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Danish Warship Rescues Somali Pirates Lost at Sea | ||
2008-12-05 | ||
Ummmmmmmm...I think ya doing it wrong. Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- A Danish warship, the Absalon, rescued seven alleged Somali pirates before sinking their vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The Absalon responded yesterday to a distress signal and found the men in the boat, which also contained weapons used in pirate attacks, the Royal Danish Navy said today on its Web site."Under international law, ships are obligated to help people who are distressed at sea," the navy said. "Because the people on board couldn't be directly connected with a criminal act, they were treated only as distressed." Distressed...and well armed. "Because of the weather in the area, it wasn't possible to tow the distressed vessel," the navy said. "For the safety of sea transport in the area, the vessel was therefore destroyed." Coming up next: Somali pirates sue Danish navy for sinking their boat.
Fishing trip gone bad, I'll bet... | ||
Posted by:tu3031 |
#5 If I remember the dots on the map correctly, a lot of the pirate attacks were close to Yemen. I wonder how welcome these fellows will be. |
Posted by: James 2008-12-05 16:43 |
#4 Pity they didn't encounter the Tabar.... |
Posted by: john frum 2008-12-05 13:55 |
#3 ."Under international law, ships are obligated to help people who are distressed at sea," Obviously you never heard deferring action till you get an OK on proceeding by kicking it up the chain and getting clarification from the JAG. That could take hours, days, in some instances. We dealing with the EU here, something like that might even take months. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-12-05 12:52 |
#2 Fishing trip gone bad, I'll bet... Quoting James Bond after wrecking Q's "Fishing boat "What on earth is he fishing for"? An aide replied, "I'll give you a hint, he lives in Inverness". Bond (Grinning and Chuckling) "Nessie?" |
Posted by: Rednek Jim 2008-12-05 12:43 |
#1 Good to see western dhimmis paying for the Somali pirates' benevolence society. Probably had hot cocoa and a koran waiting for them. |
Posted by: ed 2008-12-05 11:58 |