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Pirates hijack UAE ship off Somalia |
2006-01-26 |
Armed pirates have hijacked a merchant ship off the coast of Somalia, holding 20 of its crew hostage, an ocean crime watchdog says. The attacks, one on a United Arab Emirates (UAE) general cargo ship on Sunday and another launched from a so-called "mother ship" last Friday, come only days after a US Navy warship captured a band of suspected pirates with a cache of arms. Jayant Abhyankar, deputy director of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), told Reuters on Wednesday: "With these attacks we now have a grand total of five ships and around 100 mariners being held hostage in Somalia, it was as many as 200, and some have been held for four months." The IMB said gunmen stormed the UAE-owned Al-Manara 150 nautical miles off the east coast of Somalia, threatened the crew, and are now demanding a ransom for their release. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 Love the "Yellowbeard" pic. "C'mon, son! There's PIRATIN' to be done!" |
Posted by: mojo 2006-01-26 17:50 |
#3 Even I can't fathom, why we would give a hairy rats a** over what goes on in or around Somalia! You would think that, after that lickin we took in the Blackhawk Down Incident, it would show by now that it's either stomp the roaches or let them scurry free. I say set a hot air ballon 15,000 feet up with several 20lb rocks and chunk them over board to sink those tubs!! It's that ridiculous! |
Posted by: smn 2006-01-26 02:32 |
#2 Some how this ties into the the ROP I am sure. |
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-26 00:48 |
#1 Hmmmm the mother ship should never reach port. Blockade the port it comes from and JDAM the f*&king warlord operating this heist scam. I've lost a decade or two patience with the Somalians AKA "The new palestinians" |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-26 00:23 |