candidates for Darwin awards.
As per the “survivors” take on this event, reeks of total BS.
When you care to send the very best ... 50’s will do the trick!
Testing the Navy to discover the standing order regarding distance/speed for firing on approaching vessel ignoring commands from the Navy vessel.
They are trying to calculate how fast and maneuverable an attack boat will need to be.
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What the article DOESN’T mention is the the “Indian” passengers were Tamil from Sri Lanka
The Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka are undoubtedly one of the most organized, effective and brutal terrorist groups in the world. They invented the suicide vest and, according to the FBI, are the only terrorist group to have assassinated two world leaders. The rebels, based in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, have been waging a violent offensive against the central government on and off for more than 20 years.
“We were speeding up to try and go around them.” That was all I needed to read. You DON’T speed up to go around the bow of a warship, you slow down and go behind them. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure that out....
Wiki..... Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza; Arabic: المنطقة الحرّة في جبل علي al-Minṭaqat al-Ḥurrat fī Jabal ʿAlī) is a free economic zone located in the Jebel Ali area at the far western end of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, near Abu Dhabi. Created under an Emiri Decree, Jafza commenced operations in 1985 with standard size office units and warehouses to provide ready built facilities to customers. In 1990 Jafza expanded its facilities to include light industrial units.
Jafza is served by the Jebel Ali station of the Dubai Metro.
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The free trade zone is the reason for the economic boom in the UAE and is the center for trade, manufacturing and distribution in west asia . It is far more than a popular docking area and no doubt coveted by the mad mullahs of Iran