Article

2010-10-25 Africa Horn

Sea pirates seize two ships off Kenyan coast

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2010-10-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 The tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas

I have a vision of something really bad happening.

Posted by Skunky Glins**** 2010-10-25 16:05|| 2010-10-25 16:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Is any vessel in these waters ever flagged, chartered, and staffed by one nation only?

Posted by American Delight 2010-10-25 18:57|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2010-10-25 18:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, if that thing ever goes up, that'll be the end of Pirate City...

Posted by tu3031 2010-10-25 21:48|| 2010-10-25 21:48|| Front Page Top

#4 hmmmmm Operation Lemony "Big F*cking Explosion" Snickets?

Posted by Frank G 2010-10-25 22:09|| 2010-10-25 22:09|| Front Page Top

#5 It does not even need to explode - just develop a bad pressure leak and a cloud of LNG mist. Most things react poorly to a couple of hundred degrees below 0.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-10-25 22:55|| 2010-10-25 22:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Shieldwolf: you may want to look up "Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion" in wikipedia.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-10-25 23:15|| 2010-10-25 23:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Most things react poorly to a couple of hundred degrees below 0.

Like the ocean?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-25 23:54|| 2010-10-25 23:54|| Front Page Top

00:24 JosephMendiola
23:58 trailing wife
23:57 trailing wife
23:54 trailing wife
23:53 JosephMendiola
23:52 Pappy
23:46 Rex Mundi
23:44 JosephMendiola
23:37 JosephMendiola
23:20 USN,Ret
23:15 Thing From Snowy Mountain
22:55 Shieldwolf
22:39 Scooter McGruder
22:20 tu3031
22:13 tu3031
22:09 Frank G
22:07 Frank G
21:59 tu3031
21:55 tu3031
21:55 Shieldwolf
21:52 tu3031
21:51 tu3031
21:48 tu3031
21:47 whitecollar redneck