Cruise ship almost pirated off Somalia

[dwarven1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051105/wl_afp/somaliamaritimepiracy

 

[Skald]

I have friends who are in commercial fisheries and they say its not that uncommon in the gulf of mexico at all.

 

[C-pher]

I think that if NES was to do a crusie with thier gear on this boat...this wouldn't have happened.

 

[Moderator]

I think that if NES was to do a crusie with thier gear on this boat...this wouldn't have happened.

And we would have one hell of a time.

 

[jacobtowne]

Here's another view. I can't believe that those people on board did not return fire.
Man, a couple of 20mm cannons would have ended that fiasco in a hurry, along with the pirates.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4410826.stm

JT

 

[M1911]

It's long past time for the US and other countries to create a few Q-ships (armed merchantmen) to travel these waters. Staff them with a SEALs or Marines. Troll up and down the coast for pirates, then kill them.

Do that a few times and I think the other pirates may decide to find a new career.

 

[Weerd Beard]

No no no!


What you do is enact stricter anti-piracy laws! You don't even need to enforce them!

Piracy will stop, much like gun crimes in Boston!

Arrrrr

-Weer'd Beard

 

[senorFrog]

It's long past time for the US and other countries to create a few Q-ships (armed merchantmen) to travel these waters. Staff them with a SEALs or Marines. Troll up and down the coast for pirates, then kill them.

Do that a few times and I think the other pirates may decide to find a new career.

Pirates are quite common, especially around the phillipines, africa and the infamous straights of mallaca. US ships won't do any good as it happens within the terretorial waters of other countries. I.e. Close to shore. Most of the time it's the local cops, who have the ships manifesto and travel plans ahead of time.

This case was obviously terrorism though and only made the news b/c of the tourists.

 

[M1911]

Pirates are quite common, especially around the phillipines, africa and the infamous straights of mallaca. US ships won't do any good as it happens within the terretorial waters of other countries. I.e. Close to shore.

In this case it was apparently 100 miles offshoare.

100 miles offshore in open boats and they were able to intercept the cruise ship in open ocean. The "pirates" wore masks. That makes me think it may well have been terrorism rather than piracy.

 

[Lynne]

I heard on the radio today that they shot a noise cannon at them. Evidently it's a high freq directed in a condensed beam that is murder to the ears of those in it's path. Sounds rather sci-fi'ish, don't it? After they hit them with a few bursts of it, the bad guys fled.

 

[M1911]

Sorry, but I'd prefer something much lower tech. Like a real cannon.

 

[Lynne]

Sorry, but I'd prefer something much lower tech. Like a real cannon.

You and me both.

 

[JuergenG]

Interesting pics taken by a passenger of the cruise ship.
The guy in the boat holding the RPG deserved nothing but
a good spray.
Luckily, the RPG grenade didn't go off
http://www.gunboard.de/gb3/viewtopic.php?t=6254&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75

 

[dwarven1]

Interesting pics taken by a passenger of the cruise ship.
The guy in the boat holding the RPG deserved nothing but
a good spray.
Luckily, the RPG grenade didn't go off

And one of the idiots is actually WAVING at the cameraman. Words fail me.

 

[JuergenG]

Yep, looks like they've been begging for "Ma Deuce" [twisted]

 

[senorFrog]

100 miles offshore in open boats and they were able to intercept the cruise ship in open ocean. The "pirates" wore masks. That makes me think it may well have been terrorism rather than piracy.

You missed my last statement...

This case was obviously terrorism

 

[Adam_MA]

If I was the cruise ship Capitan, I would have changed course and tried to either outrun the boat, or run the bastards over...

I know, a cruise ship isn't very fast or maneuverable, but the cavitation of those huge props could have done some damage.

Adam

 

[dwarven1]

Most of the ships I've been on will do a good 24 knots. Takes them a while to get up to speed, but they can do it.

 

[PatMcD]

I heard on the radio today that they shot a noise cannon at them. Evidently it's a high freq directed in a condensed beam that is murder to the ears of those in it's path. Sounds rather sci-fi'ish, don't it? After they hit them with a few bursts of it, the bad guys fled.

They make these just down the road from me in Topsham, ME. $30,000 per unit was the cost (I think). Sounds like it worked well.