Royal Marines Blow up Somali Pirate Boat

[Dedworth]

A boat belonging to Somali pirates goes up in a ball of flame after being destroyed by British commandos in the Indian Ocean



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Sounds great news but read on a bit and unfortunately

The Marines found this boat packed with ammunition which they believe was intended for hijacks. The pirate crew was later released on the Somali coast.

[joebloggs]

free to hijack another boat ,

they should have used them for target pratice.

or at least they should have dumped them a few 100 miles away, let the walk back home

belonging to them , they nicked it, now the marines have blown it up, no doubt the owner will be putting a claim in for compo

[Englishman2010]

Why did they let them go?

[Terpe]

Excerpt:-
"The Marines found this boat packed with ammunition which they believe was intended for hijacks. The pirate crew was later released on the Somali coast."

This is what I cannot understand.
Surely there must be something else that can legally be done ??

[Dedworth]

Why did they let them go?

Royal Marines Commander should be strung up from the Yard Arm as a warning to other boarding parties This is the high seas and the Somali vermin don't have any human rights

[Englishman2010]

Was it the Russians who captured a boat load of Somalian pirates and let them go about 1000 nautical miles from land in a 2 foot dinghey with no oars? No one complained too much when it was later discovered they had all died.
I bet the Pirates will now be terrified when they see a Royal Navy Vessel approaching them

[Dedworth]

Was it the Russians who captured a boat load of Somalian pirates and let them go about 1000 nautical miles from land in a 2 foot dinghey with no oars? No one complained too much when it was later discovered they had all died.
I bet the Pirates will now be terrified when they see a Royal Navy Vessel approaching them

I think you are right - theres a vid on you tube of Russians roughing up some pirates who are absolutely terrified, they are then supposed to have blown them and their boat to smithereens. This might be it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zlai...has_verified=1

[joebloggs]

i thought you used nets to catch fish not guns
unless your fishing for money


instead of joining forces with the french, the gov should do a deal with the russians, stick a few russian flags on our ships should keep the away

[grahamw48]

Got this for for the neighbour's cats originally, but good for pirates too.

[joebloggs]

them pesky squirrels