What “Iranian ship thing?”
I was referencing the Somali pirates who boarded an Iranian vessel which was headed to the Suez. Reports had it that they went through the ship's cargo only to find several ISO containers with locked seals. The Captain had been overwhelmed and gave them access to everything on board, but didn't have keys or codes to open the sealed containers. Reportedly, the pirates used their weapons or explosives to open the container/s from the side, only to find they contained sand. Reportedly, the ship and crew began to exhibit signs of skin burns, nausea, hair loss, and were all dead within 16 days. The reported symptoms were indicative of either radiological , biological or chemical waste being within the containers. Some have conjectured the ship was destined to being used as a dirty bomb, destined for the Med by the Suez to sit off the coast of Israel, be detonated as a dirty bomb, causing massive casualties in Israel. There were a handful of reports before and after the Somali pirating of another ship with some 33 T-72 tanks onboard, asking 25 million in ransom,...latewr dropping to 5 mil, later not being heard of again other than reports of a ship with 16 dead personnel aboard with symptoms consistent with radiation poisoning. Considering the stealth of any news reporting after the initial pirating, IMHO, the incident probably is more significant than many suspect. 1st rule of thumb in covert intel is to never trust what is reported, and the 2nd rule of thumb is to grow suspicious of that which is never reported.