Posted
3/29/2010 08:29:00 PM
by Douglas
Arrrrrr!The EU Naval Force says pirates have hijacked a cargo vessel off the coast of Yemen.
Spokesman Cmdr. John Harbour says the Monday attack took place 10 miles (15 kilometers) from Yemen against the Panama-flagged Iceberg I.
Harbour says the pirates then sailed the ship across the Gulf of Aden toward Somalia.
Pirates, stealing boats in 2010. Note to the captain of any ship sailing in the Gulf of Aden. Buy a gun. But this part cracked me up:
Pirate attacks have continued to climb despite the presence of three dozen warships off the Somali coast. The area of ocean where ships are vulnerable to pirate attack is too vast to effectively patrol.
I have no idea why this area is so prone to piracy, but I don't think this particular part of this particular ocean is any more
vast than the other two thirds of the earth's surface that's covered by ocean. But it's a well known fact that pirates can't stand that "cozy" ocean.
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Posted
11/17/2008 05:44:00 PM
by Douglas
It's 2008, people. Pirates?! Really,
pirates?Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
The hijacking highlighted the vulnerability of even very large ships and pointed to widening ambitions and capabilities among ransom-hungry pirates who have carried out a surge of attacks this year off Somalia.
Ya know what we need? Some
Ninjas to flip out and stop choppin' their heads off.
Labels: Pirates
Posted
9/19/2004 02:40:00 PM
by Douglas
Arrrr! 'tis that time o'year agin, ye scurvy lubber. National
Talk Like a Pirate day is here.
What kind of socks am I going to wear to work tomorrow?
Arrrrrrgyle!
Labels: Pirates