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Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:32 pm ] | |||||||||
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12486129
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Author: | MrStevenRogers [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:24 am ] |
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good shame he survived ... |
Author: | Paul1965 [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:53 am ] |
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Should have made him walk the plank....a very long way from land. |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:54 am ] | |||||||||
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If they had a policy of killing all pirates then the pirates would probably take hostages and be even more ruthless. |
Author: | jonbwfc [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:57 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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They do anyway. What about that Brit pensioner couple who had a sailboat that got captured by pirates in that area? Aren't they still being held to ransom? In many cases when vessels have been boarded the crew have effectively locked themselves away from the pirates which has saved their lives. In other cases crew have been killed. The pirates don't give a crap either way. Jon |
Author: | Paul1965 [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:14 am ] | |||||||||
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No, they were released in November after a ransom was paid. More here. |
Author: | koli [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:44 pm ] |
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Do you remember what the russian navy did with pirates they captured? They released them in the middle of the ocean in their small pirate vessel* *vessel had bullet holes in it and it dissapeared of the radar after few minutes ![]() |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:24 pm ] | |||||||||
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That seems appropriate. ![]() |
Author: | AlunD [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:45 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gets my vote |
Author: | Paul1965 [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:22 pm ] | |||||||||
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Hijacked Americans 'killed by captors' off Somalia
More from the BBC here. |
Author: | Spreadie [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:49 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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While sad, the question must be asked - wtf were they doing sailing anywhere remotely within reach of the Somali coastline? How far out are these pirates venturing? |
Author: | Paul1965 [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:57 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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I'm sure I read somewhere that they (the couple who owned the boat) were spending a few years touring the world and spreading the word of the Lord by handing out Bibles. Found it:
More on the BBC here. |
Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:59 pm ] | |||||||||
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Pretty far out into the international shipping lanes I'd have thought, otherwise what's the point? Jon |
Author: | ShockWaffle [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:23 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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At least as far as the Seychelles. |
Author: | l3v1ck [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:28 pm ] | |||||||||
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I nominate them for a Darwin award. Yes, the pritaes did the shooting, but a previous news report said that they knew it was dangerous, but they decided to sail there anyway (to distribute bibles apparently). |
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