I would push their ladders into the sea. I would pour boiling hot oil on their heads (like the medieval castle defenses) . I would send down a hail of bullets. They would not climb on my ship. If a Pirate did manage to get to the top, I would be kneeling down with an AK 47 and pump him full of bullets as he got to the top.
This is interesting. Especially if you zoom in on the North shore of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden . This map is only for incidents reported in 08 and includes all boats not just tankers.
http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?op...mid=89&phpMyAdmin=F5XY3CeBeymbElbQ8jr4qlxK1J3
http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?op...mid=89&phpMyAdmin=F5XY3CeBeymbElbQ8jr4qlxK1J3
Judging by the amount of reported incidents, I would say that some of these guys go out daily to "pirate" Maybe Obama should come up with a jobs program for them or the international community should begin a war of attrition. Currently, most ships use non-lethal force to try to avoid being victims and to help ensure the safety of the future kidnapped crews.
UN says they gonna start chasing um onshore
time to start a land war against pirates
just what we need another war....sounds like fun
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Chasing Pirates Into Somalia Gets Approval From UN (Update1)
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By Bill Varner
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will take the lead in coordinating efforts to combat piracy coming from Somali territory, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after the United Nations authorized the inland pursuit of brigands.
The Security Council voted 15-0 to adopt a U.S.-drafted text that permits all nations and regional organizations -- with the consent of Somalia’s provisional government -- to “take all necessary measures that are appropriate” to deter piracy.
“The U.S. intends to work with partners to create a contact group to share intelligence and coordinate activities,” Rice said after the vote. “We will reach out to other partners in the shipping and insurance industries, asking the maritime industry to enhance self-defense to increase the odds of success against piracy until warships arrive.”
The Security Council vote follows the Dec. 8 decision of the European Union to approve deployment of a naval force off Somalia, the 27-nation organization’s first such mission. The force would try to suppress piracy in an area more than three times the size of France. The UN authorization given today is good for a year.
Somali pirates have attacked about 120 boats in the region this year, seizing at least 40 vessels and collecting more than $120 million in ransoms. Brigands today hijacked a tugboat and barge operated by a subcontractor of French oil company Total SA, said Kevin Church, a Total spokesman in Paris. The incident occurred off Yemen’s coast.
‘Expand the Tools’
“This new resolution would significantly expand the tools available to navies in the region to take more offensive action, beyond simply entering Somali waters,” said Philippe de Pontet of the Eurasia Group, a New York-based political-risk analysis firm.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates called this week for steps to combat the rising threat of piracy and said the U.S. needs more intelligence before it embarks on land pursuits. Senior U.S. naval officers have expressed concerns about pursuing pirates onto Somali territory.
In “72 hours” pirates might release a hijacked Saudi oil tanker with about $100 million in crude on board, the Saudi Gazette reported earlier today, citing Abubakr Dari, one of the negotiators. The supertanker, owned by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Vela International Ltd. and carrying 2 million barrels of crude, was hijacked on Nov. 15.
Pirate Ships
The Security Council has adopted resolutions authorizing increasingly aggressive operations against pirates. A Dec. 2 text gives naval forces the right to use “all necessary means to suppress piracy,” both in Somali and international waters, and to destroy the pirate ships.
The resolution adopted today also calls for an “international cooperation mechanism” and a “center” in the region to share intelligence and coordinate military operations. A provision allowing for operations in Somalia’s airspace was dropped from the final text to obtain Indonesia’s support.
“The outbreak of piracy and increased threat to commerce and security, and most importantly to the principle of freedom of navigation, should concern every nation,” Rice said. “The Security Council authority today will have a significant impact.”
Suez Shipping Lanes
The pirates operate along Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast, as well as in the Gulf of Aden, a transit point for the 20,000 ships a year that use the Suez Canal.
Somalia is in its 18th year of a civil war that has forced more than 3 million people into exile and displaced at least 800,000. Its Western-backed government is fighting the Islamist al Shabaab militia for control over the nation of 10 million people, a contest that may weigh on the effectiveness of today’s Security Council action.
