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Seychelles Coast Guard Arrests 9 Suspected Pirates
Associated Press ^ | Apr 28, 2009

Posted on 04/28/2009 8:10:24 AM PDT by george76

The Seychelles Coast Guard says it has arrested nine suspected pirates believed to be behind the attempted hijacking of a luxury cruise liner over the weekend.

When the Melody made a distress call, the Seychelles Coast Guard sent out a small plane that spent five hours photographing the pirates' skiff and marking its position. A Spanish navy ship then set off and apprehended the suspects Sunday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: coastguard; navy; pirates; seychelles

1 posted on 04/28/2009 8:10:25 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Seychelles has a Coast Guard? With a plane?


2 posted on 04/28/2009 8:12:56 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (Saiga 12 shotgun - When the Zombies see it, they'll sh*t bricks.)
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To: CholeraJoe

Sey what?


3 posted on 04/28/2009 8:13:55 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: george76

the mistake is capturing them....live fire till the boats and pirates sink to the bottom is the correct response.


4 posted on 04/28/2009 8:14:37 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: george76

No one thinks of capturing Cockroaches!

STOP capturing Pirates..
Captivity only provides them a life better than they live - and at our expense.
The ONLY correct response on engaging Pirates is to kill as many of them as quickly as possible..

Pirates are the cockroaches on the seas!


5 posted on 04/28/2009 8:23:11 AM PDT by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: river rat

How many Saudi vessels have they hijacked?


6 posted on 04/28/2009 8:30:46 AM PDT by rahbert
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To: rahbert

At least one was a large Saudi tanker.


7 posted on 04/28/2009 8:55:24 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: CholeraJoe
Seychelles has a Coast Guard? With a plane

I just came across the following link posted by some Indian guy on another forum....could they be the same pirates?

[url]http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042957522000.htm[/url]
8 posted on 04/28/2009 7:50:23 PM PDT by ThinkingBuddha
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http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/29/stories/2009042957522000.htm


9 posted on 04/28/2009 7:51:41 PM PDT by anglian
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