannibalism among pirates, and gives them a fair chance to get home.

I am beginning to like the Russians. The score is Putin 8 , Obama 0 ( zip, nada, zero).

Putin scores.....( 1) Georgia, 2)Poland star wars, 3)Iran nukes, 4)Iran Russian-Air Defence missile systems,5)Russia supplies nuclear tech to Iran, 6)Russian does not participate in Iran sanctions, 7)Russia disarms outdated missiles to USA s state of the art missiles one for one,8) Russia does catch and release with Muslim pirates ( Obama surrenders)

Obama loses, BIG TIME.

52 posted on 05/12/2010 4:12:01 PM PDT by Candor7 (Now's the time to ante up against the Obama Facist Junta (Member NRA))
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