UK and US forces rescue ship from Somali pirates

[JohnD]

Hurrah hurrah! Swing 'em from the yard-arm!

"British and US naval forces have rescued 23 hostages from an Italian ship hijacked by Somali pirates.

The 56,000-tonne bulk carrier Montecristo was hijacked 620 miles (1,000 miles) off Somalia on Monday, according to the owners.

The Royal Navy boarded the ship and met no resistance, before detaining 11 suspected pirates, the UK's Ministry of Defence said."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15261734

 

[joinerjohn]

What they should be doing is tracking these pirates, arresting them, then give them the option of either swimming back to shore or being shot.

 

[EngStudent]

What they should be doing is tracking these pirates, arresting them, then give them the option of either swimming back to shore or being shot.

Like this?

Ten suspected Somali pirates captured by the Russian navy last week may have perished after their release, a defence source in Moscow has told reporters.

Marines seized them during a dramatic operation to free a hijacked Russian oil tanker far from shore, killing an 11th suspect in the gun battle.

They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.

Within an hour, contact was lost with the boat's radio beacon, the defence source said.

"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8675978.stm

 

[wotan]

After being set free in the inflatable boat, they were probably used as gunnery practice.
A very befitting end.

Wotan

 

[JohnD]

slow puncture?

 

[nickso]

http://somalicruises.com/

I'm going to book.

 

[Ihavenojob]

They will end up here on benefits & a nice house ,car,TV etc at our expense,should copy the russians.

 

[ladylola]

Why do we faff about arresting pirates?
The answer to this piratacy isn't a difficult one, the navy have employed disguised ships against submarines in the past and would work against the pirates too-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

 

[cantaloup63]

One can only hope that these pirates do no have pet cats at home since it would be an infringement of both human and animal rights to keep them apart.

 

[kevplumb]

What they should be doing is tracking these pirates, arresting them, then give them the option of either swimming back to shore or being shot.

Like this?

Ten suspected Somali pirates captured by the Russian navy last week may have perished after their release, a defence source in Moscow has told reporters.

Marines seized them during a dramatic operation to free a hijacked Russian oil tanker far from shore, killing an 11th suspect in the gun battle.

They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.

Within an hour, contact was lost with the boat's radio beacon, the defence source said.

"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8675978.stm

After being set free in the inflatable boat, they were probably used as gunnery practice, a very befitting end.

Wotan

sweet

 

[Biker1959]

One can only hope that these pirates do no have pet cats at home since it would be an infringement of both human and animal rights to keep them apart.

You mean Parrots surely?