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Amnesia10
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_________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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MrStevenRogers
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good
shame he survived ...
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm
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Should have made him walk the plank....a very long way from land.
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Amnesia10
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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. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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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
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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No, they were released in November after a ransom was paid. More here.
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koli
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:12 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 
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Amnesia10
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That seems appropriate.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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AlunD
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Hijacked Americans 'killed by captors' off SomaliaMore from the BBC here.
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Spreadie
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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?
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Paul1965
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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.
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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Pretty far out into the international shipping lanes I'd have thought, otherwise what's the point? Jon
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ShockWaffle
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At least as far as the Seychelles.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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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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