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2009-04-11 Africa Horn

Somali Pirate Attack Foiled by Water-Hoses

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Posted by Sherry 2009-04-11 13:12|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Next time try flame throwers!

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-04-11 14:03|| 2009-04-11 14:03|| Front Page Top

#2 In case anyone is wondering, these are not your typical 3/4" garden hose. They are 3+ inch fire hoses. Standard drill has them controlled by several crew members at once. Kind of tough to stand up and aim an AK-47 when you are hit by one.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-04-11 14:05|| 2009-04-11 14:05|| Front Page Top

#3 It's still stupid that all-out war isn't waged against the Somali pirates. Instead, the world waits until the pirates have hostages, raising the stakes of armed intervention and waits until they've received millions of dollars of ransom in order to upgrade their boats and weapons.

Posted by Odysseus 2009-04-11 18:21|| 2009-04-11 18:21|| Front Page Top

#4 49pan, are Flamethrowers ALLOWED on a ship? I know they don't want them to carry guns (stupid) but is there a law against just placing barrels at key places, with napalm in it, and letting loose? Or even Dynamite?

Posted by Charles 2009-04-11 18:56|| 2009-04-11 18:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Charles, you REALLY don't want flamethrowers aboard ships like these. Consider what they are carrying - oil (yeah, I know crude oil is actually relatively hard to set on fire), LPG, etc.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-04-11 20:41|| 2009-04-11 20:41|| Front Page Top

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