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Somalia: unconfirmed reports Pirates attacked
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| April 8, 2008
Posted on 04/08/2008 3:06:32 PM PDT by HAL9000
The mayor of a small coastal village in northern Somalia dismissed media reports that the 288 feet French luxury yacht Le Ponant hijacked by pirates on Friday Apr. 4 in the Gulf of Aden has anchored near the village of Eyl, 500ikm north of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Abdullahi Said O'Yusuf, the mayor of Eyl, told Africas Radio Garowe last night that the hijacked French yacht had passed Eyl and headed south towards coastal waters off the region of Mudug, in central Somalia.
Initial reports were that the French yacht and its 32-member crew had docked near the coastal village of Eyl.
But Mayor O'Yusuf, who reached the Puntland capital city of Garowe today, repeatedly denied the widespread reports, saying that the townspeople of Eyl would 'not allow' the pirates to dock near their small fishing village.
Yusuf, said he would be 'happy... to see the pirates killed' as a small French warship, the Commandant Bouan, maintained permanent surveillance of the vessel.
'The French and American ships must attack the pirates. They have our blessing,' Mr Ghelle said, adding that the hijackers have been encouraged by ransoms paid in previous ship seizures.
'These pirates are terrorists and there is no need to negotiate with them.
'Attacking them will solve future piracy plans.'
In Paris, a defence source said troops from the gendarmerie's elite counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit were sent to Djibouti where they will remain until further orders.
Unconfirmed reports emerging from the region of Mudug said the hijacked ship had reached a small coastal town on the Central Somali coast where armed villagers engaged the pirates in a skirmish that killed at least two people.
Clan elders in Mudug contacted by Radio Garowe said they had heard of the report, but declined to comment until they reach the remote location for confirmation.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; leponant; maritime; mudug; piracy; pirates; somalia
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:06:32 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
The pirate captain was quoted as saying, “Arrrr!”.
To: HAL9000
...the hijackers have been encouraged by ransoms paid in previous ship seizures.
'These pirates are terrorists and there is no need to negotiate with them.
'Attacking them will solve future piracy plans.' Worked for Jefferson and Monroe on and off the "Shores of Tripoli", when dealing with other Mussleman pirates.
Millions for Defense, Not One Cent For Tribute.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:16:56 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: GOP_Party_Animal
The pirate captain was quoted as saying, Arrrr!. These pirates are more likely to say "Allahu Akbar", even if their motivation is more mercenary than religious.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:17:49 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: HAL9000
With modern technology, shouldn’t the whereabouts of this ship be easily determined?
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:19:02 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
To: HAL9000
Unconfirmed reports emerging from the region of Mudug said the hijacked ship had reached a small coastal town on the Central Somali coast where armed villagers engaged the pirates in a skirmish that killed at least two people. Somali Militia?
Who knew.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:19:46 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: dynachrome
With modern technology, shouldnt the whereabouts of this ship be easily determined? Sure, I'm sure the French and US Navies know exactly where it is. Doesn't mean they are telling. Let the pirates worry about if those Navies have accurate information or not.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:21:05 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: dynachrome
You might be surprised how hard it is to find a 400 foot ship in the world.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:21:36 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
To: mad_as_he$$
I’m thinking that area it could be in is relatively small.
The pirates aren’t taking it to Cuba!
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:28:39 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
To: HAL9000
“Abdullahi Said O’Yusuf, the mayor of Eyl”
Irish-Somali?
To: El Gato; dynachrome
a small French warship, the Commandant Bouan, maintained permanent surveillance of the vessel. So, it seems as if the whereabouts is known.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:35:20 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: fso301
Probably just getting the people and equipment together for a little punitive expediton, then.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:36:46 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
To: HAL9000
'The French and American ships must attack the pirates. They have our blessing,' Mr Ghelle saidHahahahahha. good luck with that Mr. Ghelle. The French have an aversion to any form of justified use of military force.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:52:55 PM PDT
by
SengirV
To: GOP_Party_Animal
The pirate captain was quoted as saying, Arrrr!.
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posted on
04/08/2008 3:55:04 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
(“It’s not a lie if you believe it”)
To: HAL9000
Capt. Pissgums and his Perverted Pirates vs the Dyke's!!!
Pathos on the High Seas, below decks... on his ship the Quivering Thigh
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posted on
04/08/2008 4:07:48 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Chode
I remember that comic. I believe the dykes won. Maybe Rosie could take her cruise ship to Somalia.
To: dynachrome
Probably is; but if the story about where they docked was fake they could be a thousand miles in the other direction. That is a very big ocean.
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posted on
04/08/2008 4:21:40 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(John McCain - The Manchurian Candidate? http://www.usvetdsp.com/manchuan.htm)
To: ozzymandus
AAARRRRrrrrrrrrr...
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posted on
04/08/2008 4:35:27 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: HAL9000
Unconfirmed reports emerging from the region of Mudug said the hijacked ship had reached a small coastal town on the Central Somali coast where armed villagers engaged the pirates in a skirmish that killed at least two people.
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posted on
04/08/2008 4:37:09 PM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
To: HAL9000
When a 288’ yacht gets hijacked warships are dispatched to the area, but if it were some poor schmuck in their 33’ sailboat they’d just be lucky to escape with their lives.
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posted on
04/08/2008 5:28:30 PM PDT
by
elmer fudd
(Fukoku kyohei)
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