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Old 01-10-2009, 09:22 AM
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Chalk one up for mother nature

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Hop in your boat to head home - check
Boat toppled by bad weather forcing 5 of your 8 to die and losing all your money - check

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479045,00.html
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Old 01-10-2009, 01:34 PM
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Too bad the only lesson taken from this is Pirate Crime Pays and Nature as always is tougher than man.
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Old 01-10-2009, 01:49 PM
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I wonder if Mother Nature was assisted by any "assets" that might have been in the area?
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Old 01-10-2009, 09:29 PM
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Old 01-11-2009, 08:49 AM
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:03 AM
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So I hear that the US is going to help patrol the area, I hope all the countries using the shipping lanes will cover our expense.
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:20 AM
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Maybe the next time a ransom is paid out, they should treat the money with some kind of shark attractant (like human blood - hey its 'blood money' right1?)

That will make any boat capsizing events more interesting.
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:30 AM
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Or, a lil' C4 tucked into a cutout in a wad of the bills...

That capsizing could not have happened to more deserving people.
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Old 01-12-2009, 01:28 PM
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UPDATE: Drowned pirate had $153,000 in pocket!
$153K... that's 2 new X5s


http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/569292

"Five pirates drowned...

Local resident Omar Abdi Hassan said one of the bodies had been found on a beach near the town of Harardhere and relatives were searching for the other four.
"One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones. He had $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket," he said.
Three other pirates survived but also lost their share of the ransom. ...
"The loss or potential loss of the ransom means the pirates will be all the more keen to get the next ransom in," he said. "There are people lining up to be pirates."

WTF... "there are people lining up to be pirates!???
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