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2007-10-30 Africa Horn
Crew of North Korean Pirated Vessel Regains Control
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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2007-10-30 13:59|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 Good for them! Can't have cement falling into the wrong hands!
Posted by Darrell 2007-10-30 14:32||   2007-10-30 14:32|| Front Page Top

#2 You're welcome.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2007-10-30 14:34||   2007-10-30 14:34|| Front Page Top

#3 A two day war on a cargo ship off Africa. It must have been intense.

I wonder what a North Korean merchant ship is like. I imagine they must be staffed with some pretty tough guys.
Posted by Penguin 2007-10-30 14:46||   2007-10-30 14:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The pirates remain aboard the Dai Hong Dan.

60 nm from Mog? Toss em overboard and tell 'em to start swimming.
Posted by tu3031 2007-10-30 15:01||   2007-10-30 15:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Mebbe the Burke could spare a couple sharks...
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2007-10-30 15:03||   2007-10-30 15:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Note for piratical types: if you ain't got the engine room, you ain't got shit.
Posted by mojo">mojo  2007-10-30 15:12||   2007-10-30 15:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Arrr...secure the helm, ye swabs...arrr
Posted by A scoundrel 2007-10-30 15:26||   2007-10-30 15:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Penguin, I think they'd have to be tough to pull those big oars to move that ship all the way across the Indian Ocean.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2007-10-30 17:22||   2007-10-30 17:22|| Front Page Top

#9 The crew said the pirates had been in control of the bridge...

Get off my bridge!
Posted by Capt. Picard 2007-10-30 19:18||   2007-10-30 19:18|| Front Page Top

#10 provided medical assistance and other support as needed to the crew of the Korean vessel.

Anybody else think our Navy decided to have a little gunfight on the request of the Norks? I can't imagine who won that...
Posted by Charles 2007-10-30 20:42||   2007-10-30 20:42|| Front Page Top

#11 REDDIT > DECLINE IN PIRACY LEAD TO GLOBAL WARMING, aka BULLWINKLE > US NAVY THREATENS TO GO BACK TO COAL-AND-SAIL; ergo NOSI.org's > AIR FORCE: THE US NAVY WANTS SEVEN [new] CARRIERS.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-30 22:03||   2007-10-30 22:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Good size EarthQuake SF
Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg  2007-10-30 22:52||   2007-10-30 22:52|| Front Page Top

#13 SF Bay Area Could be South of here... still rumbling a bit!
Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg  2007-10-30 22:53||   2007-10-30 22:53|| Front Page Top

#14 aaaa... I fell asleep and waz awaken by the 'Quake.

heh thought it wazx much bigger 'due to Nap Interuptuss LOL!

5.6 is a jr. peanut LOL, hardly worth reporting!

/so solly
Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg  2007-10-30 23:03||   2007-10-30 23:03|| Front Page Top

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