Somali Pirates, Again
Somali pirates made headline news at an alarmingly regular rate until the summer of 2012. It looked like the party was over, and the cost was severe for those living on the Somali Coast. It appeared that international efforts to stop the pirates from boarding any ship that came along and demanding millions in ransom, had paid off.
They’re back.
Gunfight at Sea as Pirates Open Fire on British Tanker Near Somalia
CAIRO (AP) – Pirates attacked a UK-flagged chemical tanker off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, Stolt Tankers said.
The vessel’s armed guards exchanged fire with two skiffs manned by six armed pirates, who approached the vessel Stolt Apal at high speed, the company said in a statement.
The vessel’s guards disabled one skiff and ended the pursuit. There were no injuries on board, and only the vessel’s bridge area sustained minor damage from bullets.
The Stolt Apal was around 75 nautical miles (86 miles/140 kilometres) off Yemen’s coast when the attack took place, and it has since resumed its voyage.
Getting desperate again in Puntland. Read the rest of the article here: Breitbart
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butt pirates
Arm them with Iranian missiles.
Blow their ass out of the water, Put a couple of 50’s on the bridge should take care of things?
Every Pirate that gets killed is one less wart on the ass of Humanity.
These pirates should find a new line of work. May Hack suggest agriculture? They could sell corn for the going rate, a buck an ear!
Don’t make Hack walk the plank for that pun.
Uuuuhhhhm,
Hack Stone says:They could sell corn for the going rate, a buck an ear! Well as the saying goes, “ear” today and gone tomorro.
Aquaculture
Armed guards and naval vessels should shoot to kill immediately – or sink them and feed the sharks.
That’ll learn ‘em.
The lyrics of the version that I learned had the English warships’ names as, “Prince of Rupert” and “Prince of Wales”.
Each ship transiting the are should be blasting this tune from the 1MC over speakers hanging all around the deck railings. And an appropriate flag flying.
It’s not the historical El Deguello, but it’s cool enough that that doesn’t matter.
The real tune was less “cool pre-gunfight mariachi vibe” and more “napoleonic infantry/cavalry field music.” There also seems to have been multiple versions of El Deguello, and historians are not entirely sure which one was played at the Alamo.
Here are three known variations, all of which are claimed by various sources to be Santa Ana’s version.
https://youtu.be/BsSBC02irr4
https://youtu.be/wKm0UoXZWmc
https://youtu.be/8ObX8tz0hkY
Okay, history nerd moment complete. I agree that the mariachi tune is much better for this kind of encounter. It helps that it was originally composed for a John Wayne movie.
Word TOW. I debated which version to post, went with the one I picked maily cause it seemed to be the only one that showed the title tune in the video graphics, hoping it would show up and give an idea of what I was making mention of. I have often wondered which version my GGGPappy (?) might of heard while he was reputed to be a Georgian turned Alabamian turned Texican land grabber during those 13 days of Glory in that broken down Church in Bexar. Some say it flew the Black Flag, others have said a Red Flag. The most definitive work on that fight was called Duel of Eagles. I lost custody of it a few years back and haven’t gotten around to finding a replacement yet.
I figured you would be about the FIRST to pick up on the No Quarter reference. Us nerds gotta stick together.
El Mariachi?
“Let’s Play.”
(Mayhem)
All those ships just need is one 20 mm Phalanx CIWS.
Works better than a wood chipper…instant matchsticks and ground meat!
Any recipes for Somalian Tartare?
No recipes, but you’d think they’d get a clue, wouldn’t you?
The Navy wags used to say CIWS stood for “Captain, It Won’t Shoot”.
The sharks thank you.
“I -love- Somali food!”
– Meg the Shark
DO just like the Russkies, ONE warning shot and then vaporize the little shits if they ignore it!
I just love those things, they also work very well for riot controll! NO MERCY!
Those shitty little fleabags deserve as much mercy as they gave ours in Mogadishu!
I was thinking of a 7.62 minigun version with one of my former 17 year old killers behind the sights.
This is better…
It’s hard not to smile at moments like these…
I need a 60ft yacht, 4 mini-guns (fore and aft, port and starboard), a crew of dickweeds and miscreants, 4 Hooter’s girls on the sundeck as bait, and a Letter of Marque.
Applications being accepted at D’s Cantina. Eyepatches, peglegs, and parrots are optional.
Rrrrrrrrrrr…..
Here are you first mateys, SFC D.
Yo-Ho blow the man down. 😉
https://www.ethinify.com/diy-college-halloween-costume-ideas/
I like the “green army men” group.
As my old man would say; Those are some healthy young ladies.
Or as mine would have said, “they’ll never drown on their stomachs.”
Could I do it as a summer job/side hustle? Not sure the wife would authorize a full-time commitment.
I used to have license plates that read SIMAPR8. Parrotheads understand lol
“The Gun Boat…. Soon will be making another run…. The Gun Boat…..”
Part sit-com, part reality TV.
Mini Guns? They also say
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
…
Arrrrrrrrrrr!
When my granddaughter was young she thought Pirate Pete lived in the tower at McDonald’s to watch over her money tree and buried treasure (I’d pin dollar bills on our plum tree and bury little chests filled with coins)
We had many fight with pirates wearing eye patches, hats and water balloons and water blasters.
Our stash is safe..
Where is Stephen Decatur when you need him. Oh, that’s right. He was killed in a duel.
Somalia is a primitive, sandy, flea-infested, pig-wallow that won’t change until they leave the stone-age and that rag-head religion behind.
Until then, I think every civilized nation needs to just blow them out of the water whenever they get too close.
That show can be so brilliant it hurts.
If you look reeeaaaaallll close at the bow of the boat, you can make out the name of it:
“USS Ilhan Omar” (grin)