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frogstamper

10-05-2010 00:48

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35015494)

Perhaps a few more countries should send in their elite forces.

I'd be very surprised if ours and other countries special forces weren't already in Somalia gathering intel and taking action.

Xaccers

10-05-2010 14:13

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

The effectiveness of the SF action was mostly thanks to the actions of the crew, disabling the ship and locking themselves away, so the only "targets" on board were the pirates.

PeteLockwood

10-05-2010 21:51

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

xaccers you are probably right, good job all the same, other countries should take the same approach towards the pirates

NoKnowledge

11-05-2010 21:33

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

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They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.
Within an hour, contact was lost with the boat's radio beacon, the defence source said.
"It seems that they all died,"

Tuftus

11-05-2010 23:19

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

Now that is a sad story.

Derek

12-05-2010 00:07

Re: Russian forces storm tanker captured by pirates

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Originally Posted by Tuftus (Post 35019636)

Now that is a sad story.

I know. What a waste of a dinghy. :erm:

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