http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/26/ship.tanks/index.html

Pirates off Somalia hijacked a ship with a cargo of tanks and ammo. They scored 30 T-72 tanks.

Oh great, look out Eithiopia.

LOL, the idea of Somali pirates cracks me up. I can picture em now, skinny little black guys with eye patches and wooden legs running around with knives in their teeth.

Unfortunately for them, tanks don't float.

But seriously, I thought various countries had destroyers floating around Somalia to fight this sort of thing.

Canada sent one.

Canadian navy vs somali pirates, place your bets.

The Canadians can control wherever they are, but it's a big place. The Somalis can be a lot of places the Canadians are not there.

The Russians have now sent a ship to help crackdown on pirates. They are offering a nice ransom, and seem having problems figuring how to download tanks without landing in a port.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/27/somalia.piracy.ukraine/index.html

I'm wondering what the betting odds are on the Russians winning any naval battle with the Somalis, giving the Russians naval engagements historically.

Ya, Russian navy not that great.

Don't tell Dop.

Trav, didnt you tell us you served in Somalia, way back when........?

Ya, but I was on land. I didnt see any swashbucklers runing around with cutlass'. Would have been quite amusing though.

"Do you see him"

"where?"

"12 o'clock, 100 meteres, wearing a puffy shirt."

"open fire!"

Well thanks for that insight into USN targeting practices.

Ya, Russian navy not that great.

Yeah, but I bet they don't fuck around with "negotiations."

Well thanks for that insight into USN targeting practices.

I was in the army.

Anyway, anyone wearing a puffy shirt deserves to be gunned down.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/57/Sein_ep503.jpg/200px-Sein_ep503.jpg

Somali pirates hijacked anSpamIranian vessel with enrichedSpamuranium from China! See here: http://samsonblinded.org/news/somali-pirates-hijack-iranian-ship-with-chemical-or-radiological-cargo-3525

Trav, you've been HILARIOUS in this thread. :D

Lol

Somalia Pirates have attempted to try 4 more ships. No one got any of their targets. Some just outrun them, and one group could not get on because they had not brought a ladder along, and good not get up to the deck.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/04/somalia.priates.attacks.ap/index.html

:corn:

Ah now.
Where is the Canadian Navy when ya need it.