Posted on 11/18/2009 4:19:06 AM PST by Puzzleman
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The Maersk Alabama, the American-flagged ship captured briefly by pirates in April, came under fire again early Tuesday morning off Somalia's coast, but evaded the attackers...
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Funny how the outcome changes when the Good Guys are armed and shoot back.
The bad news is that someone else already posted a similar article in Breaking News. Go to "latest posts," shift your eyes to the right side of your computer screen, scan down to "breaking news," and oh, what is that right below your post? (I think we both need more coffee!)
The Maersk is making the Somalis look like Wile E. Coyote.
Well, someone’s gotta say it: ROLL TIDE!
Could some mariner please tell us why ships keep transiting through these pirate infested waters? Is there not a way around?
Use the drones to keep tabs on these parent ships they use
,fire off a hellfire missle or two , and poof no more pirate ship.
Yes!
The same concept works well when it is applied to U S citizens with the right to carry. To resist that notion is not ignorance anymore, there is an agenda.
Not if your destination is an east African port (Mombasa) and you are coming in from the north.
Any time the good guys have the means {guns} to defend themselves, the cowards that are attacking unarmed vessels or little old ladies, turn tail and flee.
Fox News
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The captain of a chemical tanker who was shot when his ship was hijacked earlier this week has died, Sky News reported a Somali pirate as saying.
“The captain of the chemical tanker died last night from gunshot wounds he got during the hijack,” a pirate who gave his name as Mohamed said.
“The ship is headed for Haradheere with the dead captain.”
The a Virgin-Islands owned chemical tanker MV Theresa VIII was hijacked earlier this week with its 28 North Korean crew members.
The ship was sailing to the Kenyan port of Mombasa, but had turned around after being seized near the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Or of they were to run across the tramp steamer “SS Oregon”. (h/t Clive)
Or if they were to run across the tramp steamer “SS Oregon”. (h/t Clive)
Security measures have ramped up......surprised the Somalis went after the Alabama again considering how the last attempt panned out.
ARRGGH Matey.Keel haul the lot of them We swing um from the yard arm and makem walk the plank.
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