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Pirate attacks surge near Indonesia | ||
2004-11-04 | ||
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In one incident last Tuesday, eight speedboats piloted by men in black descended on a container vessel at the northern entrance of the Strait, prompting crewmen to ward off the attackers with fire hoses. An identical raid was staged a day later by pirates, also in black, at the helm of speedboats elsewhere in the Strait, but they were again repelled by water jets. It was not clear if the same attackers were involved. Another attempt was foiled on Thursday off the coast of Indonesian Borneo, but one crewman suffered knife injuries in the attack, the Bureau said on its website. In August, Indonesian naval commander Vice Admiral Didik Herupurnomo said the joint patrols of his fleet and the navies of Malaysia and Singapore had begun squeezing pirates out of the region since they began in July.
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Posted by:Dan Darling |
#4 The Indonesian Navy freelancing, possibly? There is credible intel about that happening over the past few years. It's also possible that these are 'professionals' and not necessarily terrorists (tho they may be working with them). IMNSHO, it looks like they're still doing training; trying to perfect tactics and monitor ship responses. Looks like many of the attacks are happening in the morning. That the attacks are ocurring near Indonesia means the patrols on the north side of the Straits are working. |
Posted by: Pappy 2004-11-04 11:05:16 PM |
#3 Repelling is perfect use for a traditional hopper fed Gatling gun. Screw the fire hose. |
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-04 10:30:46 AM |
#2 Pirate attacks surge near Indonesia The Indonesian Navy freelancing, possibly? |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-04 10:27:24 AM |
#1 Repelled by "fire hoses"? Yar! And they calls theyselves pirates?! Not in my corner of the bounding main! Yar! |
Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-04 9:47:50 AM |