Comments on: Pirates free weapons ship after receiving ransom

By: EJ Cox

EJ Cox — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:32:45 +0000

The pirates beat a hasty retreat to their inflattable. Surf had kicked up and they soon foundered, 3 managd to stay with the overturned boat and made it to shore, one swam in, the remainder drowned. Money and bodies later washed ashore spreading the wealth those that combed the shorelines..

Very interesting ending…

By: Gun Shy Tourist

Gun Shy Tourist — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:05:53 +0000

I really don’t get it. With all of the Spetnaz operatives looking for something to do, why couldn’t they just send in a few teams to take their ship back? Maybe they were too busy being hired out to rogue armies for hard currency.

By: 9X19 Dan

9X19 Dan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:51:17 +0000

So, crime does pay. Mediocre humor aside, while it is sad that the naval powers of the globe don’t seem to be able to do much, the rest of the story is that there is an awful lot of ocean out there. And, while the respect and/or fear of the world’s naval forces is likely diminished, I doubt there was much of that in the first place. These folks who capture these vessels do not awaken with the same warm fuzzy that we do every day.

In my humble opinion, the real tragedy begins when these robust weapons end up in the hands of those who would rather do harm.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:14:06 +0000

cory, easily, crew generally are not allowed to carry weapons, in fact I think the crew only numbered about 20. Ships basically rely on anonymity for security. I once read that diamonds are often sent with standard couriers in Africa disguised as another type of good, and the insurance companies are happy with that, much better not to draw attention to what you are sending.

By: cory

cory — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:46:46 +0000

What I want to know is how in the hell a ship full of WEAPONS, including RPGs and, one would assume, rifles, could get hijacked by a bunch of assholes in a fishing boat. These pirates aren’t exactly renowned for their sophistication, training, and numbers, and generally rely on the fact that they have a handful of guns whereas the crews of the ships they’re hijacking do not have any. But this crew had plenty. What the hell?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:55:53 +0000

#3, thanks Spelling fixed.

By: Valhalla

Valhalla — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:52:36 +0000

Except it wasn’t an American ship attacked and they didn’t really ask for our help, I’d say send in SEALs under water while distracting with Marines in hovercraft, etc, and drop the A Bomb on ‘em (or instead of the A Bomb Airborne Rangers/USMC Reconnaisance Man, Parachute qualified.

By: #3

#3 — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:21:34 +0000

I hate to be pedantic, but it’s spelled ‘naval’. A navel is a belly button.

In all other respects, this is a stellar blog; keep up the good work!

By: N.U.G.U.N.

N.U.G.U.N. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:35:21 +0000

Almost makes you hope they were smart enough to include some Anthrax with the ransom payments.