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2004-04-04 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-04 12:13:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yarrrrr! Y'know, to a grunt, fighting no-shit pirates sounds like a hoot! Sic 'em, SH / Ship!

Posted by .com 2004-04-04 12:48:17 AM|| 2004-04-04 12:48:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The biggie out of this would be the intel and SOP coordination. Nearly all the nations on the Straits have assets that, coordinated, would make a serious dent in piracy. Might also come in handy with the Chinese in a few years as well...

Posted by Pappy 2004-04-04 1:37:43 AM|| 2004-04-04 1:37:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I think they have specific intelligence about ship hijackings that has nothing to do with common or garden piracy, which are just muggings or carjackings at sea.

Posted by Phil B 2004-04-04 4:13:47 AM|| 2004-04-04 4:13:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Yar! Hang 'em from the yardarm! Keelhaul the lubbers! Yez can walk the plank, Mr. Pirate, or yez can be tossed over the rail! 'Tis your own choice!

Posted by Fred 2004-04-04 12:11:59 PM|| 2004-04-04 12:11:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred---You are on step today with your pirate comments! The only thing I can add is to pour a little morton salt on the whiplashes for theatrical effect.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-04-04 3:06:44 PM|| 2004-04-04 3:06:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I think they have specific intelligence about ship hijackings that has nothing to do with common or garden piracy, which are just muggings or carjackings at sea.

It's quite possible that this is related to a threat. Hijackings actually went down last year, and as far as I know, there's been only one this year (a tug and barge in Indonesian waters).

However, there have been an increase in the number of attacks using multiple boats. That might be related to a threat.

Posted by Pappy 2004-04-04 4:33:53 PM|| 2004-04-04 4:33:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Time to park a Keyhole over the straits...

Posted by .com 2004-04-04 4:44:02 PM|| 2004-04-04 4:44:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The ghost of Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon is smiling this night.
It was the Marines - ably backed up by the infant USN - that put paid to pirates who threatened us 199 years ago. I have no doubt they'll do it once again.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-04-04 7:02:03 PM|| 2004-04-04 7:02:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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