Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker

[ak_powder_monkey]

huh

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...CPCWQD94GVT300

[Laxsnowskisquatch]

Who the fuck says Anarchy doesn't work? This is were I'm moving http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyl

Anyone see the story about the yacht filled with 400 Million dollars of cocaine that was seized?

[BigDaddy]

So does this mean the price of gas and coke are going up?

[birdman829]

YARRRRRR!!!



Avast ye scurvy curs!

[JongH8er]

huh

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...CPCWQD94GVT300

What, no comment? Like I need you to post links to the news that are everywhere. Either put-up, or shut-up.

[Flaskman]

I thought it was pretty amazing that they were 450 miles out to sea when they got boarded. That pretty much shoots down my theory of "going around the pirate zone"...whatever that is.

450 miles out...you would think you were safe out there. They musta been working from a mothership. I think it's time to get downright violent with any boat that approaches in that area. I wonder which is cheaper, paying ranson or paying really heavily armed guards? In the long run, I think the guards would be cheaper.

oh and yeah, I read that this morning.

[ImSearchingforPowder]

Those damn Kenyans. They win races, scam people over ebay and craiglist, and now they are pirates!! What else are they doing, making nuclear bombs?

[iceman]

What's gonna be funny is when the big corps decide to take these jokers seriously. So far it's been cheaper for them to ignore the shit and pay up and move on, but once the economics swing the other way these turds are going to get blown the fuck up.

And if you don't think dead Somalis flying though the air is funny, I'm sorry, but you don't have a sense of humor.

[Benny Profane]

My first reaction was probably like everyone else's, like, wow, a fucking tanker. But, it's actually kinda easy. Those things are like a half mile long, and all they had to do was get on one end and throw ropes up 30 feet, without anybody seeing them. (at night)

But, I still don't get it. A smallish defensive crew on lookout with minimal weaponry could probably keep these scumbags away for a long time.

[ImSearchingforPowder]

There is a cool show on History Channel (it may be A&E or Discovery or TruTV, I forgot). There is a group of former US agents and the go check all of the boats off the coast of Africa. Its a cool show if you can find it.

[iceman]

But, I still don't get it. A smallish defensive crew on lookout with minimal weaponry could probably keep these scumbags away for a long time.

They're easily defeated if you want to spend some money, it's just been a cost/benefit analysis equation to date.

It appears that these guys killed the goose that laid the golden egg. You don't steal shit that big and expect to get away with it, get serious.

[13]

My first reaction was probably like everyone else's, like, wow, a fucking tanker. But, it's actually kinda easy. Those things are like a half mile long, and all they had to do was get on one end and throw ropes up 30 feet, without anybody seeing them. (at night)

But, I still don't get it. A smallish defensive crew on lookout with minimal weaponry could probably keep these scumbags away for a long time.

Yawn. If the Saudis give the U.S. a green light to retake the ship, any SEAL team would be up to the task.

[Ccard257]

There is a cool show on History Channel (it may be A&E or Discovery or TruTV, I forgot). There is a group of former US agents and the go check all of the boats off the coast of Africa. Its a cool show if you can find it.

I saw that the other day (it is on history). Pretty crazy shit. They are trying to catch boats fishing illegally off the coast of Liberia to collect reward money. Problem is, they can't be armed according to a UN mandate (which I can't believe they are following) so they are taking these boats with only their massive testicles. They said that Brad Pitt's character in Blood Diamonds is loosely based on the head honcho of this group.

[pointedem]

two words: Remote override.

Like on-star, but for billion-dollar ships.

What's fucked is if they took the ship with the sole purpose of grounding it. cuz really... where do you go with a supertanker full of crude?

" hey! Want to buy some oil? 10 cents on the dollar!"

[orange]

I'm going to be a pirate.

They hijack a tanker, and within an hour they drive price/bbl up 3 dollars. The value of the ship was raised 6 million dollars, just by stealing it.

Pirating off the coast of Somalia or south Pacific waters is supposedly really easy. The Naval enforcement is non-existent, and ships aren't allowed to arm themselves or at least discharge their weapons. You basically need a boat, three dudes, some grappling hooks, and balls. You can catch the boat on her blindsides, and since your craft is so small, you can roll in undetected on radar - you're basially ghost pirates.

P.S. keep your eye on Discovery's or History's day time line-up and TiVO the hour long special they did on modern day pirating. Was awesome.

[bio-smear]

Word is they just hijacked a refinery in Algiers. I love it when a plan comes together.

[orange]

It appears that these guys killed the goose that laid the golden egg. You don't steal shit that big and expect to get away with it, get serious.

They already do. According to some shipment tracking company, there is a significant amount tanker-sized ships off the coast of Somalia that were hijacked and stolen. The shipping companies choose to not admit / claim the ships stolen and usually just say they're under "major repairs overseas."

I wish I could give you more than "some shipment tracking company" but it was from that Discovery thing I mentioned above and can't remember exact details.

Long story short pirates are stealing bigger and bigger ships and walking away clean. You are right though, this is the first supertanker - so this might be "crossing the line."

[orange]

Word is they just hijacked a refinery in Algiers. I love it when a plan comes together.

For real?!

article on it:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5172770.ece

[ak_powder_monkey]

I wonder how much ransom money they could get by threatening to blow a chunk out of it releasing oil into somewhere that doesn't need oil... Probably more that exxon was fined...

[khakis]

This is a good example of why it's a good thing I'm not emperor/king/dictator. Those fools would be sitting on "their" ship wondering why there were a bunch of boats rolling out oil spill containment buoys, and all of a sudden Eyl would have to be edited off the maps.

Oil companies use Blackwater for lots of security duties, wonder why they're not protecting ships?

[alias]

Saw an interview of a captain that had been captured by pirates - then released after ransom paid.

Stated that they have RPG's and that they could blow a hole in the boat and sink it anytime if they decided it was worth a fight.

So - you either get captured or they sink you according to this one captain.

(of course I would say the same thing if I already let the thieving bastards take me)

[iscariot]

I saw that the other day (it is on history). Pretty crazy shit. They are trying to catch boats fishing illegally off the coast of Liberia to collect reward money. Problem is, they can't be armed according to a UN mandate (which I can't believe they are following) so they are taking these boats with only their massive testicles. They said that Brad Pitt's character in Blood Diamonds is loosely based on the head honcho of this group.

I'm going to HIJACK the thread...

It was Leonardo DiCaprio not Brad Pitt in Blood Diamond.

[alias]

I'm going to HIJACK the thread...

It was Leonardo DiCaprio not Brad Pitt in Blood Diamond.

People who know what movies Leonardo vs Pitt were in have NO BUSINESS in a pirate thread.

[Ccard257]

I'm going to HIJACK the thread...

It was Leonardo DiCaprio not Brad Pitt in Blood Diamond.

Know how I know you're gay?

[gretch6364]

People who know what movies Leonardo vs Pitt were in have NO BUSINESS in a pirate thread.

Maybe if it was a butt pirate thread...