Somali pirates - wtf?

Jigsaw · 10-04-2009 04:35PM #1

What the f*ck is going on here? A shower of malnourished Somali gimps with rusty machine guns. How can they manage to hijack these ships? Why can they not be shot as they approach the ships? How do they manage to get on board? SHOOT THEM IN THE HEAD FFS.

And now ludicrous images of a ****ty boat with a few Somalis and that American captain with a HUGE American warship in the background. These Somalis have some balls but it is ridiculous that it should get this far. Simply have a member of the US military on each ship and shoot approaching pirates. Really quite simple. What is Somalia going to do? Declare war on USA?

biko · 10-04-2009 04:36PM

5 ships hijacked the last week. Quite good for a gang of pirates.

Jigsaw · 10-04-2009 04:39PM

Magnus wrote: »

5 ships hijacked the last week. Quite good for a gang of pirates.

Yeah exactly!! How is this possible??

Peteee · 10-04-2009 04:40PM

Jigsaw wrote: »

What is Somalia going to do? Declare war on USA?

They gave the US a good run for their money in 1993.

Ardscoil Ris · 10-04-2009 04:42PM

Do you guys ever watch those Concern ads on TV? Is it just me or do they just make you hungry?

My name is URL · 10-04-2009 04:43PM

Jigsaw wrote: »

Yeah exactly!! How is this possible??

I think it's all a big insurance racket

Dave! · 10-04-2009 04:47PM

YARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

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Woger · 10-04-2009 04:51PM

Jigsaw wrote: »

Yeah exactly!! How is this possible??

Somalia is a basket case full of armed groups, these pirates are armed to the teeth with rocket launchers and have small manouverable speed boats. The ships they hijack are bigger so they are not as manouverable plus the fact the hijackers are obviously deranged so one of these gimos with a rocket launcher on a ship would make osmeone **** themselves. there was a case a while back where one of the speed boats was rammed and sumk. Proper job and hopefully after this alot more "pirates" go swimming.

Gummy Panda · 10-04-2009 04:51PM

Jigsaw wrote: »

Yeah exactly!! How is this possible??

Probably out of their face on khat. Stuff can make you a manic and unstable.

Also apparently makes you harder to fight as an enemy

Manic Moran · 10-04-2009 04:52PM

A shower of malnourished Somali gimps with rusty machine guns. How can they manage to hijack these ships?

Because rusty machineguns beat no guns at all. It's not actually unlawful for merchant crews to be armed, but the insurance companies that insure the vessels tend to require it. They work on the basis that it's better to avoid escalation, someone might get hurt. I call that 'appeasement' and believe it rarely works. Put naval personnel on the ships, and it probably invalidates their insurance if something goes wrong.

It also doesn't help that people seem to be a bit squeamish about how to deal with piracy. (The Royal Navy was issued instructions not to arrest pirates in case they violated their civil rights http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece. Since revoked, I hear). The Indian Navy has the right idea, just blow them out of the water. Unfortunately, they only have one ship in the area. French have done well as well. "OK. We'll pay the ransom.... Then we'll send in the helicopters, shoot you, and take the money back"

Personally I think the Navy should build a few Q-ships, or issue letters of marque for privateers. They come up to a container ship, the sides of a container fall away revealing a 30mm autocannon. Should do the job nicely.

In the meantime, it seems there's a 'gathering of forces' going on. A bunch of naval vessels are converging on the American captive, and the pirates have started converging as well. I think there should be a general invitation for any country who has a currently-captured ship in the area to fly their special forces teams over and at an appointed time there's a simultaneous raid. Problem solved.

NTM

Mark200 · 10-04-2009 04:53PM

Rusty Machine Guns??

They're making millions from hijacking ships and collecting ransoms and you think they're running around with rusty machine guns?

They have all sorts... I saw a picture recently of them with RPGs

Latchy · 10-04-2009 04:53PM

Easiest and much cheaper way to solve problem would be to arm the crews of these tankers .

connundrum · 10-04-2009 04:53PM

Willie 'Shoot em up' O'Dea would soon sort them pirates out.

