Don't worry. He's one of them.........
Somewhere between the Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli ?
They are dealing with Sarkozy now, it will be interesting to see how he handles this.
Maybe they were just representatives from the “Pirates ARRRRRRR Us” store....
Evil Americans. Trying to infringe upon the sovereignty of peace-loving pirates who are just trying to make a living to feed their children and provide medical care to their people.
They should surrender before someone gets hurt.
ANY cruise line that would allow a ship anywhere within speedboat range of the Somali coast is out of its collective cotton-pickin’ mind!
Man. Those passengers must be terrified.
We won't know about it, unless some brave reporter or seaman speaks up ... but I'll still betcha'.
Don't worry. He's one of them.........
I beleive what happened was a lone fisherman, 67 years of age, was at sea and barley visible to the French vessle when the decision by the French Captain was to surrender. The Captain, a supporter of the former French President, Jacque Chiracque (sp), felt compelled to raise the white flag. It took the French vessle an hour to get along side the occupant of the fishing boat and another three hours to get him to take command of the French vessle.
The fisherman’s main concern that he would be late getting home and his wife would worry.
The French vessle was occupied with French big game hunters since all were in possession of their accordians
update,, “Le Ponant”, 30 crew members, no passengers
Pirates seize French ship off Somalia
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080404/ap_on_re_af/somalia_pirate_attack_4
PARIS - Pirates seized control of a French vessel carrying 30 crew members Friday off the coast of Somalia, the French government and the ship’s owner said.
Attackers stormed aboard “Le Ponant” as it returned without passengers from the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, toward the Mediterranean Sea, said officials with French maritime transport company CMA-CGM.
The corporate officials said they were in close contact with the French Foreign Ministry, which said in a statement that a cruise boat and its crew had been attacked by pirates.
The ship was in the high seas in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean, the ministry said. At least some of the crew members are French, it said.
Pirates seized more than two dozen ships off the Somali coast last year.
The U.S. Navy has led international patrols to try to combat piracy in the region. Last year, the guided missile destroyer USS Porter opened fire to destroy pirate skiffs tied to a Japanese tanker.
Wracked by more than a decade of violence and anarchy, Somalia does not have its own navy, and a transitional government formed in 2004 with U.N. help has struggled to assert control.
The International Maritime Bureau, which tracks piracy, said in its annual report earlier this year that global pirate attacks rose 10 percent in 2007, marking the first increase in three years.
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People will make jokes, but I think these guys will be very sorry when the French armed forces get through with them. Sarkozy’s in the big chair these days.
Piracy is on the increase and in a lot more places than just Somalia...
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French warship diverted to free luxury yacht crew seized by pirates off Somalia
Debka.com | April 5, 2008
Posted on 04/05/2008 7:39:50 AM PDT by HAL9000
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Pirates seize French ship off Somalia
AP / Yahoo | April 4, 2008 | Jamey Keaten
Posted on 04/04/2008 2:01:16 PM EDT by prairiebreeze
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-earlier incident-
Man speaks of Somalian pirate hostage drama
Daily Telegraph (UK) | 04/04/2008 | Richard Savill
Posted on 04/03/2008 7:04:09 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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