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2008-11-28 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-28 09:13|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 I read this article just before rushing here to post it.

Correction to RB headline:

"British Crew RUN AWAY from Pirate Hijack"

Posted by logi_cal 2008-11-28 10:44|| 2008-11-28 10:44|| Front Page Top

Would you run away from this Pirate knowing he had been at sea a long time? He seems like a stand up kind of guy. Maybe the tights were too much for the security guards.

As he chased them off the ship you could hear the Benny Hill theme.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-28 10:57|| 2008-11-28 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 That is too wrong for words. You are a bad, bad man, GB.

Posted by Mike N. 2008-11-28 11:31|| 2008-11-28 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 "British Crew RUN AWAY from Pirate Hijack"

...'Cos the sensible thing to do is let yourself get taken hostage and their either a) cost someone a lot of money to release you or b) have someone else risk their life rescuing you. Dumbass.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-11-28 12:14|| 2008-11-28 12:14|| Front Page Top

#5 GB, I could go on the Perez Hilton web site if I wanted to look at that type of material.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2008-11-28 13:22|| 2008-11-28 13:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Was he cold?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-28 13:41|| 2008-11-28 13:41|| Front Page Top

#7 "What no doubloons, an entire ships hold full of Cialis?" Argggg, throw it overboard!"

Certainly explains the scowl.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-28 13:46|| 2008-11-28 13:46|| Front Page Top

#8 These were SECURITY guards? Not Blackwater, I would guess. Were they unarmed? Why were they even there if it was not to defend the ship against pirates? They should know the layout of the ship far better than the pirates - and the pirates had to be quite exposed approaching and boarding; two good shooters with a good rifles & sights and good sight lines ought to be able to take out a big chunk of (if not all of) a boarding party of pirates. Or am I missing something?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-11-28 15:16|| 2008-11-28 15:16|| Front Page Top

#9 You don't jump overboard from a ship at sea without being pretty sure you will get rescued. They must have been in view of the German helicopter, which means the Germans watched the hijacking and did nothing.

Nicely illustrates how pointless the 'armada' of ships on anti-piracy patrol is.

Posted by phil_b 2008-11-28 16:49|| 2008-11-28 16:49|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, Bulldog, you POS, name me one scenario in the past 10 years were the British demonstrated something other than:
Getting caught with their pants down & captured by Iran.
Getting their asses kicked in Basra and turning tail & pulling out.
Having no balls to give their troops decent ROE in Afghanistan.

If they jumped ship and didn't even get off a shot, they RAN AWAY.

Did I hit a sore spot, dumbass?

Posted by logi_cal 2008-11-28 22:57|| 2008-11-28 22:57|| Front Page Top

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