Posted on 01/01/2010 9:17:43 PM PST by rdl6989
Maritime authorities on Saturday said that Somali pirates seized an Indonesian chemical tanker with 24 crew in the Gulf of Aden.
A spokesman for the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Program said the Singapore-flagged Pramoni was on its way to India when it was captured.
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Somalia has become a pimple on the world’s ass. I say we teach them a very memorable and painful lesson.
a period of 24 hour carpet bombing might do it.
Where is Stephan Decatur when you need him!!
Thanks rdl6989.
While I appreciate your blood-lust...
there is nothing in Somalia to bomb!!
If you had a garage, burn it down, then use it as a toilet for 50 years...
that would be close to Somalia!!
>>I say we teach them a very memorable and painful lesson.<<
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Even the Somali “culture” should be given the chance to bloom.
They would have to get rid of the islam first.
More info:
NAIROBI — Somali pirates seized an Indonesian chemical tanker Friday with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, maritime watchdog bodies reported.
The Singapore-flagged Pramoni was captured while en route to India — the third vessel since August to be taken in the region patrolled by foreign navies — said Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme.
It marked the first attack by Somali pirates this year.
Among the crew of the 20,000 deadweight-tonne Pramoni heading toward Kandla are 17 Indonesians, five Chinese nationals, a Nigerian and a Vietnamese, said Mwangura, adding that the sailors were safe.
The European Union’s Atalante force confirmed the news, saying: “The ship?s master reported on VHF that the ship was hijacked and all the crew are well. The ship is presently heading south towards Somalia.”
On Monday, pirates seized the St James Park, a UK-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 26 from nine different countries, while Yemeni authorities said the same day that a Yemeni freighter with 15 crew members had also been taken.
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The sea ports where the pirates base out of is a good start.
They’ve had centuries.
I was Navy too, but I was a sea going OS2...
these guys are going to sea in row boats...
there is no base,...
they can slide up and back out on any beach.
Granted, Somalia may have a limited coastline and we could destroy everything...
but, what about the rest of the poor SOB's...?
I'm not looking for Abraham Lincoln, but there must be one honest F#ck that doesn't deserve it???
Of course, I could be wrong!!
LOL! Of course. I sometimes lose my temper at those people, I’m sure there are many innocent ones there and I wouldn’t want them hurt.
That’s what I can’t understand, I thought a Nato task force was there escorting ships through the area?
I used to have a better page...
until they retired my ship...
USS Nitro AE-23 ...
the finest fast attack AE that ever was!!
Cool. I was a CTM2 so they stuck me underground in TS bunkers overseas for 8 years. Nice that you were able to breath in that salty air! :-)
I lived on the bridge wings and got my red wings!
Go Turkey!!
What a great way to funnel money and materials.
Ha!
Have a good night!
fair winds and following seas...
sleep well, I got the mid-watch.
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