Somalia's pirates

[cigar omar]

More than 90 ships have been attacked off the coast of Somalia this year.

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Pirates have seized dozens of ships from the major shipping routes near Somalia's coast in recent months.

Pirate "mother ships" travel far out to sea and launch smaller boats to attack passing vessels, sometimes using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

A Canadian sailor patrols in a helicopter off Somalia, 17 September 2008
International navies have been escorting aid deliveries
Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say they are powerless to confront the pirates, who have been growing in strength.

In Eyl, where ships are held for ransom, a flourishing local industry has developed.

Insurgents in Somalia, not known to have links to the pirates, are currently battling a combination of government troops, their Ethiopian allies and African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu and other parts of southern Somalia.

The US has an anti-terror task force based in neighbouring Djibouti and has carried out several air strikes against the Islamic insurgents, accusing them of sheltering al-Qaeda operatives.
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A Ukrainian ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia was carrying 33 tanks and other weapons, the Ukrainian defence minister has confirmed.
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Somali pirates are currently holding more than a dozen hijacked ships in Eyl, a town in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.

Senior UN officials estimate the ransoms pirates earn from hijacking ships exceed $100m (£54m) a year.
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Somali pirates have freed a Yemeni cargo ship they seized last week, officials said.
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Somali pirates seize tanker carrying oil worth $100m
Capture of huge Saudi ship hundreds of miles out to sea demonstrates that gangs have resources and audacity to disrupt one of world's busiest shipping lanes
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etc etc the shit never ends.


Hahahahahahaha I love it how they are making the news almost every day. Finally were taking back what were owed and breaking bread with the worlds elite.  :pimp: I salute you pirates.

[BigMac]

They could at least live up to the stereotype, that would be really taking the piss wouldn't it? Imagine them earning 54million pounds a year with big black beards, swords, parrots and eye patches. That would be the best.

[oLi]

Crime is for the desperate and poor

[DanTheMan]

just bring guns on the boats and blast the fucking shit out of these "pirates" if you see them

[cigar omar]

[oLi]

you can't deny they sure look gangsta

[BigMac]

lol they gone for a fonejacker / rambo image.

[cigar omar]

Lmao phone jacker is classic.   :cheers:

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

just bring guns on the boats and blast the fucking shit out of these "pirates" if you see them

i'm sure they'll hire "private security" before too long

[Adi]

just bring guns on the boats and blast the fucking shit out of these "pirates" if you see them

i'm sure they'll hire "private security" before too long

Kill all of them. Anyone that approaches a boat with a gun should be shot immediately. Rotten cunts! Who the fuck do they think they are, rolling up on huge boats with their tiny, little, midget boats.

[^_^]

nice halloween pics omar :thumbsup:

[cigar omar]

just bring guns on the boats and blast the fucking shit out of these "pirates" if you see them

i'm sure they'll hire "private security" before too long

Kill all of them. Anyone that approaches a boat with a gun should be shot immediately. Rotten cunts! Who the fuck do they think they are, rolling up on huge boats with their tiny, little, midget boats.

Think of them as coast gaurds. If you want to navigate your ships through our water, you've gotta pay the price.

No navy in the world can police the seas. Somali pirates stay living the high life.

They wed the most beautiful girls; they are building big houses; they have new cars; new guns 

The rest of the world stays loosing.  :biggrin: