Cruise Ship Avoids Pirate Attack !!!!!!!!

[KilLAtomiK]

CNN) -- A luxury cruise line will re-evaluate whether to offer future cruises off the coast of Somalia after pirates attempted to attack one of its ships early Saturday.

The pirates were in two small boats and were carrying machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade when they attempted the attack on Seabourn Cruise Lines' "Spirit" about 5:35 a.m. local time Saturday, Deborah Natansohn, president of the cruise line, told CNNRadio.

The ship was carrying 150 passengers and a crew of about 160.

The ship, she said, immediately instituted its emergency response system. "The occupants of those boats did not succeed in boarding the ship and eventually turned away ... our captain and crew did a terrific job taking responsive action."

read the rest here http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa...malia.pirates/
bunch of amateurs

[Morning Glory]

first of all who would want to go on a cruise off the coast of somalia?

[KilLAtomiK]

when youve cruised evrywhere else Cruise somalia i guess

[Morning Glory]

yeah I saw a guy on msn talking about modern day pirates, he was acting objective, but from his tone you can tell that he thought they were cool.

[KilLAtomiK]

well they have some prety cool firepower nowadays for sea criminals

[killerkat]

I was wondering when you'd here that.


but that SeaShepard thing i tried to get itnois way more modern day pirates.They just straight ram shit.

[Morning Glory]

some douchebag was also saying that they were terrorists. apparently when someone robs people now, it's an act of terrrorism. I really don't see much difference between piracy and the IRS.

[killerkat]

Yes ,you are correct....

i think you could be a white skinhead wearing a turban,and if you threw a brick at a biuding,they would consider it an act of terrorism.And probably find a country to "show democracy"(IE:imperialism)

[KilLAtomiK]

I was wondering when you'd here that.


but that SeaShepard thing i tried to get itnois way more modern day pirates.They just straight ram shit.

you need a prety big and sturdy ship for ramming, these guys just had two small boats i think they were trying to comandeer the ship for future attacks on bigger ships, thats what i would have done at least

[KilLAtomiK]

and most things are considered terrorism now, i mean seriously theyr just stealing shit they aint conspiring to destroy a political regime or something. They just want easy money

[ForrestBlack]

Clearly, they need to give more free cruise tickets to ninjas.

[Bondage Clown]

Midget ninjas that throw flaming melons at unsuspecting ocean life

[killerkat]

ha, a ninja /pirate brawl on the highseas....Sounds like fun.

but i don't think you'd ever get a bunch of pirates to fight in a Bamboo thicket.

[Bondage Clown]

Aww.. but you could... The pirate movie proved that pirates can fight on land as well as on the sea... HMMMMMM .... Christy McNichol.... mmmmmm

[ForrestBlack]

Midget ninjas that throw flaming melons at unsuspecting ocean life

I think that's more of a pirate move.

[ForrestBlack]

but i don't think you'd ever get a bunch of pirates to fight in a Bamboo thicket.

If there is booty in the thicket, pirates will go there.

[killerkat]

eh,me too,haha...

[Tequila Zaire]

I know it's a serious issue and all but that's painfully funny.

[Tequila Zaire]

some douchebag was also saying that they were terrorists. apparently when someone robs people now, it's an act of terrrorism. I really don't see much difference between piracy and the IRS.

Well technically piracy has always fallen under terrorism...but I hear ya. Still given the nature of the attack it's just god damned funny.

[cheinara wraithwalker]

/ninjalove

[inox]

Google "Malacca Straits"; some places have an ongoing pirate problem.

Anyone here see "The Life Aquatic"?

[Morning Glory]

yeah well seeing as how modern day pirates rarely actually harm people, and you know that most of the people that live in somalia aren't going on cruises, I'm don't find this whole thing to be much of an outrage.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Anyone here see "The Life Aquatic"?

Yeah, that movie was great.

"You forgot your dog, you idiots!"

[mmmcherry]

hmm i was wondering how long it would take for one of you pirates to post this article haha... i read it the other nite and fuckin laughed...

[cheshire centauri]

it must suck being a pirate since the arrival of satellite surveillance.
???

[inox]

it must suck being a pirate since the arrival of satellite surveillance.
???

Oh, if it were only that easy.

See this article for some of the problems they're having with stopping piracy.

[KilLAtomiK]

hmm i was wondering how long it would take for one of you pirates to post this article haha... i read it the other nite and fuckin laughed...

being the one who started this whole pirate thing its sortof my duty to keep evryone informed on the latest piracy news

[Toe Cutter]

first of all who would want to go on a cruise off the coast of somalia?

No shit, i was thinking the same thing.
That story made me happy inside.

[Buster Friendly]

paris is burning...

...what an amazing riot.

[Hypnotic Vampire]

Clearly, they need to give more free cruise tickets to ninjas.

Pirates vs. Ninjas, just like in 'Tenchu: Stealth Assassins' on the Playstation...sneaking up on filthy pirates and slitting their gizzards!

[badkittyamy]

i think ni jas and pirates would get along lol

[mmmcherry]

HAHAA yeah they probably would! the pirates could teach the ninjas how to drink!! (ive never seen a drunk ninja) and how to loot some booty.
mmm booty.
and the ninjas could teach the pirates how to be all stealth-like... sexeh... (ive never seen a stealth pirate)

[KilLAtomiK]

the thing i like about pirates is their lack of stealth , its more fun to rush into things guns a blazin than to do it slowly and all sneaky like. the lack of class and technique is what makes a pirate truly cool in my eyes i dont want fancy weaponry or techniques, when a baseball bat with a nail will do

[mmmcherry]

lack of CLASS!!! pirates INVENTED class.
okay so the wrong kind of class maybe, but still!!
pirates are hott...