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2008-12-19 Africa Horn

Somalia pirates attack Chinese ship with bullets & RPGs--Crew fights back with molotov cocktails

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-12-19 14:55|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 they sure did have alot of liquor on that ship

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-19 15:26|| 2008-12-19 15:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting lead off photo at the link, reminds me of the NBA uniforms.

Good on the crew for not rolling over. Too bad the 'buzzing helicopters' didn't sink the boats the bad guys used, they would have had to make a real choice then.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-12-19 15:33|| 2008-12-19 15:33|| Front Page Top

#3 "Fire for effect!"

Posted by gorb 2008-12-19 15:53|| 2008-12-19 15:53|| Front Page Top

Notice how empty this container ship is. Business must be bad.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-12-19 15:56|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-12-19 15:56|| Front Page Top

#5 one can use slings (www.slinging.org) to deliver bottles for over 100 meters away.

Of course, practice is needed for satisfactory accuracy, but practice makes perfect.

Posted by Gloluting Darling of the Heathen Rus4265 2008-12-19 16:27|| 2008-12-19 16:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Gasoline inter-coaster?

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-19 18:11|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-12-19 18:11|| Front Page Top

#7 i be damened if you would get me on that boat

Posted by rabid whitetail 2008-12-19 18:28|| 2008-12-19 18:28|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm just happy people are starting to fight back.

It is cultural suicide not to.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-12-19 19:32|| 2008-12-19 19:32|| Front Page Top

#9 WORLD MIL FORUM [GOOGLE Chinglish translation] > SOMALI AMBASSADOR: SOAMLIA WOULD LOVE IT IFF FRIEND CHINA CAN SEND LARGE 100 SHIP-FLEET, ARMY FORCES TO FIGHT PIRACY, which is prob why WMF repors the USA is "WORRIED" about the size and intent of China's potential mil contribution agz Somali = Regional Piracy.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-19 20:35|| 2008-12-19 20:35|| Front Page Top

#10 OTOH, REDDIT > seems a SOMALI PIRATE BAD-BOY was having serious troubles getting the local Babes to notice him until after he became a Pirate - now a lady friend(s) seeming can't keep her hands off of him.

And yet JACK SPARROW struck out ...

SOMALI PIRATE SEX > D *** NG IT, THEY WERE MARRIED ONLY AFTER HE BECAME A PIRATE = $$$, BUT HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-19 20:42|| 2008-12-19 20:42|| Front Page Top

#11 Happy Hour!

Posted by Unomomble Borgia3031 2008-12-19 21:59|| 2008-12-19 21:59|| Front Page Top

#12 ION CHINA > CHINESE MIL FORUM > THE "THIRD KOREA" YANBIAN [Yanbian Autonomous Perfecture] IS BEING INCREASINGLY SINICIZED [no longer seeing themselves as Koreans per se].

ALso, WORLD MIL FORUM > US REPORT:JAPAN QUIETLY SEEKS GREATER NATIONAL INFLUENCE, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CHINA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-19 22:13|| 2008-12-19 22:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Gasoline inter-coaster?

Looks like a heavy-lift transport ship. The type used to transport oil rigs, yatchs, etc.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-19 22:39|| 2008-12-19 22:39|| Front Page Top

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