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"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid" - Gen Eisenhower.
"We are men of action, lies do not become us."Our enemies know that the only Americans who can or need be beaten do not wear uniforms. A society that does not have the will to let its warriors die fighting will not long survive. A civilization that values its very being less than the dignity of its sworn enemies should be morally prepared to fail.-
Sgt Goldich, USMC
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Somali Pirate: Stock Market
Like some sort of weird take-off from Catch-22's Milo Minderbinder, it appears that now "everyone can own a share" of one of the Somali pirate groups, as set out here.:As for the pirate stock exchange, it seems like just another natural step for Somali communities that increasingly depend on illegal activities for economic subsistence. Somali pirates put a percentage of their ransom money back into their communities to pay for hospitals and public schools. Reuters quotes a woman who contributed a rocket-propelled grenade to one group of pirates and eagerly anticipates the dividends.Spokesmen for the pirates assert that the demands of investors have caused them to raise ransom rates.Bet those "margin calls" will be a little tough, though.
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Somali Pirates: Tanker repels pirate attack
Tanker repels pirate attack:Greek authorities say the crew of a Greek tanker carrying oil to China have successfully fought off a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea.A coast guard statement says the Greek-flagged Sikinos, with a crew of 24, came under automatic gunfire from pirates 800km south-east of Oman on Tuesday. It says the crew fired flares and used high-pressure hoses to repel the attack.The coast guard said the 16 Filipino and eight Greek seamen on board were unhurt, and the vessel was continuing its course for China.The Sikinos had set off from Sudan, with a shipment of oil.
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12/01/2009 09:14:00 AM
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Danish Anti-Piracy Fleet
Well, here's a way to put your shipyards to work: Denmark plans anti-pirate fleet Denmark is reportedly planning to build a fleet of patrol ships for African coastguards to fight Somali pirates.The Danish Shipowners #8217; Association has been talking to a range of East African countries about a plan, Maritime Danmark reported.The DSA was not available to discuss details with Fairplay today, but the Danish newspaper DR Nyheder reported that the project would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The plan would see the fleet built at Danish yards, financed in part with money from the UN #8217;s development aid budget.
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12/01/2009 09:12:00 AM
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Somali Pirates: Supertanker Taken By Pirates
Reported here:Somali pirates have captured a tanker carrying oil to the US, officials say.The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force (Navfor).The ship was full of oil and is believed to be one of the largest yet seized by Somali pirates. There are 28 crew members on board.Pirate attacks have been common off the Somali coast and international navies have been deployed to counter them.A spokesman for the Greek coastguard told Reuters news agency that about nine armed pirates attacked the ship close to the Seychelles.As it was fully laden, it was moving quite slowly - between 11 and 15 knots (20-27km/h) - when attacked, a Navfor spokesman told the BBC.The agency reported the Greek defence ministry as saying that a Greek navy frigate which had been involved with the Navfor operation was now shadowing the vessel.Navfor said the ship, which has a dead weight of some 300,000 tonnes, had been sailing to New Orleans in the US from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia but was now heading towards Somalia.Its crew is made up of 16 Filipinos, nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and one Romanian.Maran Tankers Management, which operates the vessel, told Reuters the crew were "well". More here and here. Low, slow, unprotected and traveling a predictable sea lane = easy pickings.UPDATE: NY times take.
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11/30/2009 08:50:00 AM
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Holiday Routine: Thanksgiving
Except for the cooks and the watch standers, today is holiday routine. Memories of Thanksgivings past and a gathering of such members of the clan who can work their way to Raleigh.We have a menu, Navy-style, though we don't quite serve up the quantities:For those deployed and serving far from home, those at sea and on the shore, from my family to you, "Thanks!"You are in our thoughts and prayers.
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11/26/2009 07:11:00 AM
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wednesday Reading
CDR Salamander chats with a private security company head about deterring pirates in RPG #8217;s vs fire hoses: place your bets at the USNI BlogFred Fry has Maritime Monday 189 up at gCaptain.com with photos of a "Semester at Sea" and other maritime fun. There is a photo of a person "riding the shaft" but it is safe for work...Better get lots of wrapping paper ready if you plan to fulfill Boston Maggie's Christmas wish.Why, yes, I'd give these guys a Captain's mast - a "meritorious mast" along with medals. Next time, there will be a bullet riddled corpse that won't be complaining about a swollen lip. Asymmetric warfare. when will we learn the second word matters?
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Pirates Attack Oil Tanker Off Benin
Pirates Attack Oil Tanker Off Benin:Pirates have attacked a Monrovia-flagged oil tanker off the coast of the West African country of Benin, killing one seaman, officials said Tuesday.According to Benin's naval forces, the attack on the 230-meter long Cancale Star took place some 18 nautical miles off the country's coast. The vessel's chief engineer, a Ukrainian, was killed in the attack, which also left four other crew members injured.Local reports indicated that Benin's naval forces has escorted the tanker to the port of Cotonou, where it is currently berthed. It is understood that the crew of the vessel managed to capture one of the pirates and have handed him over to authorities in Benin.Pirates are believed to be Nigerian.Cancale Star photo by Prieschka Beentjes from Shipspotting.com and used in accord with Shipspotting terms of use.Benin's navy? See here.
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11/25/2009 06:10:00 AM
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Why my posts are not so frequent this time of year
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Somalia Pirates: A Defense?
Found as The Somali Pirates have the right to Hijack Foreign vessels:The highest ranking officer in the Somali naval force Admiral Farah Omar Qare, has said in a press conference on Sunday that the foreign war ships stationed over the Somali waters are pretending to be watching over the Pirates who are intending to Hijack the foreign Vessels, but are in mass collecting the Somali sea resources. #8220;We have been closely following what actually is the so called NATO troops are doing over the Somali waters, and the result we have got out of our assessment is that they are collecting the Somali sea resource in mass, and not scaring off the Pirates, in the first place we clearly know what has forced the Somali pirates to involving themselves in hijacking of foreign vessels while they were ordinary fishermen is because there were armed foreign troops, who used to chase them off cut their fishing nets into pieces, and eventually the fisherman came together and discussed hard about the issue and armed themselves, and after having seen that this is more benefiting than what they have been doing they have left out their nets and fishing boats on the shore and instead came into the sea with Russian made Kalashnikov Assault rifle, and rocket propel grenade, in which they have hijacked more than 100 ships since mission started #8221; said the Admiral Farah Omar Qare the Somali naval commander in a press conference. The Admiral has urged the international community not to complain about the activities of the Pirates, but should also focus about what the forging vessels are doing in the Somali waters. We've heard this justification before, see here, here (and here, here). Would it be okay to protect the 200 mile EEZ? Sure and some consideration should be given to helping the Somalis set up a fisheries patrol and a means to protect their waters from illegal dumping.Attacking ships 300 and more miles at sea? Piracy.
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