Tanker crew foils pirate attack in Malacca Strait

Shipping Times ^ | August 11, 2004 | Shipping News

[hedgetrimmer]

Four ship attacks in one weekend.

[Viet-Boat-Rider]

You have to keep an eye on those pesky pirates.

[dasboot]

Why? Because they can. ARM THE MERCHANT MARINERS.

[randog]

They just don't make pirates like they used to.

[hedgetrimmer]

Aw they're just practicing. Wait til they go after their real target.

[norraad]

Oh, I would love to have seen those pesky pirates saturated by a high pressure firehose.

"Take that, you dirty pirate!"

[bayourod]

It's not well known, but there are rumors of piracies of private yachts in the Gulf of Mexico. Supposedly by drug smugglers who abandon the boats on isolated coastlines

[Brimack34]

They need Kerry and his 50 CAL. Oh wait he would speed away.

[rightvet]

"They need Kerry and his 50 CAL. Oh wait he would speed away."


ROFL

[1066AD]

Piracy including murder of the crew, then using the boat for a one-time run.

[StoneFury]

Where's that swift boat when you need it?

[hedgetrimmer]

Asia PING

[chuckles]

My brother is a yacht capt in the Gulf of Mex. He takes his boss and clients fishing and drinking all over, from the Keys to Cancun to Galveston. He has a full auto M-16 and plenty of ammo. Why can't a merchant ship have the same? At least a couple of AK's or something. Is there a law, or just politically correct?

[norraad]

More like laser guided mini-missles the blackhawks carry.

"You bother big boat, you disappear, that's all, end of story".

[GeronL]

And nine the week before.

Look for leftists to try to destroy national sovereignty with the Law of the Sea Treaty

[marktwain]

I think it is mostly the law of the country the ship is registered to, however, the liberals have been working hard at making it difficult for ordinary people to be armed for more than 50 years, so in many countries, it is almost impossible to own an effective weapon legally.

[hedgetrimmer]

Sovereignty obsession blunts region's steps

If you want to be on my LOST ping list, let me know.

[Brian Mosely]

A very frequent thing...check this site for weekly updates.

[hedgetrimmer]

This story is for those who say UN and international laws have no teeth:

NEARLY 9% OF BELIZE FLEET BANNED FROM SAILING
Tuesday, 10 August 2004

BELIZE has issued orders stopping nearly 9% of its fleet from leaving port because they have not complied with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) says it has prohibited 24 vessels from sailing as they are non-compliant. In a statement IMMARBE says: “Belize has informed all the MOU’s, the US Coastguard and Port State Control accordingly. The 24 vessels represent 8.75% of the Belize registered fleet. “ The statement adds that 215 vessels registered with Belize do comply with the ISPS Code and have been issued with ISSC’s. This represents 78.46% of the total fleet. A further 35 vessels (12.79%) have submitted Security Plans for approval and will be issued with ISSC’s after verification audits have been carried out. IMMARBE says that it expect the certificates to be issued shortly.

[GeronL]

This story is for those who say UN and international laws have no teeth

They should NOT have teeth is our point