We should hire him out for an hourly rate. Recession solved.

CPT. SURF · 10-04-2009 04:53PM

Why dont they get caught? Couple reasons

1. The coastline of Somalia is bigger than the entire east coast of the united states.

2. The area is full of small boats/canoes/rafts/whatever else floats with local fishermen, trawlers, kids, etc. etc. etc.

3. It is virtually impossible to tell who is who. They cannot open fire on innocent locals in boats.

Professey Chin · 10-04-2009 04:57PM

Didnt they try to hijack a german warship last week? :pac:

Latchy · 10-04-2009 04:58PM

CPT. SURF wrote: »

It is virtually impossible to tell who is who. They cannot open fire on innocent locals in boats.

I would imagine any local boats would stir well clear of the big fcuk of tanker to avoid swell , unless they have an other motive for being near. There is no reason for locals to approach a tanker in motor boats either.

10-04-2009 05:00PM

Latchy wrote: »

There is no reason for locals to approach a tanker in motor boats either.

what about all the hookers?

like the boats i mean..

live2thewire · 10-04-2009 05:02PM

lol starvin marvin is now a ruthless somali pirate

Latchy · 10-04-2009 05:03PM

Deleted User wrote: »

what about all the hookers?

like the boats i mean..

Ahhh , I thought they used helicoptors for that ?

CPT. SURF · 10-04-2009 05:05PM

Latchy wrote: »

I would imagine any local boats would stir well clear of the big fcuk of tanker to avoid swell , unless they have an other motive for being near. There is no reason for locals to approach a tanker in motor boats either.

Well you said it exactly right. You would imagine that. Does not mean it is the case.

Latchy · 10-04-2009 05:15PM

CPT. SURF wrote: »

Well you said it exactly right. You would imagine that. Does not mean it is the case.

Unless their is some sort of international police patrol , like the Australians have in their waters ,then only option would to warn of the approching vessels with machine guns .But if the arming of civilians on tankers is be the issue, then perhaps bodygaurds, like the ones employed after the invasion of Iraq to safegaurd workers ,need to be on board these tankers .

Poccington · 10-04-2009 05:18PM

Peteee wrote: »

They gave the US a good run for their money in 1993.

Given the circumstances, the US gave them a good hammering.

Manic Moran · 10-04-2009 05:25PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Didnt they try to hijack a german warship last week? :pac:

Supposedly pirates in the Straits of Malacca tried to board a Russian military transport once. It didn't look like a cargo vessel.

The Russians just dumped the bodies overboard.

NTM

Gavin "shels" · 10-04-2009 05:42PM

"Dog" The Bounty Hunter and Chuck Norris team-up would kill the baskets.:cool:

pablomakaveli · 10-04-2009 06:03PM

Gavin shels wrote: »

"Dog" The Bounty Hunter and Chuck Norris team-up would kill the baskets.:cool:

Or we could call in the A-team. They could use Mr.T's many gold chains to lure in the pirates into a shootout where no-one actually gets shot but the a-team win anyway.

biko · 10-04-2009 06:10PM

Incidents on this map

mike65 · 10-04-2009 07:11PM

Chess on the highs seas

The Somalis are now looking to bring a German ship they have into play so they can get the US hostage off the life-raft and bag the 2 million. The Ynnaks should get a subaqua team pronto I imagine the pirates ciould be got at under cover of darkness.

Meanwhile a French yacht has been rescued with 1 hostage killed in the firefight.

magick · 10-04-2009 07:25PM

because their being led by Jack Sparrow!

yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me!

xOxSinéadxOx · 10-04-2009 07:29PM

I'm so jealous, I want to be a pirate

Latchy · 10-04-2009 07:32PM

I want to be the guy with the machine gun /rocket launcher who shoots the pirates out of the sea .That would be fun

ScumLord · 10-04-2009 07:36PM

Make some fake treasure maps and put them on a boat, then let them hijack it. Pirates love treasure maps, it's like crack to them they'll be distracted for years.

Somali pirates - wtf?

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