Korean Ship Hijacked

[Shyam]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8604209.stm

The 300,000-ton Samho Dream, which was on its way from Iraq to the United States, has 24 crew and is laden with crude oil

The South Korean foreign ministry said the destroyer had arrived in waters near the tanker and would remain at a safe distance.

Numbers, what is the South Korean military saying.

 

[Warped]

geesus h smith! all we need to do is help the Somali people by placing some Desalinization plants on their coasts and pump their dry lands full of pure water and grow some crops. those pirates will cease to exist when they find a job in a market of some sorts. it sad that no one steps up to help at all. in stead we continue to dump toxic waste in their waters and continue to get ****ed in the ass for it

 

[Shyam]

geesus h smith! all we need to do is help the Somali people by placing some Desalinization plants on their coasts and pump their dry lands full of pure water and grow some crops. those pirates will cease to exist when they find a job in a market of some sorts. it sad that no one steps up to help at all. in stead we continue to dump toxic waste in their waters and continue to get ****ed in the ass for it

easier said than done. Who is going to pacify the militias. What about the infinitely confusing clan politics and regional politics. It's easy to provide these things, but are you sure that these things will end up in the right hands ? Will the people reap the benefits, or will warlords gain control of these resources.
It will be a very lengthy process to instill some normalcy in that place.

 

[Warped]

easier said than done. Who is going to pacify the militias. What about the infinitely confusing clan politics and regional politics. It's easy to provide these things, but are you sure that these things will end up in the right hands ? Will the people reap the benefits, or will warlords gain control of these resources.
It will be a very lengthy process to instill some normalcy in that place.

true but people children need to eat regardless what their parents affiliation is. they wouldn't be pirates if they had a full stomach, they're literally fighting for their lives and thats why they resort to that sort of lifestyle. yeah you're right there would have to be rules and regulations, but i bet a strong number would support a re-introduction to farming and free markets while other developed nations stopped using that country as a dumping ground for their worst chemicals and shit

 

[15357]

Yes, the military has sent a destroyer armed with cruise missiles, torpedos, 120mm cannons, depth charges, and a platoon of Navy SEALs to get some pirates.

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. "

 

[YROC]

easier said than done. Who is going to pacify the militias. What about the infinitely confusing clan politics and regional politics. It's easy to provide these things, but are you sure that these things will end up in the right hands ? Will the people reap the benefits, or will warlords gain control of these resources.
It will be a very lengthy process to instill some normalcy in that place.

You're writing the story for Fallout 4, eh?

 

[<RJMC>]

one thing people dont know is that comerce has not stoped in somalia

Despite civil unrest, Somalia has maintained a healthy informal economy, based mainly on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications.[1] Livestock exports in recent years have been severely reduced by periodic bans, ostensibly for concerns of animal health, by Arabian Peninsula states. Drought has also impaired agricultural and livestock production. Because rainfall is scanty and irregular, farming generally is limited to certain coastal districts, areas near Hargeisa, and the Jubba and Shebelle River valleys. The modern sector of the agricultural economy consists mainly of banana plantations located in the south,[2] which have used modern irrigation systems and up-to-date farm machinery. Somalia has meager natural resources such as oil, gemstones, and salt.[3]

Economic progress in Somalia is decidedly mixed. As of January 2007, Somalia is still a fragile state with hundreds of thousands of refugees due to massive floods and the latest fighting of the civil war. However, when extreme poverty (percentage of individuals living on less than PPP$1 a day) was last measured by the World Bank in 1998, Somalia fared better than many other countries in Africa, over some of whom Somalia also had superior infrastructure.[4] In the absence of a Somali state and its institutions, the private sector grew "impressively" according to the World Bank in 2003, particularly in the areas of trade, commerce, transport, remittance and infrastructure services and in the primary sectors, notably in livestock, agriculture and fisheries.[5] In 2007, the United Nations reported that the country's service industry is also thriving.[6] However with a GDP of $600 per capita the country is still relatively poor.

There are signs of growth in Somalia:

Despite the seeming anarchy, Somalia’s service sector has managed to survive and grow… Mogadishu’s main market offers a variety of goods from food to the newest electronic gadgets. Hotels continue to operate, and militias provide security.
—CIA Factbook[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Somalia

 

[15357]

one thing people dont know is that comerce has not stoped in somalia



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Somalia

Well I guess that just proves that there's no need for government intervention into the market; Somalia's a fine example!

 

[StarBob]

I keep seeing stories of these pirates being blown out of the water by all the ships dispatched to the region... I figured they would have sought a more lucrative route by now since it seems everyone in the world is after them.

 

[CptStern]

Yes, the military has sent a destroyer armed with cruise missiles, torpedos, 120mm cannons, depth charges, and a platoon of Navy SEALs to get some pirates.

that's exactly what you need during a hostage negotiation; enough firepower to kill the hostage takers, the hostages, the boat, and all sea life in a 1 km radius around said boat. you should nuke them from orbit and be done with it

 

[<RJMC>]

that's exactly what you need during a hostage negotiation; enough firepower to kill the hostage takers, the hostages, the boat, and all sea life in a 1 km radius around said boat. you should nuke them from orbit and be done with it

all thats is just to roll in style

 

[CptStern]

no if that were the case it'd look like this

 

[Solaris]

Yes, the military has sent a destroyer armed with cruise missiles, torpedos, 120mm cannons, depth charges, and a platoon of Navy SEALs to get some pirates.

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. "

**** yes, hopefully your boys won't pussy around and will kick some ass.

 

[Tyguy]

that's exactly what you need during a hostage negotiation; enough firepower to kill the hostage takers, the hostages, the boat, and all sea life in a 1 km radius around said boat. you should nuke them from orbit and be done with it

we should be launching killer whales with trebuchets

 

[CptStern]

effective AND enviromentally sound. just dont tell Peta

 

[15357]

**** yes, hopefully your boys won't pussy around and will kick some ass.

It's too bad they have hostages. Our government is too wimpy for me to have much hope. :/

that's exactly what you need during a hostage negotiation; enough firepower to kill the hostage takers, the hostages, the boat, and all sea life in a 1 km radius around said boat. you should nuke them from orbit and be done with it

And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

 

[kathaksung]

No comment

 

[Solaris]

I think if I had gone to my mother's birthday party on 3/27, the sunken South Korean war ship would have developed to a war crisis like the Tonkin

Holy ****ing lol

 

[CptStern]

kathaksung; the lynchpin of the cosmos. without him water would travel upstream, the earth would revolve around the moon and birds of a feather wouldnt flock together. all hail lord overlord kathaksung