Posted on 04/18/2020 6:14:18 PM PDT by robowombat
Another offshore vessel attacked in Gulf of Mexico NIKOLAY TORKIN News April 17, 2020 8:16 am
Offshore accommodation vessel TELFORD 28 was attacked in the evening Apr 14 at Cuidad Del Carmen Anchorage, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, according to Offshore Engineer news website oedigital.com. Understood it was a robbery, pirates looting both staff and vessel’s valuable items, and escaped. One crew was injured and taken to hospital, his life is not in danger. Pirates attacks in this area have become regular.
Offshore accommodation vessel TELFORD 28, IMO 8769638, GT 13062, built 2007, flag Gibraltar, owner Telford Offshore.
They need to be shot on sight and summarily executed when caught. The Buccaneers understood that all too well.
Must be Somalians (like Omar). Not Amish!
It’s those latin American Somalians.
No wonder Trump sent military down there.
Is it still illegal in the US to carry arms on a civilian vessel?
I still do not understand why in international waters vessels are not allowed weaponry and why when they come to port they are not allowed by the nations to have those weapons on board, they are after all near diplomatic entities as territories of the flags they carry.
My friend told me that to do sail boat cruise races in the MEditeranean, they would pick weapons legally in Malta and then throw them out into the sea before arriving wheverever they arrived.
THe pirates have such easier time! THey do not have to dump their weapons and follow stupid rules.
A few weeks back, I thought Trump said that the US Armed Forces would not be idle during this time? That we’d “be hearing things in the evenings.” And followed up how a woman was rescued from her cartel captors.
If we now have pirates operating out of Mexico, I hope our Navy isn’t idle if they’re attacking shipping!
Seems a bit far from home for the Somalis . . . Perhaps banditos del mar?
Gulf of Mexico...Mexicans? If the crew of the robbed ship could give a description? If Satalites orbiting the Earth could track the movements of ships in the Gulf of Mexico? If The US Navy could send jet fighter planes or Attack Gyro Copters? And what language were the pirate leaders speaking.? And with what accents?
It is perfectly legal to be armed on any ship. Sometimes company policy prohibits arms.
No sharks in those waters?
or venezuelan somalis
Or cartel who’s funds are drying up and cant move product. They have sea going assets.
Have you seen Johnny Depp lately ?
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Problem solved.
rwood
Is this sarcasm because it sounds like my kinda cruise.
And, another one.
“Is this sarcasm because it sounds like my kinda cruise.”
Wish it wasn’t. It would solve a lot of problems there.
rwood
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