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British crew escape pirate hijack
2008-11-28
Two British security guards have jumped overboard from a chemical tanker seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Arden, reports have said. The men, along with another crew member are then reported to have been picked up by a German naval helicopter. The Liberian registered vessel, which has at least 28 crew, is now thought to be in the control of pirates.

The International Maritime Bureau said the the Liberian-flagged tanker was hijacked early on Friday in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel was captured in the same waters where many of the recent hijackings have taken place, the narrow shipping lane between Somalia and Yemen.
Posted by:Fred

#10  Hey, Bulldog, you POS, name me one scenario in the past 10 years were the British demonstrated something other than:
Getting caught with their pants down & captured by Iran.
Getting their asses kicked in Basra and turning tail & pulling out.
Having no balls to give their troops decent ROE in Afghanistan.

If they jumped ship and didn't even get off a shot, they RAN AWAY.

Did I hit a sore spot, dumbass?
Posted by: logi_cal   2008-11-28 22:57  

#9  You don't jump overboard from a ship at sea without being pretty sure you will get rescued. They must have been in view of the German helicopter, which means the Germans watched the hijacking and did nothing.

Nicely illustrates how pointless the 'armada' of ships on anti-piracy patrol is.
Posted by: phil_b   2008-11-28 16:49  

#8  These were SECURITY guards? Not Blackwater, I would guess. Were they unarmed? Why were they even there if it was not to defend the ship against pirates? They should know the layout of the ship far better than the pirates - and the pirates had to be quite exposed approaching and boarding; two good shooters with a good rifles & sights and good sight lines ought to be able to take out a big chunk of (if not all of) a boarding party of pirates. Or am I missing something?
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-11-28 15:16  

#7  "What no doubloons, an entire ships hold full of Cialis?" Argggg, throw it overboard!"

Certainly explains the scowl.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-11-28 13:46  

#6  Was he cold?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2008-11-28 13:41  

#5  GB, I could go on the Perez Hilton web site if I wanted to look at that type of material.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-11-28 13:22  

#4  "British Crew RUN AWAY from Pirate Hijack"

...'Cos the sensible thing to do is let yourself get taken hostage and their either a) cost someone a lot of money to release you or b) have someone else risk their life rescuing you. Dumbass.
Posted by: Bulldog   2008-11-28 12:14  

#3  That is too wrong for words. You are a bad, bad man, GB.
Posted by: Mike N.   2008-11-28 11:31  

#2  Would you run away from this Pirate knowing he had been at sea a long time? He seems like a stand up kind of guy. Maybe the tights were too much for the security guards.

As he chased them off the ship you could hear the Benny Hill theme.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2008-11-28 10:57  

#1  I read this article just before rushing here to post it.

Correction to RB headline:

"British Crew RUN AWAY from Pirate Hijack"
Posted by: logi_cal   2008-11-28 10:44  

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