On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:25:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:23*am, wrote:
Simply train and arm the crew with 50 cal. and 20 m.m. automatic weapons to
defend themselves. A 20 m.m. Vulcan gatlin gun mounted amidships with quad
50's fore and aft would stop all the nonsense. As a former destroyer
shipmate, I assure you the firepower in the aforementioned is sufficient to
strike terror in the hearts of any so called Pirates."Eisboch" wrote in message

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Betcha there are a few in Wash DC breathing a sigh of relief.

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Agreed.

At least a couple Ma-deuces, and even mini-guns would help

Arm that 13 man crew. The ones who have a half mile of railings to
watch for ladders and grappling irons.[Emma Maersk]

It is true that there are many smaller ships, with bigger crews.

It cost about 2 to 3 million bucks for a stabilized 20mm mount.

That leaves spray and pray, and the Gatling doesn't need to be bigger
than 5,56mm. No armor on those outboard motors. Shoot if you see guns
and ladders.

Casady

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:20:19 -0700, "Pittman Pirate"
wrote:

If you read closely the descriptions of these crews, they are
multinational
and one wonders how they all even communicate. They are probably the
futigives and derelicts of various nations. The main crew are skilled
people. The rest are just oilers and deckhands.

The biggested freighter ever made has a crew of thirteen. The Emma
Maersk. The standard language of shipping is English. Oilers and
deckhands get scarce when the ship has a crew of fewer than 20. Modern
ships are so highly automated that there is nobody on deck or in the
engine room at night. This is not a new trend. A century ago they
built huge schooners in order to get by with smaller crews than
necessary for a square rigged ship. The seven masted schooner Thomas
Lawson had a crew of 18 plus a steam winch.

Casady

Still, news clips like" the crew consisted of Ukraines, Canadians, Kenyans,
Philipinos, Danes, One guy from Southie, and one guy from South LA" are not
uncommon.

On Apr 10, 9:14*am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:19:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
What an idiot! With your sentence above, you've quantified not only
the ship and it's contents, but you've quantified the worth of the
crew. So, do tell, what is that dollar amount?

When my stepson was jailed for drunk driving, the fools running the
place left him his belt, and once he was in a cell, he immediately
hanged himself. His life was worth 80 000 bucks.

Casady

So Harry, as usual was wrong! The cargo is worth a lot more than that!

On Apr 10, 7:39*am, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:20:19 -0700, "Pittman Pirate"
wrote:

If you read closely the descriptions of these crews, they are multinational
and one wonders how they all even communicate. *They are probably the
futigives and derelicts of various nations. *The main crew are skilled
people. *The rest are just oilers and deckhands.

The biggested freighter ever made has a crew of thirteen. The Emma
Maersk. The standard language of shipping is English. Oilers and
deckhands get scarce when the ship has a crew of fewer than 20. Modern
ships are so highly automated that there is nobody on deck or in the
engine room at night. This is not a new trend. *A century ago they
built huge schooners in order to get by with smaller crews than
necessary for a square rigged ship. The seven masted schooner Thomas
Lawson had a crew of 18 plus a steam winch.

Casady

A steam wench, eh? I guess she never got tired.

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Is that one of your "unheavels"?

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:19:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

What an idiot! With your sentence above, you've quantified not only
the ship and it's contents, but you've quantified the worth of the
crew. So, do tell, what is that dollar amount?

When my stepson was jailed for drunk driving, the fools running the
place left him his belt, and once he was in a cell, he immediately
hanged himself. His life was worth 80 000 bucks.

Casady

I'm sure if you thought he was worth more, you would have sued for more.
Next time talk to a lawyer.

"Tim" wrote in message
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The "Now" Somalian gov'twants the international community to help
support the Somalian CoastGguard????

Now it sounds like they want the wolves to be hand fed too! ....

http://www.voanews.com/english/Afric...04-10-voa3.cfm

How many Somalian Coast Guard personnel can you get in a phone booth?

All of them.

Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:25:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:23 am, wrote:
Simply train and arm the crew with 50 cal. and 20 m.m. automatic weapons to
defend themselves. A 20 m.m. Vulcan gatlin gun mounted amidships with quad
50's fore and aft would stop all the nonsense. As a former destroyer
shipmate, I assure you the firepower in the aforementioned is sufficient to
strike terror in the hearts of any so called Pirates."Eisboch" wrote in message

...





Betcha there are a few in Wash DC breathing a sigh of relief.
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Agreed.

At least a couple Ma-deuces, and even mini-guns would help

Arm that 13 man crew. The ones who have a half mile of railings to
watch for ladders and grappling irons.[Emma Maersk]

It is true that there are many smaller ships, with bigger crews.

