Something tells me these boys aren't the sharpest...

[Olf]

knives in the drawer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7664767.st...

Pirates to American Warship: "We're going to blow it up and kill ourselves."

American Warship: "err. Roger that."

Pirates to American Warship: "We're serious."

American Warship: "err. yup. Roger that too."

[Parrot of Doom]

There are hostages on board, and for the authorities to do nothing would be abhorrent.

[Ordinary Bloke]

What do you suggest? I've been thinking about it, and don't know what to do (but I have every confidence in the PH diplomats/lunatics)...

[Olf]

Parrot of Doom said:

There are hostages on board, and for the authorities to do nothing would be abhorrent.

There's only a few of them and they're Ukranian.

[mybrainhurts]

We could send in the PCSOs....

Or play Cliff Richard at them....

[Chrispy Porker]

I thought this was precisely the sort of thing naval special forces trained for.

[tinman0]

Parrot of Doom said:

There are hostages on board, and for the authorities to do nothing would be abhorrent.

Can't exactly win though can they.

If they stormed the boat, killed a couple of hostages by accident, but killed the pirates, they would be called cowboys. Then someone would come along and say "pirates will never take hostages in the future because of their actions".

[Burgmeister]

Olf said:

There's only a few of them and they're Ukranian.

Some of them could be girls and if you had seen a Ukrainian girl you would withdraw that statement!

[mybrainhurts]

I thought Talk Like A Pirate Day was months ago...?

[Mr Whippy]

Pay them $12,000,000, the US have loads of money at the moment... next week it'll be worth peanuts anyway

Or give them a chest of dress jewellery and chocolate coins and see if you can get away with it for long enough...

[BigLepton]

Chrispy Porker said:

I thought this was precisely the sort of thing naval special forces trained for.

Last time they did that it was called Operation Eagle Claw.

Maybe we could lend them a few chaps from the regiment.

[Chrispy Porker]

Mr Whippy said:

Pay them $12,000,000, the US have loads of money at the moment... next week it'll be worth peanuts anyway

Or give them a chest of dress jewellery and chocolate coins and see if you can get away with it for long enough...

Give them the money and arrest them as they paddle ashore (they can't stay on the boat forever)

[Airbag]

Burgmeister said:

Olf said:

There's only a few of them and they're Ukranian.

Some of them could be girls and if you had seen a Ukrainian girl you would withdraw that statement!

Their PM, for example...

[Asterix]

Burgmeister said:

Olf said:

There's only a few of them and they're Ukranian.

Some of them could be girls and if you had seen a Ukrainian girl you would withdraw that statement!

Agree - I went out with a Ukranian girl a few years back. Complete stunner.

[Jimbeaux]

Ordinary Bloke said:

What do you suggest? I've been thinking about it, and don't know what to do (but I have every confidence in the PH diplomats/lunatics)...

Offer them all council houses in London if they give up the ship and the Ukrainians.

[Jimbeaux]

Mr Whippy said:

Pay them $12,000,000, the US have loads of money at the moment... next week it'll be worth peanuts anyway

Or give them a chest of dress jewellery and chocolate coins and see if you can get away with it for long enough...

What will that make your money worth then? Nevermind, not the point....back to candy coins.

[Trooper2]

Jimbeaux said:

Mr Whippy said:

Pay them $12,000,000, the US have loads of money at the moment... next week it'll be worth peanuts anyway

Or give them a chest of dress jewellery and chocolate coins and see if you can get away with it for long enough...

What will that make your money worth then? Nevermind, not the point....back to candy coins.

Sterling who?

[Puggit]

Jimbeaux said:

Ordinary Bloke said:

What do you suggest? I've been thinking about it, and don't know what to do (but I have every confidence in the PH diplomats/lunatics)...

Offer them all council houses in London if they give up the ship and the Ukrainians.

This is one outcome that they would probably accept - and our government would fall over itself to offer

[ALawson]

Just get the SBS or Seals delivered to the approximate positon of the vessel via a small sub or something, from looking at the photos there are afew ladders hanging of the vessel. With a bit of a distraction I am sure these guys could get onto the vessel.

We don't want to be paying any ransom, these guys have already had either $13 or $30m this year.

[ThunderSpook]

Can't they just send in Steven Seagull?