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Flashman's Ghost
22-01-2006, 12:19 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4636588.stm

The US Navy has just caught some pirates off Somalia. No real debate - I just thought it was interesting...

PS - Why couldn't they just call the ship the Winston Churchill - the 'S' seems a bit superfluous.
Knee High Stripy Socks
22-01-2006, 12:30 PM
Interesting that pirates in that sense still exist. Pirates always seem to be something of stories, or the past.
Namaste
22-01-2006, 02:01 PM
I watched pirate porn on new years day.
Kentish
22-01-2006, 02:15 PM
PS - Why couldn't they just call the ship the Winston Churchill - the 'S' seems a bit superfluous.
Americans love middle initials: George W Bush, Hunter S Thompson, Samuel L Jackson et al. I don't know why.

Apparently the waters around Somalia are full of pirates. Sadly fewer peg legs and parrots than I'd have expected though.
Renzo
22-01-2006, 02:20 PM
Argh matey! Yarr!

Pirates arnt what they used to be :(
Knee High Stripy Socks
22-01-2006, 03:11 PM
Apparently the waters around Somalia are full of pirates. Sadly fewer peg legs and parrots than I'd have expected though.

Also less Jack Sparrow-esq pirates as I'd have liked. :(
Teh_Gerbil
22-01-2006, 06:46 PM
Argh matey! Yarr!

Pirates arnt what they used to be :(

Yeah... Today's Pirates are far less fun.

The chinese are havingbig problems with Pirates too, mostly from Vietnam.
muse-
22-01-2006, 06:50 PM
heh they named a ship after churchill? 1 point to the US
Aladdin
22-01-2006, 10:31 PM
Modern day pirates are nothing to smile about sadly. In certain areas such as parts of South East Asia, it is a big problem and there are daily attacks.

More often than not they will leave the ship's occupants live but there have been cases where they have murdered everyone onboard.

even a passenger cruise liner was attacked a few months ago- though they managed to repel the attack with a sonic weapon some ships carry nowadays.
Renzo
23-01-2006, 12:01 AM
Modern day pirates are nothing to smile about sadly. In certain areas such as parts of South East Asia, it is a big problem and there are daily attacks.

More often than not they will leave the ship's occupants live but there have been cases where they have murdered everyone onboard.

even a passenger cruise liner was attacked a few months ago- though they managed to repel the attack with a sonic weapon some ships carry nowadays.

Somebody had to ruin the thread :( :p
Teh_Gerbil
23-01-2006, 12:38 AM
Somebody had to ruin the thread :( :p

It would be Aladdin too. :p

We need more Old stlye Pirates. How about a government scheme to encourage them? :lol:
Renzo
23-01-2006, 12:49 AM
It would be Aladdin too. :p

We need more Old stlye Pirates. How about a government scheme to encourage them? :lol:

Sort of ironic given his name is based on a thief too ;)