18 November 2008

Somali Pirates Aim Big

So now the Somali pirates have a monster-sized supertanker.

Somali pirates have nabbed their biggest prize yet -- a Saudi-owned supertanker, about as big as an aircraft carrier. The ocean-going hijackers managed to pull off this latest assault, on the Sirius Star, despite a swarm of international warships now working to ward off such strikes.

Two observations...
First, anyone else thinking of The Devil's Alternative from Frederick Forsyth? Y'know, when the Ukranian nationalists hijack a supertanker off of the Netherlands?
Second, who else out there votes that we sic Ffolkes on them? ->

By: Brant

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