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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2008, 07:58:11 AM »
Well the presence of two Brits "might" justify American military action.

we're more than capable of handling this on our own, but thanks for the offer :D
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2008, 08:23:22 AM »
we're more than capable of handling this on our own, but thanks for the offer :D

Yes, I know. But keep in mind we've never been to proud to ask for British help.

Even with the incomparable might of the USN mind you. Also our Special Ops command is also heavily invested in Somalia, along with our Ethiopian minions. We have a lot of assets in place that could be of great help.
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2008, 08:53:17 AM »
thinking about it we dont currently have a SSN with a dry dock for launching minisubs, so the SBS would have to kayak/swim over to the tanker. do the USN pick up hitchhikers? ;)
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2008, 08:54:13 AM »
we're more than capable of handling this on our own, but thanks for the offer :D

Yes let the SAS go deal out a little justice

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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2008, 11:14:40 AM »
 :eek:

In the past week alone:

• A Russian warship in the Gulf of Aden drove off pirates who tried to capture the Saudi Arabian merchant ship Rabih

• Pirates hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off Somalia

• A Chinese fishing boat was seized off the Kenyan coast

• A Turkish ship transporting chemicals to India was hijacked off Yemen

• The UK's Royal Navy shot dead two suspected pirates attacking a Danish cargo-ship off the coast of Yemen

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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2008, 11:34:22 AM »
You want to know the easiest way not to get hijacked?

Don't go near the area they are at.
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2008, 01:52:39 PM »
That's oversimplified and encourages the behavior IMO.  At least a partial solution would come in the form of port seizures and continued interdiction from a multi-national naval team.
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2008, 02:02:56 PM »
Pirates?? What that ship crew needs is a Ninja escort. Those arent even real pirates, i haven't seen one eye-patch. And against Ninjas, Pirates wouldn't stand chance.
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2008, 02:03:31 PM »
Pirates?? I really don't see what the big problem is, what that ship crew needs is a Ninja escort. Those arent even real pirates, i haven't seen one eye-patch. And against Ninjas, Pirates wouldn't stand chance.
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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2008, 02:39:37 PM »
 :rofl






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Re: Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2008, 03:31:56 PM »
That's oversimplified and encourages the behavior IMO.  At least a partial solution would come in the form of port seizures and continued interdiction from a multi-national naval team.

Well its highly doubtful the pirates are launching out of ports. You can launch a dhow from any ragged swamp. Next you couldn't compare a port operation as a "seizure". It would more be like an invasion and your'd better have 10,000 marines along, along with, an awful lot of firepower. And for what? All those new casualties and picture of dead Somalian kids? Also the USN has always been much more concerned about the safety of ships under the American flag. And why shouldn't we be? Think the Russians, Saudis, Turks, Japs, or Chinese would give a damn about us?

Mostly this is all small freighter stuff. We Yanks don't really do that kind of business and any Yank seaman has better sense then to sign on with a small freighter operating out of those waters with an American passport.

I say dial up the United Nations. Let those pimps and prostitutes deal with it, "in between lunches at high line NY restaurants with their Diplo plates parked everywhere".
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