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2009-10-08 Africa Horn

Somali pirate error ends with 5 in French brig

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 Ever consider ship identification flash cards? Just remember, not every ship with a cool mast is the Yamato.

Posted by ed 2009-10-08 01:03|| 2009-10-08 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 the bigger error is five too many live captives

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-08 09:18|| 2009-10-08 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 "I fear we have awakened a sleeping Frog and filled him with a terrible annoyance"
-- Mohamed Yamamoto Siad

Posted by SteveS 2009-10-08 09:48|| 2009-10-08 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 That frog tub got any yardarms?

Posted by mojo 2009-10-08 10:49|| 2009-10-08 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Betcha it's surrounded by overboards.

Posted by Fred 2009-10-08 11:54|| 2009-10-08 11:54|| Front Page Top

#6 And what if, knowing that they wouldn't be killed, they knew the ship was a Navy refueler?

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-10-08 17:32|| 2009-10-08 17:32|| Front Page Top

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