Posted on 07/08/2009 8:23:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pirates on Wednesday seized a Turkish cargo ship and its all-Turkish crew of 23 off the coast of Somalia, a spokesman for the company which owns the ship said. The bulk carrier Horizon 1 was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Jordan with 33,000 cubic metres of sulphide when it was seized around 0530 GMT by pirates on speedboats, Omer Ozgur from Istanbul-based Horizon Maritime and Trade told AFP.
"Because the ship was loaded, it was very easy for the pirates to board it," he said. The Horizon 1 was passing through the warship-patrolled transit corridor, which vessels are encouraged to use in order to prevent attacks, when it was seized, Ozgur added. After it was boarded, the vessel continued on its course and was being followed by the Turkish frigate Gediz which has been deployed with NATO naval forces in the region, Ozgur said. The spokesman had earlier said that they had received information that there were three unarmed pirates on board the ship who had gone into a meeting with the captain. Horizon Maritime had had no telephone contact with its ship, he added, and there was no immediate indication of a ransom demand.
Pirate attacks on shipping off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean have escalated since last year. Last year three Turkish vessels were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, with the last of them being released in February.
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“Captain, the men haven’t eaten in days.”
“Yes.”
“Captain, the men haven’t eaten in DAYS.”
“Yes!”
“Captain, do you understand, the MEN haven’t EATEN in DAYS!”
“Well, FORCE THEM! You’ve got plenty of men, haven’t you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“You have plenty of what?”
“Men, sir.”
“WHAT!”
“MEN, SIR!”
“WHAT!!!”
“MEN!”
“MEN!”
“MEN! MEN! MEN! MEN! MEN! MEN!”
Men men men men
Men men men men
It’s great to be on a ship with men and sail across the sea!
Oh, we don’t know where we’ll land or when, it’s great to be with men!
It’s great to be with men!
‘Cause men can sweat and men can stink and no one seems to care oh!
THROW the dishes in the sink and clog the drain with hair-o!
(Clog the drain with hair-o!)
Men men men, it’s a ship all filled with men!
So batten down the ladies room theres no one here but men!
Men men men, men men men men!
There’s men above there’s men below there’s men down in the galley,
There’s Butch! and Buzz! and Spike! and Biff! and one guy we call Sally.
(And one guy we call Sally.)
Men men men, it’s a ship all filled with men,
You’ll never have to lift the seat there’s no one here but men!
Men men men, men men men men.
We’re men and friends until the end and none of us are sissies,
At night we sleep in separate beds and blow each other kissies!
(And blow each other kissies!)
Men men men, it’s a ship all filled with men!
So throw your rubbers overboard there’s no one here but men!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!—
Turkey is close enough to the area where this could get interesting
falls into the hands.
i have this mental image of a tiny ship and a surprised football player who looks a lot like a young jerry lewis. sinus meds are not always our friend.
The Turks should invade. There was a Turkey once that wouldn’t put up with this.
Turkish prison!
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