Somali pirates seize ship carrying Russian tanks

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Babyblue said:
Arrgg! They got some of those dirty sea dogs! :giggle:


Are there more out there, or are those guys the main group?
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there are MMMAAANNNYYYYYY small groups like this.
 
Texan Guy said:
Wow, those guys are really skinny....
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that's why they resorted to piracy. did you see their rusty AK-47 that's held together by duct tape? that's just.... sad.....
 
Jiro said:
that's why they resorted to piracy. did you see their rusty AK-47 that's held together by duct tape? that's just.... sad.....
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I saw that.

Sad, it is probably their way of life. In order to survive and live. I do not condone their actions, but think about how hard their life must be.
 
Babyblue said:
I saw that.

Sad, it is probably their way of life. In order to survive and live. I do not condone their actions, but think about how hard their life must be.
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just like that "Good Father Gone Bad" thread that I posted a bit while ago. damn economy :(
 
Jiro, thanks for sharing the pictures.
 
no problem, ya'all! :)
 
Ok, I have one question...

How the hell does a tiny crappy speedboat with 9 or 10 pirates with rusty weapons overtake a uber-huge massive ship with possibly many more people and better quality of weapons? Seriously....get a grenade, throw it in their crappy tiny boats, and you'll have some nice explosion displays and a bunch of dead pirates that sharks can feast on.

And...yes, I agree with Jiro...this is sad...
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Ok, I have one question...

How the hell does a tiny crappy speedboat with 9 or 10 pirates with rusty weapons overtake a uber-huge ship with possibly many more people and better quality of weapons? Seriously....get a grenade, throw it in their crappy tiny boats, and you'll have some nice explosion displays and a bunch of dead pirates that sharks can feast on.

And...yes, I agree with Jiro...this is sad...
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I believe if you're in the international water, it is illegal to carry the weapons on the civilian boats or ships, however, from now on, the ships are starting to put up the razor sharp barbed wire and high pressure water hose to keep the pirates away.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Ok, I have one question...

How the hell does a tiny crappy speedboat with 9 or 10 pirates with rusty weapons overtake a uber-huge massive ship with possibly many more people and better quality of weapons? Seriously....get a grenade, throw it in their crappy tiny boats, and you'll have some nice explosion displays and a bunch of dead pirates that sharks can feast on.

And...yes, I agree with Jiro...this is sad...
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1. cargo ship moves pretty slow.. did you know it takes several miles just to stop?
2. that shitty boat that Somalis rode in is equipped with 2 engines... very fast!
3. grenade? it's a military weapon.. no civilians are allowed to have it
4. yes Texan's right - it's just matter of legal & liability issue about having weapons on-board by shipmates. the best they can do is use high-pressured water hose
 
Texan Guy said:
I believe if you're in the international water, it is illegal to carry the weapons on the civilian boats or ships, however, from now on, the ships are starting to put up the razor sharp barbed wire and high pressure water hose to keep the pirates away.
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Okay, I see...I don't know too much about international waters laws.
 
Jiro said:
1. cargo ship moves pretty slow.. did you know it takes several miles just to stop?
2. that shitty boat that Somalis rode in is equipped with 2 engines... very fast!
3. grenade? it's a military weapon.. no civilians are allowed to have it
4. yes Texan's right - it's just matter of legal & liability issue about having weapons on-board by shipmates. the best they can do is use high-pressured water hose
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That sucks.
 
You are going to surprised to read this article. See some pictures on this link. (Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates_English_Xinhua)


Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported on Monday.(Photo: Cri.cn)
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BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported on Monday.
The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's.

The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while.

China initiated its three-ship escort task force on Dec. 26 last year after the United Nations Security Council called on countries to patrol gulf and waters off Somalia, one of the world's busiest marine routes, where surging piracy endangered intercontinental shipping.

China's first fleet has escorted 206 vessels, including 29 foreign merchant vessels, and successfully rescued three foreign merchant ships from pirate attacks.

About 20 percent of Chinese merchant ships passing through the waters off Somalia were attacked by pirates from January to November in 2008, before the task force was deployed.

A total of seven ships, either owned by China or carrying Chinese cargo and crew, were hijacked.

Tianyu No. 8, a Chinese fishing vessel with 16 Chinese and eight foreign sailors aboard, was captured by Somali pirates on Nov. 14 and released in early February.

The second fleet of Chinese escort ships arrived at the Gulf of Aden on Monday to replace the first fleet.

(Xinhua and Cri contributed to the story)
 
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