How smart are Somali Pirates???

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by ericr

You know, I'd completely forgotten about that law. Another law designed to keep those pirates from being armed on the open ocean, yeah, it works.

See right to keep and bear arms thread!

If guns are illegal then only the (criminals) pirates will have guns.

[Papa_Complex]

Maybe they're smarter than we give them credit for. A quadrillion cubic foot party boat and enough crude to crack, and keep it afloat for a century?

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Maybe they're smarter than we give them credit for. A quadrillion cubic foot party boat and enough crude to crack, and keep it afloat for a century?

Waterworld sequel!!!!! Where is Costner when you need him?

[Amorok]

Fuck it, ericr, apoc, and anyone else, you're all in. Hell, bring ducati along, I need someone to talk to the cops.

[Dragonpaco]

cops? in a country that hasn't had a government since 1992?

[VFR Rider]

Originally Posted by Sig

so now what do they do with the oil?

This has been going on for several years and a large number of boats have been taken. Typically what they do is hold the crew and boat hostage, demanding that the country and company who owns the boat, its crew and cargo pay a ransom to get it all back.

To date, many have paid to get their ships and crew back.

[unknownroad]

I'm surprised that the owners of these ships aren't hiring mercenaries to take them back... You can't exactly hide a supertanker behind the bushes in a cove somewhere. Seems like it would be much more satisfying than paying ransom, even if it costs more (particularly for folks like the Saudis).

Of course, I'm even more surprised that the Russians still haven't taken that damned freighter... gotta say one thing for a totalitarian regime, they knew how to get shit done

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by unknownroad

I'm surprised that the owners of these ships aren't hiring mercenaries to take them back... You can't exactly hide a supertanker behind the bushes in a cove somewhere. Seems like it would be much more satisfying than paying ransom, even if it costs more (particularly for folks like the Saudis).

Of course, I'm even more surprised that the Russians still haven't taken that damned freighter... gotta say one thing for a totalitarian regime, they knew how to get shit done

You type that like they don't. Our media doesn't get all the juicy tidbits...

[EpyonXero]

If I lived in Somalia Id probably be a pirate too.

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by unknownroad

I'm surprised that the owners of these ships aren't hiring mercenaries to take them back... You can't exactly hide a supertanker behind the bushes in a cove somewhere. Seems like it would be much more satisfying than paying ransom, even if it costs more (particularly for folks like the Saudis).

there's a show on HDnet called Shadow warriors, it's about a group of mercs who are paid by liberia on arrest of pirates and illegal fishing operations off its coast.

some guy names clovis clauson leads the ops.