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*Rear* Admiral Gaanz wrote:
Captain Lon shat this gem:
PMD bottom posted: No, you shuttup.
You made me scroll ALL the way down just to read the lousy three
words you
wrote? You bottom posting choad!
Don't snip the group line if you are going to complain. Are you
afraid?
Bash him!
Slash him!
Smash him!
Trash him!
Crash him!
Gnash him!
Lash him!
Dash him!
Did you see jrodgers post earlier where he said:
CNN) -- Record levels of piracy and violence has forced the International
Maritime Bureau (IMB) to demand greater government protection and single out
Indonesia as the nation with the world's most dangerous waters.
One in five attacks on commercial shipping are conducted in Indonesian
waters, says a survey released Wednesday by the British-based IMB, which is
part of the International Chamber of Commerce.
A total of 21 seamen died and another 71 are still missing as a result of
attacks worldwide last year, according to the IMB. Ten died in 2002.
The most recent reported attack was at the Balikpapan anchorage in Indonesia
on January 23.
Ten pirates armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier, attacking and tying up
the duty officer, a new incident report posted on the IMB's Web site said.
"They stole property and escaped by climbing down anchor chain," it said.
"At the time, the ship was undergoing cargo operations with barges on both
sides and stevedores on board. An armed policeman was on board during the
attack."
Piracy is fast becoming the norm in Asian and African waters, according to
the new survey, released Wednesday by the Kuala Lumpur office of the IMB.
The report says it is becoming increasingly common for pirates to be armed
with guns, including semi-automatic weapons.
Indonesian warnings
Commercial shipping suffered 445 attacks in 2003 -- a 20 percent increase
from the previous 12 months, says the IMB.
Indonesia accounted for 121 attacks across its sprawling archipelago - more
than 25 percent of all piracy.
"Unless Indonesia takes serious steps to police its waters, we don't foresee
any drop in the number of attacks worldwide," Noel Choong, head of the
piracy reporting center, told The Associated Press.
Many of Indonesia's attacks are robberies and kidnappings for ransom.
Its piracy plight is followed by Bangladesh with 58 reported attacks,
Nigeria (39) and India (27).
At least 88 crew members were wounded by pirates -- more than twofold the 38
injuries in 2002.
Another 359 seafarers were taken hostage, compared with 191 in the previous
year.
The IMB also identified 27 ports and anchorages that are increasingly prone
to pirate attacks.
The strongest warnings single out Chittagong, Bangladesh; Lagos, Nigeria;
Chennai and Cochin in India; Dakar, Senegal; Balikpapan, Indonesia; and Ho
Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
In the past 12 months, there has been an "abnormal trend" in which pirates
hijack tugboats and barges for unknown reasons, the report said.
IMB's Choong said Wednesday: "We have no idea where the boats have been
taken and what they're being used for."
He speculated the vessels may be used by Indonesian crime syndicates for
smuggling.
After the September 11 attacks on the United States, the IMB has
consistently warned that ships, such as tankers carrying explosive natural
gas, could be hijacked and used as weapons.
The IBM says security in many ports has been upgraded but warns no shipboard
response can protect seafarers from terrorist assaults.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/pirates/
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Beaten by George W. Bush! Now that's funny!
Captain Lon