Danish Sailing Vessel taken by pirates

[N0NJY]

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Somali Pirates Capture Danish Ship With Seven on Board


Published February 28, 2011
| FoxNews.com

COPENHAGEN – Somali [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]pirates[/COLOR][/COLOR] seized a Danish yacht with seven people on board, including three children, the Danish foreign ministry said Monday.


The ship was captured while traveling through the Indian Ocean, AFP reported.


It is now being sailed toward Somalia, the Ministry told the wire service.



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[RichH]

This will continue ad nauseum until civilized governments discover the 'backbone' to stop and put a complete end to this.

Until then lets all just continue to sing "Kumbaya".

[N0NJY]

yeah

[CapnBilll]

Any word on how the're doing now? Any hope of ransom or rescue?

[SoulVoyage]

I think there must have been a translation error...as except in very few instances, yachts aren't ships.

But the real situation at hand is that the somali pirates are extending their range both in terms of distance and types of vessels captured.

And the fact that they're now holding kids as hostage is despicable.

The key word in all this new piracy is: SOMALIA. It's not Kenyan piracy or Yemani piracy or Madagascar piracy....it is SOMALIA.

So why does the UN not form a joint-effort and take over Somalia? Make that counry an example of what happens to pirates.

I am about the last person to ever call for military action, but this Somalia piracy is getting ridiculous.

[CapnBilll]

I recntly read that one of the three major somalian powers has started a small "coast guard" to discourage pirates from operating out of their village harbors. But as of right now UN red tape prevents them from obtaining ships or supplies, or even seized engines from other pirate skiffs.