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Pirates hijack carrier with 26 crew
2009-10-22
PIRATES have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged carrier in waters off Somalia, taking 26 crew hostage, almost all of them Indian, a NATO spokeswoman said.

"The MV Al Khaliq, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, has been hijacked early this morning off Somalia," said a spokeswoman for NATO's anti-piracy mission in London.

"There were 26 crew on board, 24 of whom are Indian and two Burmese."

A second carrier, the Italian-flagged Jolly Rosso, also came under fire from pirates north of the Seychelles, she said.
Posted by:Oztralian

#6  Talk about misleading titles...
Posted by: Bisa   2009-10-22 19:01  

#5  ARCLIGHT, 3dc, not napalm. Napalm only kills those in the immediate vicinity. If you're within three miles of a properly-organized ARCLIGHT strike, your brain turns to mush and leaks out your ruptured eardrums. Since the current BUFFS can't carry the load of the old "D" models, we'd need to use six instead of three. Fly 'em in a double-vee formation, and let 'em have at it. Go in with Marines later to make sure there's nothing left to haggle over, and no witnesses. Give the Puntland government 24 hours to surrender, or we'll do the same thing to their capital, Borasso. Then carry through if they don't. Threaten to do the same to any town where Al-Shabaab has even one member present, then stand back and watch the "fun".
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-10-22 16:38  

#4  Napalm their home ports and all within.
Problem solved.
Posted by: 3dc   2009-10-22 14:13  

#3  The pirate problem is so easily fixed yet so embarrassingly unsolvable.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2009-10-22 12:26  

#2  There's a slight difference between "carrier" and "bulk carrier", guys.
Posted by: mojo   2009-10-22 12:14  

#1  Hoist the Jolly Roger and steal the Jolly Rosso?
Posted by: gromky   2009-10-22 10:05  

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