Mission Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 drop anchor How long before they start sticking gun emplacements on these things, or giving them armed escorts? That's a pretty damn big thing to steal, I can't see the yanks letting 200M barrels disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 How The Daily Mash sees it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 drop anchor How long before they start sticking gun emplacements on these things, or giving them armed escorts? That's a pretty damn big thing to steal, I can't see the yanks letting 200M barrels disappear. Armed escorts would be expensive to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxville Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I was expecting to see the Jolly Roger, since there pirates. What shit pirates they are, whats the world coming to when pirates dont use tall ships any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I was expecting to see the Jolly Roger, since there pirates. What shit pirates they are, whats the world coming to when pirates dont use tall ships any more. That would be brilliant. The captain of some tanker seeing to port this massive hulk bearing down on it. Hahaha Though I do think these sailors should be armed if their lives are at risk from these pirates. And I certainly hope their pay has increased as this piracy is becoming more common. Though as far as I am aware piracy in the East Indies is on the increase as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 NEWS FLASH! The entire population of an island in the Irish Sea is being held to ransom by a group of Ozzy pirates. The pirates are refusing to release any of the hostages until they pay them massive ransoms to be released on the adjacent island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 drop anchor How long before they start sticking gun emplacements on these things, or giving them armed escorts? That's a pretty damn big thing to steal, I can't see the yanks letting 200M barrels disappear. Armed escorts would be expensive to run. But cheap compared to losing 50 million dollars. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Another one today, cargo ship from Hong Kong off the other coast of Somalia. They interviewed a captain on the news tonight who had been hijacked in the past. He was firmly of the opinion that they shouldn't be armed as they're not trained soldiers and that the pirates would simply raise their game accordingly. They were saying that there were 14 ships (iirc) now held by these pirates off the coast of Somalia, including one that was carrying a cargo of tanks! That's got to be a serious amount of money tied up and in all likleyhood, more will follow. There's got to be a solution to this, although I can't immediately think of one. Rising insurance costs alone must be hurting shipping companies/importers. WWII style convoys maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germann Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 They're probably insured which means that the cost of the ransom is passed on to you and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 It made headline news all around the world because it was an oil tanker, now theres a surprise eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Send in Q ships with concealed weapons and Naval personal. Both the RN and Germany operated these during WW1 &2. Blockade the ports. Modern international law is far in favour of these pirates now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 WWII style convoys maybe? And who would provide the escorts and for how long are they to operate? But cheap compared to losing 50 million dollars. True but the targets have not all been high value economic targets, as far as I am aware. And how long would escorts be needed for? Patrolling would be a wiser option under a joint international force. WWII style convoys maybe? These are small boats with machine boats aren't they? Not packs of submarines. Besides the danger isn't great enough to warrant convoy, it would be impractical and cause disruption in in the supply of goods. Send in Q ships with concealed weapons and Naval personal. Both the RN and Germany operated these during WW1 &2. Blockade the ports. This is not a long term solution and I think such a solution is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Piracy in that area is not new. This one has hit the headlines because of its size and the 'newsworthy' cargo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Piracy in that area is not new. This one has hit the headlines because of its size and the 'newsworthy' cargo. Are there currently any naval patrols in the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaipyr Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 NEWS FLASH! The entire population of an island in the Irish Sea is being held to ransom by a group of Ozzy pirates. The pirates are refusing to release any of the hostages until they pay them massive ransoms to be released on the adjacent island. Which adjacent island - there are 2 you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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