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2011-05-07 Africa Horn

Indian Navy saves Chinese ship from pirates

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Posted by Steve White 2011-05-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > [Somali Pirates = regional Piracy] PIRATES KILL INDIAN CARRIER. Any new Indian Navy CV's as follow-on to those already planned is too $$$ expensive for Indjuh to have at this time given their Navy's new anti-Piracy mission.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-05-07 00:39|| 2011-05-07 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 If you do not remember, it is on between India and these Somali Pirates. The pirates were paid ransom for a crew and a ship and did not deliver so look for them to become the most prolific pirate killing force in the Somali coast.

Bravo Men.

BTW, if you see a corpse floating around there in a white linen dress, just drop an anchor on it or something. Though I am sure OUR Men weighed it down with cement shoes already.

Helping China with this was mature foreign policy as well as an indicator that they would like their Honor respected in the region. Especially when it comes to Indian Citizens at sea.

Posted by newc 2011-05-07 01:25|| 2011-05-07 01:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Fighting piracy by fighting pirates. What a novel concept...

Posted by tu3031 2011-05-07 01:35|| 2011-05-07 01:35|| Front Page Top

#4 It's called "stepping up to the plate" in Americun.

Posted by mojo 2011-05-07 01:38|| 2011-05-07 01:38|| Front Page Top

#5 The Tupolev Tu-142 (Туполев Ту142) (NATO reporting name: Bear F / J) is a Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine warfare (ASW) turboprop aircraft. It is based on the Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber.

India should send this to the Somali coastal towns

Posted by john frum 2011-05-07 07:16|| 2011-05-07 07:16|| Front Page Top

#6 This is also earning the Indian navy lots of national macho brownie points among the Indian public. Makes you wonder how, in their elementary schools, when the ubiquitous question is asked, "And what do you want to be when you grow up?", how many boys are going to shout out "I want to be a Sailor!"

And that is how a powerful nation is built.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-05-07 11:34|| 2011-05-07 11:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Binny in cement shoes. How 1930's. Heh, heh.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2011-05-07 14:00|| 2011-05-07 14:00|| Front Page Top

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