Pirates seize ship carrying tanks, ammo


World | 208024 hits | Sep 26 3:48 pm | Posted by: canuckns
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  1. by avatar Bacardi4206
    Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:09 pm
    That's a good loot for pirates if they ever saw one. Either to be used, or sold. Either way, very good loot. I am suprised though with all that fire-power the ship diddn't have better security. Like a Military vessle beside it or security personel heavily armed on the boat.

  2. by ridenrain
    Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:40 pm
    And the Russian Navy's commander, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky, told Interfax that Russia plans to send combat ships to the Somali coast to fight piracy.

    "We have such plans for the near future," he said. "However, Russian ships will not be involved in any international operations. They will do this job on their own."


    Dosen't that sound ominous. :mrgreen:

    Latest news is their going to pay a visit with this one:

  3. by avatar xerxes
    Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:42 pm
    In this case, I don't think too many people will care.

  4. by avatar canuckns
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:32 am
    "xerxes" said
    In this case, I don't think too many people will care.


    How could people not care. These pirates just got thier hands on some decent Russian armour and artillery. Depending on what Somali<sp> faction they work for this could seriously tip the balance of power.

  5. by avatar herbie
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:46 am
    My $10 says 90% of the "pirates" were in blackface, they were all hired from a post office box Johannesburgh and the tanks and ammo end up guarding some mining operation in the Congo.

  6. by avatar Scape
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:30 pm
    US destroyer watching hijacked ship off Somalia

    USS Howard

  7. by avatar xerxes
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:42 pm
    "canuckns" said
    In this case, I don't think too many people will care.


    How could people not care. These pirates just got thier hands on some decent Russian armour and artillery. Depending on what Somali<sp> faction they work for this could seriously tip the balance of power.

    I phrased that wrong. I meant nobody would care if the Russians went and sent the pirates down to Davy Jones' Locker where they belong.

  8. by roger-roger
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:54 pm
    It would sure send a message to the other pirates.

  9. by avatar xerxes
    Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:01 pm
    It sure would. Pour encourgez les atures indeed.



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