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2008-12-05 Down Under

Cruise company covering up pirate attack on MV Athena in Gulf of Aden - passenger

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Posted by Oztralian 2008-12-05 01:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1
Ahoy, strike your sails and prepare to be boarded.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-05 03:38|| 2008-12-05 03:38|| Front Page Top

#2 A spokeswoman for the company said the boats turned out to be fishing vessels whose crew were "very friendly''

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-05 04:17|| 2008-12-05 04:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Ay, my timber's shivered!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-12-05 08:29|| 2008-12-05 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 So friendly it took water cannons to drive them off.

Rriiighht.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-12-05 09:37|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-05 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Hate to say it but it might have been best if the Athena had been taken by the pirates.

Why?

Because the SAS would get it back, and wouldn't that be a lesson to all ...

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-05 09:46|| 2008-12-05 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 >"...said passengers who informed relatives back home of the attack had been given "a real dressing down'' by the ship's crew."

Yeah that'll really do a lot for customers to return to your scurvvy vessel. Ever hear of word of mouth advertising dickweed? Who do you think pays your salary dipshit?

this ranks right up there with Israel opening the gates to allow fuel into Paleo-land and then wondering why they got shot at, again.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-12-05 14:37|| 2008-12-05 14:37|| Front Page Top

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