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28 October 2009, 12:13 AM

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heres a thought for the poor people kidnapped by pirates

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Somalia/

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28 October 2009, 01:12 AM

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Someone did a live version of Kenya. I wonder if they will do a live version of this one?

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28 October 2009, 10:28 AM

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Not a joking matter by any means.

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28 October 2009, 10:40 AM

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Why has there been no hard military action against these pirates?

They have netted over $200 million in ransoms since 2008!

Amazing pictures here : Pirates of Somalia - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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28 October 2009, 10:50 AM

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Can't get that song out of my head now.

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28 October 2009, 10:56 AM

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You would have thought that anybody with even a little tiny bit of common sense would have stayed away from this area. It is not like this is the first time this has happened and now, chances are, other people will have to risk their lives to save them.

Fools!

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28 October 2009, 10:59 AM

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why would you travel thru waters known to be rife with pirates on a personally owned yacht?

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28 October 2009, 11:05 AM

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I doubt theyll come to much harm - unless theyre loaded

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28 October 2009, 11:24 AM

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Quote:

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why would you travel thru waters known to be rife with pirates on a personally owned yacht?

They were a long way out.

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28 October 2009, 11:31 AM

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Quote:

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They were a long way out - in waters known to be frequented by somalian pirate gangs.

Edited for accuracy

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28 October 2009, 11:41 AM

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Weebl for EU president!

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28 October 2009, 11:48 AM

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I cannot understand why someone would go thru pirate filled waters. Its a bit like going for a walk into the lions den of your local Zoo.

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28 October 2009, 12:17 PM

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Quote:

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why would you travel thru waters known to be rife with pirates on a personally owned yacht?

Because you're a ****?

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28 October 2009, 12:32 PM

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800 miles out - basically in the Seychelles, whereas the recommended commercial limit is 200 miles out. Bit harsh on them.

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28 October 2009, 12:41 PM

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Quote:

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800 miles out - basically in the Seychelles, whereas the recommended commercial limit is 200 miles out. Bit harsh on them.

Seychelles-eNews - French marines fire at alleged Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

and it is not like this has happend recently to other craft off of the Seychelles - DOH!

The incident first was said to have taken place 195 nautical miles (350 kilometres) north of the Seychelles and AFP reported that there were no casualties on the French side.
It, however, can not be ruled out that the 195nm "positioning" was conveniently chosen, because is would be inside the 200nm EEZ of the Seychelles, where a Somali-flagged vessel not necessarily would have a permission to fish or to carry arms.
EU NAVFOR HQ refused to provide an exact position of the incident.
The latest attack on FV Drennec, fishing in tandem with FV Glenan, took place some 20 nautical miles (36 kilometres) from the place where pirates last week attacked a cargo vessel, a source told AFP.

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