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2008-12-05 Africa Horn

Danish Warship Rescues Somali Pirates Lost at Sea

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Posted by tu3031 2008-12-05 11:33|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Good to see western dhimmis paying for the Somali pirates' benevolence society. Probably had hot cocoa and a koran waiting for them.

Posted by ed 2008-12-05 11:58|| 2008-12-05 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Fishing trip gone bad, I'll bet...

Quoting James Bond after wrecking Q's "Fishing boat "What on earth is he fishing for"?

An aide replied, "I'll give you a hint, he lives in Inverness".

Bond (Grinning and Chuckling) "Nessie?"

Posted by Rednek Jim 2008-12-05 12:43|| 2008-12-05 12:43|| Front Page Top

#3 ."Under international law, ships are obligated to help people who are distressed at sea,"

Obviously you never heard deferring action till you get an OK on proceeding by kicking it up the chain and getting clarification from the JAG. That could take hours, days, in some instances. We dealing with the EU here, something like that might even take months.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-12-05 12:52|| 2008-12-05 12:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Pity they didn't encounter the Tabar....

Posted by john frum 2008-12-05 13:55|| 2008-12-05 13:55|| Front Page Top

#5 If I remember the dots on the map correctly, a lot of the pirate attacks were close to Yemen. I wonder how welcome these fellows will be.

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