Warship Shadowing Somali Pirates Who Captured Four Americans - Page 2

Ducimus · 02-22-11, 05:40 PM

Any and all pirates caught should be made an example of, and the punishment so heinous, as to give someone pause before deciding Piracy is a "good idea".

Syxx_Killer · 02-22-11, 05:58 PM

We should have left the pirates on the Quest and fed them some CIWS.

Jimbuna · 02-22-11, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I trust that we'll be showing the surviving pirates a good time. Unofficially, of course.

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Originally Posted by privateer

I'm waiting for the escape attempt.
The one where they tie themselves to an anchor and try to float away.

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Any and all pirates caught should be made an example of, and the punishment so heinous, as to give someone pause before deciding Piracy is a "good idea".

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

We should have left the pirates on the Quest and fed them some CIWS.

Aye....rgr that

Freiwillige · 02-22-11, 06:12 PM

Are there not still international piracy laws on the books that guarantee a long fall with a short rope?

With the Hostages dead why are there any survivors? It will be another sham trial with prison sentence. That is not punishment when their living conditions improve!!!!

I am not a violent person but this needs a Biblical eye for an eye.

The story should have ended like this. "The ship was boarded and no survivors were found as the pirates out of guilt all committed (WINK WINK) suicide"

"In further news a mine layer accidentally lost its entire cargo of mines outside of a Somali port when one of its retaining ropes failed."

the_tyrant · 02-22-11, 06:32 PM

If its that dangerous, why do ships still sail close to Somalia
or do the pirates control the strait leading to to the Suez channel

TLAM Strike · 02-22-11, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

If its that dangerous, why do ships still sail close to Somalia
or do the pirates control the strait leading to to the Suez channel

Locations of recent pirate attacks and spotting in the Indian Ocean...

Not sure about the key but I think Red is Hijackings, Yellow are attacks and Greens are ships that evaded attack.

gimpy117 · 02-22-11, 06:50 PM

As much as i hate to say it...whats the penalty for piracy still? death?

Syxx_Killer · 02-22-11, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

As much as i hate to say it...whats the penalty for piracy still? death?

Can't be. We just sentenced one of the pirates to 15 years in prison (I think it was 15). I think the pirate we just sentenced was one from the Maersk Alabama hijacking. If I was a Somali pirate I'd want to be captured by the US. Our prisons are going to be a lot better than what they came from.

TLAM Strike · 02-22-11, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

As much as i hate to say it...whats the penalty for piracy still? death?

Title 18 U.S.C. § 1651 states:

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Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.

TLAM Strike · 02-22-11, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

Can't be. We just sentenced one of the pirates to 15 years in prison (I think it was 15). I think the pirate we just sentenced was one from the Maersk Alabama hijacking. If I was a Somali pirate I'd want to be captured by the US. Our prisons are going to be a lot better than what they came from.

The Piracy charge didn't stick in that case. Technically they needed to steal something to be considered pirates under US Law.

EDIT: I was thinking about another incident the pirate who survived the Maersk Alabama incident plead guilty and got 33 years reprieve from the hell hole he came from.

Armistead · 02-22-11, 06:59 PM

I'm sure laws will differ from international waters to nation controlled waters. I've not kept up at all, but if they make it to Somalia, they're probably gonna be out of luck, it would be up to whatever government is there, so they're gonna be out of luck.

Still, these people know and are warned about these areas. If they want to go there to hand out bibles, visit, set records, ect...be willing to accept the risk. Even that being the case, it's shameful our government won't react when they can in international waters under naval military code..

02-22-11, 07:03 PM

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Any and all pirates caught should be made an example of, and the punishment so heinous, as to give someone pause before deciding Piracy is a "good idea".

In the days when they would be tortured, strung up, dismembered then left to rot in public at the entrance to ports it didn't seem to give pirates much pause.

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Can't be. We just sentenced one of the pirates to 15 years in prison (I think it was 15).

30 years perhaps?

the_tyrant · 02-22-11, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Locations of recent pirate attacks and spotting in the Indian Ocean...

Not sure about the key but I think Red is Hijackings, Yellow are attacks and Greens are ships that evaded attack.

No where is safe!
the pirates are actually amazing, considering what they have to work with

Dowly · 02-22-11, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Locations of recent pirate attacks and spotting in the Indian Ocean...

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Not sure about the key but I think Red is Hijackings, Yellow are attacks and Greens are ships that evaded attack.

Here's a nice site with live maps

http://www.icc-ccs.org/home/piracy-r...iracy-map-2010

TLAM Strike · 02-22-11, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Here's a nice site with live maps

http://www.icc-ccs.org/home/piracy-r...iracy-map-2010

Thanks Dowly! Bookmarked...

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

No where is safe!
the pirates are actually amazing, considering what they have to work with

Helps when they capture larger ships like these...

The Golden Wave

The Prantalay

IIRC the Prantalay was recaptured/destroyed by the Indian Coast Guard.

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Any and all pirates caught should be made an example of, and the punishment so heinous, as to give someone pause before deciding Piracy is a "good idea".

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Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	We should have left the pirates on the Quest and fed them some CIWS.

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Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Are there not still international piracy laws on the books that guarantee a long fall with a short rope? With the Hostages dead why are there any survivors? It will be another sham trial with prison sentence. That is not punishment when their living conditions improve!!!! I am not a violent person but this needs a Biblical eye for an eye. The story should have ended like this. "The ship was boarded and no survivors were found as the pirates out of guilt all committed (WINK WINK) suicide" "In further news a mine layer accidentally lost its entire cargo of mines outside of a Somali port when one of its retaining ropes failed."

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Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I'm sure laws will differ from international waters to nation controlled waters. I've not kept up at all, but if they make it to Somalia, they're probably gonna be out of luck, it would be up to whatever government is there, so they're gonna be out of luck. Still, these people know and are warned about these areas. If they want to go there to hand out bibles, visit, set records, ect...be willing to accept the risk. Even that being the case, it's shameful our government won't react when they can in international waters under naval military code..