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| Udaloy-class destroyer captures boat with 29 pirates aboard after attack on Russian ship |
| 2009-04-29 |
| A follow-up to this story in which a Russian tanker fought off pirates with the fire hoses. MOSCOW, April 29 (Itar-Tass) -- Crew of the Russian antisubmarine ship Admiral Panteleyev detained and examined a boat with Somali pirates aboard Tuesday night. The detention took place at 18:10 Moscow Daylight Saving Time /14:10 GMT/ some 15 miles east off Somalia's coast in the zone of intensive commercial navigation. "During the inspection, the crew found seven Kalashnikov guns, handguns of various brands, aluminum ladders for ascending aboard, navigation equipment, including the satellite one, reserve tanks with fuel, and a big amount of empty cartridge cases," a source at the Russian Defense Ministry said. Busted! |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #9 I believe the technical term is "missing after attempting to escape, presumed drowned." |
| Posted by: rammer 2009-04-29 20:49 |
| #8 a Russian tanker fought off pirates with the fire hoses You'd think a light mist of gasoline followed by a lit cigar would do the trick. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-04-29 19:48 |
| #7 Cut their achilles tendons and toss them overboard. The hammerheads will do the rest. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-04-29 13:18 |
| #6 Given the Russian's behavior in Chechnya, I'm not sure the pirates would disagree that drowning might be a better fate. The clue will be, are any of these pirates EVER seen again. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2009-04-29 11:59 |
| #5 I read somewhere they've been doing resupply at Yemen. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-04-29 10:48 |
| #4 This boat is pretty far from Vladisvostok. Anyone know what the Russians brought along for logistics? |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-04-29 10:40 |
| #3 I suspect the lessons learned will be that it's not nice to attack Russian ships. They'll let one go to carry the message. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2009-04-29 10:39 |
| #2 I wish the Russians just would have sunk the ship and left the pirates to drown. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-04-29 10:07 |
| #1 Pro tip: Never be captured by Russians when there are empty cartridge cases around. Traditionally they will pound one in each of your kneecaps before asking you questions. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-04-29 10:00 |