UK's "Shipping Times" just reported that the Chinese crew locked themselves in the accommodation block and waited 5 hours for help to arrive while pirates tried to bust in.
5 hours?! Can that be accurate?
Yeesh.
Tom
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- 17 Dec 2008 22:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
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- 14 Dec 2008 00:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
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Re: Indian Navy anti-piracy ops.
Thanks, friend -- and I am sorry about the comment. The folks in that photo certainly were not Somali pirates, so the reader is forced to conclude they are the captors. Or -- ha, better -- the reader concludes that still another news outlet used inapplicable stock footage. ANyway, that is why I aske...
- 13 Dec 2008 23:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 331983
Re: Indian Navy anti-piracy ops.
Greetings. I am Tom of Virginia. I am a former US Navy destroyer man and big admirer of the MUMBAI class destroyers. Congratulations to MYSORE for nabbing 23 pirates today! Couple questions. "Russia Today" carried a story about MYSORE's actions today and accompanied the story with a photo ...