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| Africa Horn |
| Pirates seize Philippines ship near Somalia |
| 2008-11-11 |
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A maritime official says pirates have hijacked a Philippines chemical tanker with 23 crew members near Somalia. Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau says the ship was heading to Asia when it was seized Monday in the Gulf of Aden by pirates armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. This brought the number of attacks this year in the African waters to 83, with 33 ships hijacked. Choong says 12 remain in the hands of pirates along with more than 200 crew members. The attack comes despite increased international cooperation to crack down on pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Looks like the plan neeeds work... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 OP, arclight is soooooo last war. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-11-11 18:15 |
| #2 Drink up, .5MT... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-11-11 18:13 |
| #1 The "plan" needs an ARCLIGHT strike down through the center of one of the major pirate ports, with word that a second one will follow the first if all crewmembers aren't released and all piracy stopped. Unfortunately, that will never happen under an OBambi administration, and Bush is just plain tired out. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-11-11 15:29 |