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Offline Ack-Ack

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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2009, 08:04:49 PM »
Quote from: Babalonian on May 22, 2009, 07:26:41 PM
I think he's on to something here.

Take a guess at which country in the world has the most commercial ships registered to it?

Hmmm...my guess would be Japan. 


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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2009, 08:55:00 PM »
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2009, 09:58:02 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on May 22, 2009, 08:04:49 PM
Hmmm...my guess would be Japan. 


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Japan I believe does have the most ships owned (by Japanese companies/citizens) & registered, but it doesn't, by far, have the most ships registered period... there's even a country in Africa without a major seaport that has more registered under it's flag than Japan, last I checked.

Quote from: Die Hard on May 22, 2009, 08:55:00 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience

Panama is the biggest it seems...

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/maritime-flags-of-convenience-visualized/

Bingo with the Flags of Convenience... and a nifty bubble chart to boot.  Die Hard wins a cookie or beer.
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2009, 10:00:46 PM »
I'll have the beer thanks! :) 

(If I can say that here, around the kids.)
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2009, 08:34:03 AM »
Quote from: Die Hard on May 22, 2009, 06:28:36 PM


Pardon me for going a bit off-topic here, but I find this interesting. I always thought that only the laws of the sea applied to international waters. I guess that's why all the casino cruise ships in Florida and the Caribbean are flying non-US flags.  ;)

Those ships are registered in other countries because it is much cheaper. The coastguard inspections on foreign flagged vessels is also much more relaxed.
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2009, 10:49:06 AM »
The laws of the sea are subjugated by the laws of the land the ship is registered in.

For instance, that ship if still defined as being part of the United States, irrespective of where it is in the world. That means any infractions that occur onboard, are covered by US law. It makes no difference if the ship is in international waters or not.

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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #21 on: May 23, 2009, 10:55:56 AM »
Quote from: Swoop on May 22, 2009, 07:17:54 AM
heh, I like that idea.

"If found innocent we shall return you to where we captured you.  Exactly where we captured you."


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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2009, 09:44:46 PM »
Quote from: Maverick on May 22, 2009, 06:39:20 PM
Tell him we're sorry we arrested him and are taking him back to where he was taken into custody. Take him there, give him a leaky life vest and a 50 lb bag of fresh chum for a snack and drop him into the water. He is welcome to make his way back home.

For once I full heartily agree with you.
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2009, 09:57:45 PM »
If only this happened in space.........
Would make a great story......
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #24 on: May 24, 2009, 02:08:59 PM »
Quote from: Anodizer on May 23, 2009, 09:57:45 PM
If only this happened in space.........
Would make a great story......

Eh?
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2009, 04:07:50 PM »
Quote from: ODBAL on May 22, 2009, 05:23:49 PM
Dont you think option "C" is a little harsh, even for a Pirate?
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2009, 12:49:57 AM »
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2009, 09:50:48 AM »
Surprised he didn't plead guilty, and ask for a life sentence. Our federal prisons should seem like a paradise compared to Somalia. We even execute in a kinder gentler way.
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Re: Somali pirate pleads not guilty.
« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2009, 09:55:43 AM »
Quote from: SIK1 on May 25, 2009, 09:50:48 AM
We even execute in a kinder gentler way.

Yup I heard where the three pirates that the specials took out were shot in a certain pattern. The one on the left was hit in the left eye, the one on the right was hit in the right eye and the one in the middle... the forehead.  :lol
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