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

[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..

[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. ;P

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?

[Earthquake]

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