It cost about 2 to 3 million bucks for a stabilized 20mm mount.

That leaves spray and pray, and the Gatling doesn't need to be bigger
than 5,56mm. No armor on those outboard motors. Shoot if you see guns
and ladders.

Casady



Alternately, we could give our mighty military forces and the mighty
military forces of other interested countries something useful to do for
a change. A few carriers and protective ships in the area, helped by
satellites and flyovers from carrier jets and prop planes, would do it.
We can easily keep track of the merchant vessels, and we can in real
time keep track of suspicious activities by the dinky boats and ships
the pirates operate.




--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time

On Apr 10, 9:42*am, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:25:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:23 am, wrote:
Simply train and arm the crew with 50 cal. and 20 m.m. automatic weapons to
defend themselves. A 20 m.m. Vulcan gatlin gun mounted amidships with quad
50's fore and aft would stop all the nonsense. As a former destroyer
shipmate, I assure you the firepower in the aforementioned is sufficient to
strike terror in the hearts of any so called Pirates."Eisboch" wrote in message

news:Cb6dnZsqAv2bQEHUnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d@giganews. com...

Betcha there are a few in Wash DC breathing a sigh of relief.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/piracy-Hide quoted text -
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Agreed.

At least a couple Ma-deuces, and even mini-guns would help

Arm that 13 man crew. The ones who have a half mile of railings to
watch for ladders and grappling irons.[Emma Maersk]

It is true that there are many smaller ships, with bigger crews.

It cost about 2 to 3 million bucks for a stabilized 20mm mount.

That leaves spray and pray, and the Gatling doesn't need to be bigger
than 5,56mm. No armor on those outboard motors. Shoot if you see guns
and ladders.

Casady

Alternately, we could give our mighty military forces and the mighty
military forces of other interested countries something useful to do for
a change. A few carriers and protective ships in the area, helped by
satellites and flyovers from carrier jets and prop planes, would do it.
We can easily keep track of the merchant vessels, and we can in real
time keep track of suspicious activities by the dinky boats and ships
the pirates operate.

--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
Bring Integerity back to Washington.


Pffftt. Hopefully, nobody here is litening to you as your assumption
is way off. According to Navy officials it would take 60 ships to
handle that area. Do you know how many ships we currently have in our
Navy? C'mon Harry, get some facts then come back and talk snerk
Here's a hint, think 300...

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On Apr 10, 7:39 am, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:20:19 -0700, "Pittman Pirate"
wrote:
If you read closely the descriptions of these crews, they are multinational
and one wonders how they all even communicate. They are probably the
futigives and derelicts of various nations. The main crew are skilled
people. The rest are just oilers and deckhands.
The biggested freighter ever made has a crew of thirteen. The Emma
Maersk. The standard language of shipping is English. Oilers and
deckhands get scarce when the ship has a crew of fewer than 20. Modern
ships are so highly automated that there is nobody on deck or in the
engine room at night. This is not a new trend. A century ago they
built huge schooners in order to get by with smaller crews than
necessary for a square rigged ship. The seven masted schooner Thomas
Lawson had a crew of 18 plus a steam winch.
Casady
A steam wench, eh? I guess she never got tired.

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Is that one of your "unheavels"?
I read winch, didn't you? Harry's eyesight is obviously failing him.
Poor Karen. She's gonna have an awful lot of care giving to do soon, if
she doesn't dump him quickly. Imagine having to change Harry's diapers.
Yuck!

On Apr 10, 10:18*am, jim78565 wrote:
wrote:
On Apr 10, 7:39 am, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:20:19 -0700, "Pittman Pirate"
wrote:
If you read closely the descriptions of these crews, they are multinational
and one wonders how they all even communicate. *They are probably the
futigives and derelicts of various nations. *The main crew are skilled
people. *The rest are just oilers and deckhands.
The biggested freighter ever made has a crew of thirteen. The Emma
Maersk. The standard language of shipping is English. Oilers and
deckhands get scarce when the ship has a crew of fewer than 20. Modern
ships are so highly automated that there is nobody on deck or in the
engine room at night. This is not a new trend. *A century ago they
built huge schooners in order to get by with smaller crews than
necessary for a square rigged ship. The seven masted schooner Thomas
Lawson had a crew of 18 plus a steam winch.
Casady
A steam wench, eh? I guess she never got tired.

--
Palin & Bachmann in 2012 -
All Stupidity All the Time- Hide quoted text -

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Is that one of your "unheavels"?

I read winch, didn't you? Harry's eyesight is obviously failing him.
Poor Karen. She's gonna have an awful lot of care giving to do soon, if
she doesn't dump him quickly. Imagine having to change Harry's diapers.
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Ewwwwwww............changing that fat gross pig would require full
hazmat protection!