Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker

[DaveTaylor]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7733482.stm

Pirates have seized a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy reports.
The US-bound tanker was captured on Saturday some 450 nautical miles (830km) south-east of Mombasa, and is now approaching the Somali port of Eyl.
The Sirius Star is carrying its full load of 2m barrels - more than one-quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output.
Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe.
Lt Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the US Navy's 5th Fleet, said the attack was "unprecedented"

[Dentafrice]

damn. I guess that's an excuse not to go to work tomorrow.. no gas :P

[le harry]

they ain't pirates unless they've got wooden legs, eye patches and a parrot

[Dentafrice]

they ain't pirates unless they've got wooden legs, eye patches and a parrot
they do.. oh they do..

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[le harry]

wat thats the hxf ship ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[5,5]

those darn pirates..

[Dentafrice]

yeah its the hxf ship being invaded.

[xxMATTGxx]

Pretty bad to be honest, navy should go in and start having a mini fight with them all. ;P

[Jordy]

Pretty bad to be honest, navy should go in and start having a mini fight with them all. ;PIt's complicated though because of International & British Laws. From what I can gather unless they shoot first we're powerless and I'm sure they won't make that mistake again. Did we arrest the rest of the soldiers we didn't kill?

[Earthquake]

Whats with the spamming in this thread and a few others?

[J0SH]

That's cool.

[Dentafrice]

It's complicated though because of International & British Laws. From what I can gather unless they shoot first we're powerless and I'm sure they won't make that mistake again. Did we arrest the rest of the soldiers we didn't kill?

Does that mean if they rob a bank, we're powerless unless they shoot first?

Because that's the same general idea, except they stole a mother ******* ship, and are holding it and have control of it.. sounds to me that's a reason to shoot..

[leah]

I didn't realise pirates still existed... obviously they still do :P

[Corporal]

Pretty bad to be honest, navy should go in and start having a mini fight with them all. ;P

Since theres british people being held SBS will already be on there way!


Does that mean if they rob a bank, we're powerless unless they shoot first?

Because that's the same general idea, except they stole a mother ******* ship, and are holding it and have control of it.. sounds to me that's a reason to shoot..


Well no not really.
If they robbed a bank in the middle of the sea than we are. They havent stole a ship in british waters.

Somalia is a pretty mucked up country. Ever seen black hawk down? That was set in Somalia. What its like in the movie is what its like all the time.

[cocaine]

pirates still exist?
O_o

[Moh]

lol, pirates. Do they have big wooden boats with Jolly Roger flags and cannons :O

OMG I WANA BE A PIRATE!


Does that mean if they rob a bank, we're powerless unless they shoot first?

Because that's the same general idea, except they stole a mother ******* ship, and are holding it and have control of it.. sounds to me that's a reason to shoot..
1 Problem, isn't oil flammable?

[Hitman]

why's everybody like "pirates still exist wth?!??!?!?!" of course they do... they're just like people who rob cars, but they rob boats instead... and they don't have eyepatches and wooden legs like in the stories. :P

[--ss--]

Just blow up and ship and let the ******* burn in hell with the oil.

[Corporal]

Just blow up and ship and let the ******* burn in hell with the oil.
Although its only a quater of the kingdoms daily output, do you know what this would do to the price of oil?

[--ss--]

Although its only a quater of the kingdoms daily output, do you know what this would do to the price of oil?
It will increase in value and make the big US businessmen more rich while normal consumers get the short side of the straw and pay double.

[Corporal]

It will increase in value and make the big US businessmen more rich while normal consumers get the short side of the straw and pay double.
pretty much

[alexxxxx]

I heard the oil is worth $100million so they will obv say, send us $40million or we'll burn it all.

the somalians have nothing to lose.

[JackBuddy]

Master Bate certainly does know how to organise his crew doesn't he.

[Hiro]

It's more like pirates with machine guns. They'll always exist.

[Jordy]

It will increase in value and make the big US businessmen more rich while normal consumers get the short side of the straw and pay double.Not to mention it would be one of the largest environmental disasters the world has faced.

[Stephen!]

Pirates aren't just people who steal boats :P

[Earthquake]

Britains demanding for the release of the two british nationals or there going to take serious action...

[Pazza]

I reckon its just the new pirates of the caribbean being filmed

[scottish]

Theres lots of news about pirates hijacking ships in the last few years, how the hell can you think pirates don't exist? :\