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ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - 727Sky - 12-11-2021 Sad tale... where is the humanity ? Quote:An aging bulker and its crew have been abandoned off of a far-flung foreign port, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation, and this particular case is worse than most: the location is inside of the Somali piracy high-risk zone, and the vessel is actively taking on water. RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - Ninurta - 12-11-2021 (12-11-2021, 05:48 AM)727Sky Wrote: Sad tale... where is the humanity ? Without cooperation from Mogadishu? What the hell is that? Since when has anyone needed the cooperation of Mogadishu for anything? You send in a couple gunboats to provide cover, and a couple of choppers to get the guys off the boat, and then just keep on trucking. What the hell kinda clown world are we leaving to our kids when anyone has gotta ask for cooperation from Mogadishu? . RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - NightskyeB4Dawn - 12-11-2021 (12-11-2021, 10:20 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(12-11-2021, 05:48 AM)727Sky Wrote: Sad tale... where is the humanity ? I was thinking the same thing. How the Hell could anyone have a problem with sending in a boat to rescue the people? The fact that they know the people are stranded there and did not send them assistance, is something else all together. For them to stop someone else from helping them, would not be considered a wise move, if I had anything to do with it. If they don't value the lives of others, then they make their own lives forfeit. Just the way I see it. RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - guohua - 12-11-2021 (12-11-2021, 10:20 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(12-11-2021, 05:48 AM)727Sky Wrote: Sad tale... where is the humanity ? That is Somalia. I'm surprised the Pirates haven't boarded it. But I'm with you, just go in and take them off that Wreak. Kill anyone who tries to stop the rescue. RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - NightskyeB4Dawn - 12-11-2021 (12-11-2021, 04:23 PM)guohua Wrote: That is Somalia. I am not a violent person. I don't think you can find anyone more diplomatic than myself. Unfortunately, it is a poor match for my quick temper. Though it is a rare circumstance when a person has to put me in check, because I have already done the job for them, long before it ever gets out of hand. Most likely several times. Saying all that just to say that I agree with you. Temper would win out on that one. RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - Ninurta - 12-11-2021 @"Guohua" - Yup, it's Somalia. Somali pirates are not noted for their overabundance of brains, just violence. I had a friend who was thinking of starting up a security company to provide maritime security to ships running that area, looking for advice against pirates. I told him I figured 4 or 5 guards per ship with two 50 cals among the group and an assault rifle or SMG per man, maybe a few AT rockets, ought to do the trick against Somali pirates. The key is to dump them and their boats to the bottom of the sea before they get close enough to board, and all that requires is at least one man on watch for them 24/7, and enough firepower to punch their boat full of holes at a distance greater than their weapons range. Most Somali pirates just use AKs and RPG-7's. a .50 cal will outrun them. If you can dump them to the bottom or turn them around beyond 500 yards, their AKs and RPGs are useless. Somalia has a strip of relative civilization on the north coast, around Berbera, but the rest of the nation is just a failed state owned and operated by Muslim warlords, kinda like Afghanistan will be by this time next year. . RE: ITF: 11 Crewmembers Abandoned on Sinking Bulker Off Somalia - ABNARTY - 12-12-2021 Wow. Not welcome in Mogadishu. What does that say? |