“The possibility that al Shabaab soon takes Mogadishu and essentially installs itself as the governing authority would have real implications for the resolution, since al Shabaab, unlike the Transitional Federal Government, would surely not give consent to such a resolution,” de Pontet said.
UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council that the African Union force of 3,400 soldiers in Somalia should be reinforced as a prelude to a UN peacekeeping mission. He has said as many as 28,000 UN soldiers and civilian police may be needed.
Ban said his efforts to recruit a “multinational force” to replace the AU contingent, including pleas to 50 nations, have failed.
time to start a land war against pirates
just what we need another war....sounds like fun
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Chasing Pirates Into Somalia Gets Approval From UN (Update1)
Email | Print | A A A
By Bill Varner
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will take the lead in coordinating efforts to combat piracy coming from Somali territory, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after the United Nations authorized the inland pursuit of brigands.
The Security Council voted 15-0 to adopt a U.S.-drafted text that permits all nations and regional organizations -- with the consent of Somalia’s provisional government -- to “take all necessary measures that are appropriate” to deter piracy.
“The U.S. intends to work with partners to create a contact group to share intelligence and coordinate activities,” Rice said after the vote. “We will reach out to other partners in the shipping and insurance industries, asking the maritime industry to enhance self-defense to increase the odds of success against piracy until warships arrive.”
The Security Council vote follows the Dec. 8 decision of the European Union to approve deployment of a naval force off Somalia, the 27-nation organization’s first such mission. The force would try to suppress piracy in an area more than three times the size of France. The UN authorization given today is good for a year.
Somali pirates have attacked about 120 boats in the region this year, seizing at least 40 vessels and collecting more than $120 million in ransoms. Brigands today hijacked a tugboat and barge operated by a subcontractor of French oil company Total SA, said Kevin Church, a Total spokesman in Paris. The incident occurred off Yemen’s coast.
‘Expand the Tools’
“This new resolution would significantly expand the tools available to navies in the region to take more offensive action, beyond simply entering Somali waters,” said Philippe de Pontet of the Eurasia Group, a New York-based political-risk analysis firm.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates called this week for steps to combat the rising threat of piracy and said the U.S. needs more intelligence before it embarks on land pursuits. Senior U.S. naval officers have expressed concerns about pursuing pirates onto Somali territory.
In “72 hours” pirates might release a hijacked Saudi oil tanker with about $100 million in crude on board, the Saudi Gazette reported earlier today, citing Abubakr Dari, one of the negotiators. The supertanker, owned by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Vela International Ltd. and carrying 2 million barrels of crude, was hijacked on Nov. 15.
Pirate Ships
The Security Council has adopted resolutions authorizing increasingly aggressive operations against pirates. A Dec. 2 text gives naval forces the right to use “all necessary means to suppress piracy,” both in Somali and international waters, and to destroy the pirate ships.
The resolution adopted today also calls for an “international cooperation mechanism” and a “center” in the region to share intelligence and coordinate military operations. A provision allowing for operations in Somalia’s airspace was dropped from the final text to obtain Indonesia’s support.
“The outbreak of piracy and increased threat to commerce and security, and most importantly to the principle of freedom of navigation, should concern every nation,” Rice said. “The Security Council authority today will have a significant impact.”
Suez Shipping Lanes
The pirates operate along Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast, as well as in the Gulf of Aden, a transit point for the 20,000 ships a year that use the Suez Canal.
Somalia is in its 18th year of a civil war that has forced more than 3 million people into exile and displaced at least 800,000. Its Western-backed government is fighting the Islamist al Shabaab militia for control over the nation of 10 million people, a contest that may weigh on the effectiveness of today’s Security Council action.
“The possibility that al Shabaab soon takes Mogadishu and essentially installs itself as the governing authority would have real implications for the resolution, since al Shabaab, unlike the Transitional Federal Government, would surely not give consent to such a resolution,” de Pontet said.
UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council that the African Union force of 3,400 soldiers in Somalia should be reinforced as a prelude to a UN peacekeeping mission. He has said as many as 28,000 UN soldiers and civilian police may be needed.
Ban said his efforts to recruit a “multinational force” to replace the AU contingent, including pleas to 50 nations, have failed.
