what should be done about Somali pirates?

Somali pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000

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By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press Writer Mohamed Olad Hassan, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jan 11, 10:14 am ET

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.

Five pirates drowned Friday when their small boat capsized after they received a reported $3 million ransom for releasing a Saudi oil tanker. Local resident Omar Abdi Hassan said one of the bodies had been found on a beach near the coastal town of Haradhere and relatives were searching for the other four.

"One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones. He had $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket," he said Sunday.

The U.S. navy released photos of a parachute dropping a package onto the deck of the Sirius Star, and said the package was likely to be the ransom delivery.

But five of the dozens of pirates who had hijacked the tanker drowned when their small boat capsized as they returned to shore in rough weather. Three other pirates survived but also lost their share of the ransom.

Graeme Gibbon Brooks, managing director of the British company Dryad Maritime Intelligence Service Ltd, said the incident was unlikely to deter attacks.

"The loss or potential loss of the ransom means the pirates will be all the more keen to get the next ransom in," he said. "There are people lining up to be pirates."

The Sirius Star had been held near the Ukrainian cargo ship MV Faina, which was loaded with 33 Soviet-designed battle tanks and crates of small arms. The same day the Sirius Star was released, the family members of the Faina crew appealed for help, saying they were not being kept informed about the negotiations or the state of their loved ones' health.

But a pirate spokesman assured The Associated Press on Sunday that the 20 crew members on the MV Faina were doing well.

"The cargo is still there unharmed and the crew is healthy," Sugule Ali said. "Once the negotiations end in mutual understanding, the ship, its crew and the cargo as well will be released."

There have been several false alarms about the release of the MV Faina since it was seized last September. Ali said the pirates were still negotiating with the ship's owners.

"Nothing has changed from our previous demand of $20 million ransom for the release of the ship, but as negotiations continue we are likely to reduce the amount," he said. He declined to give further details.

American warships have been closely monitoring the Faina amid fears that some of the weapons onboard could be taken onshore and fall into the hands of Islamic insurgents.

The shaky Somali government is battling insurgents the U.S. State Department says are linked to al-Qaida. But the situation is complicated by clan militias and rivalries within the Islamist movement.

Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991 and its lawless coastline is a perfect haven for pirates, who attacked 111 ships in the Gulf of Aden and kidnapped 42 of them last year alone. The multimillion dollar ransoms are one of the only ways to make money in the impoverished Horn of Africa nation.

An international flotilla including U.S. warships has been patrolling the area. The flotilla has stopped many attacks, but the area is too vast to keep all ships safe.

I wanna join

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Originally Posted by Rockwulf

I wanna join

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the job appears to have poor health benefits.

Poor benefits would be a step up from what I have now...

They should get bought out by Disney.

Haha, they still do all the shit they've been doing but they're contractually required to wear those stupid fish masks.

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Originally Posted by Morning Glory

They should get bought out by Disney.

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I want to go on that ride.

Have each shipping company offer bounties for destroyed pirate ships with proof of pirates. Extra for captured prisoners etc.

Each company hires modern mercenaries with writs of military freedom from each government.

Bam, tons of weekend warriors with high powered guns and adventure novel dreams sail out with the merchant ships and provide protection.

Get Snake Bliskin to sort them out. He will not fail. Oh wait... he appears to be some sort of bike pirate himself.
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Originally Posted by Velvet-Tongue

Have each shipping company offer bounties for destroyed pirate ships with proof of pirates. Extra for captured prisoners etc.

Each company hires modern mercenaries with writs of military freedom from each government.

Bam, tons of weekend warriors with high powered guns and adventure novel dreams sail out with the merchant ships and provide protection.

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something like that is already in the works... but the screening process eliminates the weekend warrior idiots who tend to be more of a danger to themselves and those around them...

the answer is obvious: send ninjas after them

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Originally Posted by Velvet-Tongue

Have each shipping company offer bounties for destroyed pirate ships with proof of pirates. Extra for captured prisoners etc.

Each company hires modern mercenaries with writs of military freedom from each government.

Bam, tons of weekend warriors with high powered guns and adventure novel dreams sail out with the merchant ships and provide protection.

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Where do I sign up?:thumb:

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Originally Posted by jonny.illuminati

something like that is already in the works... but the screening process eliminates the weekend warrior idiots who tend to be more of a danger to themselves and those around them...

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Aaaaaw man, why you always killin' my dreams dawg?:(

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Aaaaaw man, why you always killin' my dreams dawg?:(

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because he cares Rockwulf, because he cares.

well if they were really a bother someone would have taken them out.............if they can put a little robot on mars then they can destroy a few boats in the ocean

Holy shit! Martian Pirates!

Robot Martian Pirates!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Mr Karl

well if they were really a bother someone would have taken them out.............if they can put a little robot on mars then they can destroy a few boats in the ocean

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That's because the U.S. created the little robot. Somalia doesn't even own an "Erector" set.

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Get Snake Bliskin to sort them out. He will not fail. Oh wait... he appears to be some sort of bike pirate himself.
http://images.spacepimping.com/image...p5ifnb09rc.jpg

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He's riding a Sportster. HA.

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Originally Posted by Bikerpunk

He's riding a Sportster. HA.

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Yeah, but he's Snake Pliskin so... "ha".

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Originally Posted by Bikerpunk

He's riding a Sportster. HA.

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what is the significance of a Sportster?

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well if they were really a bother someone would have taken them out.............if they can put a little robot on mars then they can destroy a few boats in the ocean

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You might think so.

Sportsters are kind of the smaller, low-end Harleys. Good for first bikes, but other than that, eh.

It's okay because he stole it.

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It's okay because he stole it.

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Stole it? The original owner was dead.

Well... okay, so he killed the original owner.

oh right it's Plisskin :thumb:

Anyway the bike is immaterial as to get the Pirates he had to go all gnarly and rad and wax-stick it. Escape From Mogadishu. I think that's what happened to those pirates - Snake dropped in and fin-chopped them.
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The last thing they said was, "Snake Plisskin? I thought you were dead."

The companies that are paying the ransoms, are just going to have to start using that money to hire armed guards to escort their ships... There can't be that many huge ships out there. So there must be enough mercenaries to ride shotgun on them...

yeah, if you can afford ships you can afford a submarine or two to keep watch.........it's just another writeoff...........and writeoffs are good