Prinz Posted September 28, 2008 Wallee our legitimate coastal guards ( The so-called Int'l community calls them Pirates, tho) are getting stronger. If those heavy artillery gets in the hands of Muqaawamo, Melez wouldn't sleep for nights!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me Posted September 28, 2008 Originally posted by peasant: ^ The somali invasion sends a bell to every smart neighbor of ethiopia. Wouldnt you be concerned if you shared a border with menace like Meles? Ahaa I am sure you do. Not to mention behavioral biologist long suggested, that baboons in the wild don't yawn for nonsense but rather do it deliberately, just to show off its long teeth to the predators. Hmmm, but why should Kenya wait and see while Ethiopia is turning Somalia into a vassal state? Shouldn't Kenya also get its fair share of the spoils? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSea Posted September 28, 2008 robbing other people aint good. But in this case, I say they have full right to rob anyone who uses the somali coast in a way that is either harmful or non beneficial to the somalis. Get rich boys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prinz Posted September 29, 2008 ^ The actual pirates/burcad-badeed are those foreign perpetraitors who are dumping chemical and toxic waste on our waters, and illegally fishing, their afhayeen said on BBC tonite it was their right to defend and guard their sea loolz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me Posted September 29, 2008 Ma soontaa? calan bil iyo xidig leh waad sidataa. Tuug baadna u sacbinaysaa. Xagee bey arintu ka khaldan tahay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSea Posted September 29, 2008 Ma adiga ayey wax kaa xadeen maxaad tuug ugu sheegaysaa? Markabkan ay qabsadeen cunto walaa dawooyin mawadin ee wuxu waday hub iyo rasaas. These guys are the last line of defense. For decades foreigners felt confortable in the somali coastline doing all sorts of things. I am glad finally they have met their match. Get rich boys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Centurion Posted November 17, 2008 War xiniinyo waaweynaa! 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. BBCnews Some facts on their latest 'catch' -Nearly the length of a US aircraft carrier -Weighs more than three times as much as a carrier when loaded -Can carry 2 million barrels of oil - more than 25% of Saudi Arabia's daily output -Is third tanker, and biggest vessel, to be hijacked in the region -------- 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". According to the Navy, the ship is "nearing an anchorage point" at Eyl, a port often used by pirates based in Somalia's Puntland region. War-torn Somalia has not had an effective government since 1991. A BBC correspondent in Mombasa reports that this is the third tanker to have been hijacked in the region. News of the attack raised crude oil prices on global markets following an earlier slump, Reuters news agency reported. The capture of the tanker appears to mark a worrying new development, both in terms of the size of the ship and the fact it was attacked so far from the African coast. Attacks on shipping off the Horn of Africa and Kenya by mainly Somali pirates seeking ransoms prompted foreign navies to send warships to the area this year. A number of vessels and their crews have been held captive for months, including the Ukrainian freighter MV Faina, seized in September. 'Crew safe' The supertanker was heading for the US via the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, Reuters reports. The route around the Cape of Good Hope is a main thoroughfare for fully-laden supertankers from the Gulf, the world's biggest oil-exporting region. With a capacity of 318,000 dead weight tonnes, the ship is 330m (1,080ft) long and is classed as a Very Large Crude Carrier. It is about as long as a US aircraft carrier and, when loaded, weighs more than three times as much. "It's the largest ship that we've seen pirated," said Lt Christensen. The South Korean-built Sirius Star, owned by the Saudi company Aramco, made its maiden voyage in March 2008. The ship's operator, Vela International, said that all of the crew were reported to be safe. "Vela response teams have been mobilised and are working to ensure the safe release of crew members and the vessel," it added. Confirming that two Britons were aboard the tanker, the UK Foreign Office said it could not give any details of their role on the ship. "We are seeking more information on the incident," a spokesman said. The other crew are said to be from Croatia, the Philippines, Poland and Saudi Arabia. Captive vessels Figures from the International Maritime Bureau show that attacks in the area - the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean off the African coast - have made up one-third of all piracy incidents worldwide in 2008. In the first nine months of the year 63 incidents were reported. As of 30 September, 12 vessels remained captive and under negotiation with more than 250 crew being held hostage. Pirates remain active and regularly strike in the region. In the past week alone: • A Russian warship in the Gulf of Aden drove off pirates who tried to capture the Saudi Arabian merchant ship Rabih • Pirates hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off Somalia • A Chinese fishing boat was seized off the Kenyan coast • A Turkish ship transporting chemicals to India was hijacked off Yemen • The UK's Royal Navy shot dead two suspected pirates attacking a Danish cargo-ship off the coast of Yemen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted November 18, 2008 Way dallaceen ,,,, what should we exptec now ?? I think next will be seizing a US carrier with its F-16 fighters and Cruise missiles ,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cara. Posted November 18, 2008 The International Space Station is looking rather defenseless. Car ha soo kor maro Africa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted November 18, 2008 Isaga laftiisaa la afduubi ,,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted November 18, 2008 lol@ International Space Station. I believe soon we would be building space rockets to hijack the International Space St, or demand ransom. This si getting wacky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abtigiis Posted November 18, 2008 Originally posted by Cara: The International Space Station is looking rather defenseless. Car ha soo kor maro Africa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted November 18, 2008 This is the Sirius Star tanker This is hilarious, I will not believe this news untill the Ship docks in Eyl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted November 18, 2008 quote:Somali pirates have accused European firms of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast and are demanding an $8m ransom for the return of a Ukranian ship they captured, saying the money will go towards cleaning up the waste. These dudes have good PR! http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/11/2 008111873827427301.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted November 18, 2008 ^^ The link you posted does not say anything about such a ransom, saaxib. Other than that, I am with the pirates here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
