Thursday, August 27, 2009
Cool Stuff: Blasting a Brick Wall with a Vortex Cannon
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Maritime Security: Inside Story of Somali Pirate Attack
The most skilled pirates, the ones who prove themselves by being the first to board a hijacked ship, are paid more, and are more in demand.
“That guy doing the jumping, he gets $5,000 (£3,050) extra because he’s taken the risk of getting hit by anything coming from the crew. And it’s something good for his CV, to show to other investors.”
Excellent article about the methods used by these modern day pirates and the business dealings of the investors. I had to laugh at this quote up top as well. I guess the next step is for these veteran ‘ship jumpers’ to put on some certification courses for other pirate wannabes so they can put it on their CV and make the big money. Or how about the RPG and Speed Boat rental business? (throw in a jet ski from the movie Water World and now we are talking) Maybe Jihadi Tactical will be offering their latest line up of piracy vests, complete with re-sealable Khat freshness pouch and kydex machete sheath? lol –Matt
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A jet ski from the movie Water World.
By Rob Walker
BBC, Hargeisa
Thursday, 4 June 2009
As he looked at the radar screen Captain Andrey Nozhkin immediately feared the worst. A small vessel was closing fast from the stern.
“It was like a firecracker had gone off inside my head,” he recalled.
“ There was total chaos ”
Capt Andrey Nozhkin CEC Future
The Danish-owned merchant ship, the CEC Future, had been on high alert since it entered the Gulf of Aden, the narrow strip of water between Somalia and Yemen. Fire hoses had been made ready to help repel a possible attack by pirates who infest the area.
The crew were maintaining constant contact with coalition naval forces.
Then within minutes the suspicious vessel was visible: a speedboat, crammed with armed men trailing a wake of white foam.
“We knew it was pirates. They were coming towards us at an angle so we accelerated, and changed direction to make it harder for them to catch up,” said Capt Nozhkin.
But then a rocket-propelled grenade zipped across the CEC Future’s bows. Capt Nozhkin looked down and saw the pirates re-loading.