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2006-10-20 China-Japan-Koreas
U.S. tracking N. Korean ship with banned military equipment
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Posted by JAB 2006-10-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Have the USS Condi Rice plant some JDAMs on said vessel
Posted by Captain America 2006-10-20 00:50||   2006-10-20 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 MVARIETY.com > US SSN SEAWOLF quietly slips into Guam's Apra Harbor. Usual welcoming ceremonies not held. No answers to VARIETY inquiries [yet]from COMNAVMAR as to whether SEAWOLF's transit is related to the on-going NORKOR Crisis. OTHER NEWS > US deploys MLRS unit along DMZ; US ground units on heightened alert.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-10-20 01:02||   2006-10-20 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 JM,
Good news. Good reporting. If you look out tomorrow and see that SSN Seawolf has disappeared, give us a heads up. Chances are, we'll be seeing something else disappear. F**k you Kimbo.
Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-20 01:11||   2006-10-20 01:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Thank you for the update, JM. It'll be interesting to see at which port the Seawolf turns up next.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2006-10-20 01:34||   2006-10-20 01:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Shame theres no icebergs
Posted by Alex 2006-10-20 01:58||   2006-10-20 01:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually, the one vessel people should be tracking are the converted SSBNs that are now SOCOM subs. You know, the ones that can carry up to 60 SEALs and all their equipment, underwater and out of sight, in relative comfort in the converted missile bay area. Those SOCOM subs can also launch the SEALs and their equipment while at depth, and some of the SEA delivery systems are pressurized and can carry a LOT of equipment.
By the way, those subs are designated SSGN.
Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-20 02:42||   2006-10-20 02:42|| Front Page Top

#7 It may be a dry run by NorK. Nobody's that stupid. Right? :-)

I doubt anything more than a well-documented armed boarding and inspection will happen, but it would be cool to find some contraband and sink the ship!

I would think that if China is on board even halfway then even Sorry Kimmie would have to think long and hard about following up on his threat to not "negotiate" unless the US plays nice.

Any word on which direction the ship is headed, or is the US on a fishing expedition and waiting for one to do a U-turn?
Posted by gorb 2006-10-20 03:01||   2006-10-20 03:01|| Front Page Top

#8 So where's the North Korean ship that's makin' such a fuss
We gotta sink the Kim Jong-Il, the world depends on us
So pipe the crew to quarters, boys, and bring the boat around
'Cause when we find the Kim Jong-Il, we're gonna put her down
Posted by Mike 2006-10-20 07:21||   2006-10-20 07:21|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm guessing it will hit an 'iceberg' in the South China Sea.
Posted by john">john  2006-10-20 07:22||   2006-10-20 07:22|| Front Page Top

#10 LOL Mike.
Posted by lotp 2006-10-20 07:51||   2006-10-20 07:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Wonder what the rules are for prize courts these days ...
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2006-10-20 08:29||   2006-10-20 08:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Don't screw around. Sink the bastard without notice and keep going. Do the same for every other ship entering or leaving Norkville. The world's mariners will get the message damned quickly, bet on it.
Posted by mac 2006-10-20 09:53||   2006-10-20 09:53|| Front Page Top

#13 Exactly. Hit it hard and fast. Let the sucker dissapear without a trace, and don't say a word to the Norks.
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-10-20 10:10||   2006-10-20 10:10|| Front Page Top

#14 Ship? What ship?
Posted by Halliburton Disposal Division 2006-10-20 10:18||   2006-10-20 10:18|| Front Page Top

#15 "Should the ship be confirmed to be loaded with nuclear, missile or other related materials, it could be subject to the first maritime inspection under the sanctions resolution adopted unanimously Saturday by the U.N. Security Council."

Surely the inspections are meant to determine if the ship is loaded with nuclear, missile or other related materials.

I agree: Sink it without warning.
Posted by Flea 2006-10-20 10:30|| http://www.ghostofaflea.com]">[http://www.ghostofaflea.com]  2006-10-20 10:30|| Front Page Top

#16 I noticed the same language, Flea. Don't know if I need to put on my MSM decoder or my UN Resolution filter. Do we actually have to PROVE they're carrying those things before we board? If so, the UN's even more useless than I thought (and, that's darn low!)
Posted by BA 2006-10-20 11:37||   2006-10-20 11:37|| Front Page Top

#17 Where's Ship?
Posted by The Hidden Floridian ">The Hidden Floridian  2006-10-20 11:43||   2006-10-20 11:43|| Front Page Top

#18 What ship?
Posted by mojo">mojo  2006-10-20 13:01||   2006-10-20 13:01|| Front Page Top

#19 I'm hidding in a phosphate mine, bidding my time and killing bugs with my little DU hammer.
Posted by Hidden Floridian 2006-10-20 19:28|| RoachesRuS.rue]">[RoachesRuS.rue]  2006-10-20 19:28|| Front Page Top

#20 Bring her here and I will take care of her, real good, heh.
Posted by Davey Jones Locker, LLC, Archimedes Division">Davey Jones Locker, LLC, Archimedes Division  2006-10-20 19:49||   2006-10-20 19:49|| Front Page Top

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