[woodboats]

While everyone else is talking about ransoms the Indian Navy is blowing the Somilia Pirates out of the water!
Well done.
This has to stop, how the heck can a ship a quater of a mile long doing 15 knots be highjacked and held for ransom?
The Saudi's should be handling this as it is in their part of the world.

[darth_lucifer]

yeah exactly.
However the pirates are cleverly targetting ships of countries whose navies dont have a significant presence.
I am more than the oil tanker ,I am worried abt the military hardware (30 odd battle tanks) siezed from a ship highjacked earlier and there hasnt been action for almost 1 month
Good that Indian navy is taking a lead in sinking pirates.

I dont think saudi princes give a shit abt their oil tanker.they are busy in extra curicular activities.

[hitanshu]

They got a couple of thousand more where that one came from

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Don't worry, Indian Navy also has plenty of weapons from where the last one came from.

India has been pitching for a UN peace keeping Navy under a unified command to patrol that stretch to ensure that instead of individual nation's Navy taking action alone, a unified front can be put up against the pirates.

[hitanshu]

Dude!

I meant the Saudis' oil tankers

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Ah, that is there. But if it is finders, keepers then Indian Navy should search for it

[hitanshu]

Search? Heck, if they keep it long enough, we'll see it on Google maps

[Yogesh Sarkar]

By that time they would have taken all the crude out, who needs an empty carrier

[hitanshu]

Boss, to empty out a supertanker, think ~500m long floating city - you need a refinery. All the somali warlords' SUVs will NOT cut it

[darth_lucifer]

unless they have RE club in their town