(British) Navy to tackle Gulf pirates

The Guardian-Observer ^ | Sunday October 12 2008 | Gaby Hinsliff, political editor

[Candor7]

Navy to tackle Gulf pirates: Another tanker hijacked as Britain takes lead role in EU mission to keep shipping lanes open for trade...

John Hutton, the new Defence Secretary, has agreed to deploy the frigate Northumberland...

...another tanker had been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. The Greek chemical tanker,

Commodore Keith Winstanley,...argued that security companies working in Iraq or Afghanistan could have a role to play.

[Candor7]

Above: Type 23 Frigate/Great Britain.

Above: Somali Pirates leaving Harbor

[GulfWar1Vet]

Another British hostage situation? LoL

This time with the Somalis?

[relee]

Get ‘em.

[nralife]

“Above: Somali Pirates leaving Harbor”

They have some larger ships (pictures posted in another thread) that act as mother ships.

The larger ships were commandeered in the past.

[Global2010]

Shes a beauty.

[americanophile]

The British Navy...why am I not surprised? If it’s not us, its them. The totality of the free world lies under the Anglo-American umbrella.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I do hope they instruct the sailors that fighting back is the proper and expected thing to do when confronted by pirates.

It would be quite an embarrassment for a British naval vessel to fall prey to somali pirates...

[ME-262]

Who would take to the high seas with millions of dollars in cargo and not have the weapons and will to fight off some African punks.

Honestly I don't see why everybody is not just shooting small speed boats near Somalia on sight. I'd sink 'em all and let God sort 'em out. I'd paint a Jolly Rodger on the bow for everyone I sank!

[Jimmy Valentine]

Agreed! Let them loose.

As Billy Bones would say, "Cut 'em down like that much pork."

[Postman]

“Ahoy there! STOP you pirates or we’ll shout ‘STOP you pirates’ again!!”

[Postman]

“Ahoy there! STOP you pirates or we’ll shout ‘STOP you pirates’ again!!”

[Postman]

Oooops!....sorry about that double post.

[70th Division]

That is what the Somali Pirates will say when they see that boat. “Frigate!, I’m out of here”

[Caipirabob]

P-p-p-pirates?!? Will my I-pod be safe?!?

Prayers for the real men and women of the British Navy.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile....

Dirty Bomb! Iranian Dirty Bomb Attack Against Israel Thwarted by Somali Pirates?

[Issaquahking]

Solutions offered...











I can hear the Spectre team laughing, flying away..."Ransom Paid!"

[Candor7]

They have some larger ships (pictures posted in another thread) that act as mother ships. The larger ships were commandeered in the past.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I couldn't find any larger ship photographs although I tried.Maybe I need better search terms.

What many may have missed in this thread is the fact that "Private Security Firms" working in Iraq may get involved. We might see Blackwater teams on some ships, paid by Lloyds of London.

I have a feeling that if that is the case, we are about to see a fair collection of dead pirates in the future, and the larger pirate ships holed and sunk using shoulder launched anti-tank missiles.

That is a job I would apply for ;-)

[nralife]

"I couldn't find any larger ship photographs although I tried.Maybe I need better search terms."

A modern dhow suspected of piracy

You should be able to find some more pictures here:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/index.php

I find it oddly comforting that there are still pirates in the world. Not EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY is being controled.

[nralife]

Actually that may not be a Somali pirate vessel, but follow the link I gave you.

[razorback-bert]

My cousing will flying one of those soon, he is now at weapons school at Maxwell.

Perhaps in the future, he will get to paint a Jolly Roger on his plane.