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2013-10-23 Africa Horn

Summer monsoons blow Somali pirates away

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Posted by Fred 2013-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 My name is Summer Monsoon, but you can call me Sadie, or Sally, or abdullah but you doesn't have to to call me Johnson, kafir.

Posted by Shipman 2013-10-23 17:25|| 2013-10-23 17:25|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 My name is Summer Monsoon, but you can call me Sadie, or Sally

Or Saffron, with Joanna Lumley and a goat?

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2013-10-23 17:48|| 2013-10-23 17:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Even a light breeze had an impact on piracy: "Once wind speeds exceeded 3m/s, attack success broadly declined with increasing wind speed.

Be interesting to see a plot of attack success vs caliber of on-board weaponry. I bet there is a sweet spot at around 12 mm.

Posted by SteveS 2013-10-23 18:40|| 2013-10-23 18:40|| Front Page Top

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