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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    I don't know exactly where to post this...

    i guess classified as goons ang pirates hehe

    Satellite image of the hijacked tanker Sirius Star:



    the Saudi supertanker was hijacked 12 days ago.

    It is the biggest prize ever seized by Somali pirates.

    crew includes 19 pinoys

    ransom demand for the ship was $30M, then lowered to $15M.

    negotiations still ongoing.
    Last edited by uls; November 27th, 2008 at 11:26 PM.

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    #2
    Damn! I sure hope the crew are safe now and be released soon.

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    It is now a big business in Somalia. And, there are now a lot of pirates there, and a whole lot more on training.... There was this CNN Features Report where a housewife was very proud of the material gains they got from her husband, who is a pirate. She now wears expensive watch; they have TV and refrigerator. And the economy in their area is booming because of the ransom money they're getting.... It is a crime against property, but they're mighty proud of it!

    7000:diver:

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    Can't wait for foreign capital to come to your country?

    Go out to sea and get it

    hehehe

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    They need to drop an atom bomb there (not really superbig, something small like the little boy). Then let's see if there will still be pirates.
    Last edited by Horsepower; November 28th, 2008 at 10:46 PM.

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    Scratch that, just a full scale invasion of Somalia (including its waters) might be enough. Burn all the pirates then we'll all be fine.

    This also is an opportunity to test a new weapon of mass destruction (mini Hydrogen Bomb?) so it will not be a surprise if they use something new there during the rescue of the victims.
    Last edited by Horsepower; November 28th, 2008 at 10:58 PM.

Hijacked Supertanker with Pinoy seamen onboard