Hijacking off Tanzania shows expansion of pirate activity, Navy says

Diopos · 12-11-10, 06:41 AM

That kind of "expantion" makes you wonder if they aren't using "forward bases" (of a sort). "Mother" ships, at these distances, would be far more "exposed", no?

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Blood_splat · 12-11-10, 08:16 AM

In America we have our own pirates they're called Wall Street executives.

the_tyrant · 12-11-10, 09:03 AM

since they are operating in wolf packs, shouldn't the ships be in convoys than?

SteamWake · 12-11-10, 09:12 AM

I still dont understand how 5 men in 'small boats' even armed with an RPG can board a big ass cargo container ship.

12-11-10, 06:41 AM	#1
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	That kind of "expantion" makes you wonder if they aren't using "forward bases" (of a sort). "Mother" ships, at these distances, would be far more "exposed", no? . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I still dont understand how 5 men in 'small boats' even armed with an RPG can board a big ass cargo container ship. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Blood_splat Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beneath the waves Posts: 568 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	In America we have our own pirates they're called Wall Street executives.

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the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	since they are operating in wolf packs, shouldn't the ships be in convoys than?