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Crew recapture Taiwan ship from Somali pirates
AFP via Google ^
| November 6, 2011
Posted on 11/06/2011 12:10:19 PM PST by Pan_Yan
TAIPEI — The crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel fought against armed Somali pirates to retake their ship after it was hijacked off East Africa, Taiwan authorities said Sunday.
The 290-tonne Chin Yi Wen with a crew of 28, including nine Chinese, eight Filipinos, six Indonesians and five Vietnamese, had been out of contact since Friday, the foreign ministry said.
But the crew managed to overwhelm the six armed pirates and retake control of their ship.
...
The Somali pirates fell into the sea, Tsay said, quoting the fishing boat owner, adding that details of the saga and the fate of the six pirates were not immediately clear.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: indonesia; napl; piracy; somalia; taiwan; vietnam
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To: USMCPOP
Ship decks can be very slippery.I'm sure the crew will get a stern talking to from the Taiwanese version of OSHA when they get back in port.
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posted on
11/06/2011 1:52:58 PM PST
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
The Somali pirates fell into the sea... How careless of them.
:^)
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posted on
11/06/2011 1:58:26 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The enemy of my enemy is my candidate.<sup>®</sup>)
To: Pan_Yan
The Somali pirates fell into the sea... The United Nations will be filing human rights violations against the survivors ASAP.
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:01:40 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The enemy of my enemy is my candidate.<sup>®</sup>)
To: gaijin; Travis McGee
That is an AWESOME video! The Russians used the boat for target practice even opening up using AK-47s!
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:03:26 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
To: WellyP
Very General Pershing!!!
Me likey!!
To: Pan_Yan
They fell off real good! Kinda like playing walking the plank and they fell off!
To: Pan_Yan
The Somali pirates fell into the sea Oops!
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:34:28 PM PST
by
grobdriver
(Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
To: PAR35
The deck must have been wet and they slipped. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to steal some heavy pieces of metal had had it tied to their necks when the slipped.
Bad judgement, stole more chain than they could swim with.
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:44:15 PM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
To: Pan_Yan
The Somali pirates fell into the sea.....
I hate when it happens !! :o)
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:54:19 PM PST
by
traumer
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Lets hope when they fell into the sea they didnt land on any whales or dolphins and hurt them or you will have a dozen animal rights groups sue ing the ship owner
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posted on
11/06/2011 2:57:16 PM PST
by
mriguy67
To: null and void
Slash, splash, dash? Works for me!
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posted on
11/06/2011 3:14:48 PM PST
by
Ladysmith
(The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
To: Oatka
LOL! That one works, too.
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posted on
11/06/2011 3:18:30 PM PST
by
Ladysmith
(The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
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posted on
11/06/2011 4:33:55 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Pan_Yan; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
The Somali pirates fell into the sea ... and the fate of the six pirates were not immediately clear.Sharks gotta eat too.
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posted on
11/06/2011 5:21:22 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Sheesh! Why did they have to go being mean to the sharks?
Poor things will have a major belly ache after that.
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posted on
11/06/2011 5:57:30 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(*Philosophy lesson 117-22b: Anyone who demands to be respected is undeserving of it.*)
To: gaijin
Greetings gaijin:
Looks like even the CO squeezed off a few. Every pirate story should have this happy ending; it’s good for ship’s morale.
Cheers,
OLA
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posted on
11/06/2011 6:07:09 PM PST
by
OneLoyalAmerican
(In God I trust, all others provide citations.)
To: Pan_Yan
adding that details of the saga and the fate of the six pirates were not immediately clear I love it when a plan comes together!!!!!!
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posted on
11/06/2011 6:17:25 PM PST
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: Pan_Yan
"The pirates fell into the sea!"
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Something tell me the UN isn't going to accept this as an answer to the plight of the pirates.
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posted on
11/06/2011 6:48:17 PM PST
by
Realman30
("I've already made a donation to Haiti. It's called taxes". . . . El Rushbo.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Pirates gotta die, sharks gotta eat. It’s the cycle of life.
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posted on
11/06/2011 6:50:27 PM PST
by
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
To: Enterprise
o/~ It’s the ciiiiiircle of liiiiiife... o/~
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posted on
11/06/2011 7:11:46 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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