Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker

[sleep envy]

How would they storm it?

not as if they could use the tanks they pinched a few weeks back

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7733482.st...

[Olf]

I think the Saudi's might ask for our help for this one.

$112,000,000 of oil and a free tanker?

These retarded little African knob jockeys are going to die (to death).

[mybrainhurts]

Jet packs...

[ewenm]

Using an aeroplane, some jet skis and a hot air balloon (have you not seen Waterworld?)

[mitzy]

WTF!

It's Captain Jack Sparrow!

I reckon this could turn a bit nasty dont you think!

As a nice little stash of Oil.

Edited by mitzy on Monday 17th November 22:08

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Circus folk

[Pesty]

I think if the SBS get them off again, we keep the oil they get the ship back. Fair deal yes?

[Steamer]

sleep envy said:

How would they storm it?

There was an interesting chap on C4 news tonight that works for a security company specialising in tankers.

He said it would only have been 10m to the lowest point from the sea and also 500 miles out (so the pirates must have been pretty well prepared) with no fire arms on board.

Edited by Steamer on Monday 17th November 22:08

[Simpo Two]

Suggest we go and steal a tanker too...

[ironictwist]

I'd love to see pictures of Somalian pirates & compare it with Jack Sparrow. I bet they don't dress as well & aren't as funny either.

Still interesting though..."Pirates storm worlds largest oil tanker!". Nice news headline, can't wait to see what the headline writers come out with tomorrow morning

[Pesty]

ironictwist said:

I'd love to see pictures of Somalian pirates & compare it with Jack Sparrow. I bet they don't dress as well & aren't as funny either.

Still interesting though..."Pirates storm worlds largest oil tanker!". Nice news headline, can't wait to see what the headline writers come out with tomorrow morning

I know what Id like them to be." st for brains pirates fed their own genitals"

However something tells me the Saudis will pay them a small ransom and get their ship back with no problems. Pirates retire and more fill their places

[muckymotor]

Get ready for the oil price rises tomorrow...

[Steamer]

muckymotor said:

Get ready for the oil price rises tomorrow...

Already had a slight effect on the US market today apparently.

[minimatt1967]

I gather the American Navy are thinking of taking action......fk!

[astroarcadia]

ironictwist said:

I'd love to see pictures of Somalian pirates & compare it with Jack Sparrow. I bet they don't dress as well & aren't as funny either.

:

Would'nt it be great if they stormed the ship with parrots and cuttlasses, sporting wooden prosthetics? Arrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Edited by astroarcadia on Monday 17th November 22:26

[s2art]

My guess is collusion. How did the pirates even find it that far out, never mind board something approx 35-50 feet above the water.

[elster]

minimatt1967 said:

I gather the American Navy are thinking of taking action......fk!

I can see the headlines now.

Oil tanker sinks in massive ball of flames.

[minimatt1967]

elster said:

minimatt1967 said:

I gather the American Navy are thinking of taking action......fk!

I can see the headlines now.

Oil tanker sinks in massive ball of flames.

America,aamerica, ammmerica. America fk yeah!

[ewenm]

Send in the SBS (except they're all in Iraq/Afghanistan/elsewhere).

[markmullen]

s2art said:

My guess is collusion. How did the pirates even find it that far out, never mind board something approx 35-50 feet above the water.

AIS, tracks ships real time if you have the right subscription to an AIS service, combined with a fast attack boat and GPS.

I don't think they've thought it through myself, ok you can claim a ransom but that is all, the oil is unrefined and so would need a massive infrastructure to refine, the ship is easy to track, and finally I'm not sure I would want to cross Saudi's biggest oil company, I would imagine they have some fairly handy contacts at their disposal.

As an outside chnce I wouldn't put it past GWB to try and go out with a bang and send a battle group, after all he's got bugger all to lose.