Posted on 10/25/2020 10:00:13 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
LONDON: British Police on Sunday said they were dealing with an incident on a vessel off England's south coast following reports that hijackers had attempted to take over an oil tanker.
"We are aware and dealing with an ongoing incident on board a vessel which is situated south of the Isle of Wight," a spokesman for Hampshire police told AFP.
The incident is reported to have taken place on the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda crude oil tanker, according to Isle of Wight Radio, the local sation. The boat left Nigeria last week and was due to dock in Southampton earlier Sunday.
British media, including Sky News, reported that stowaways had attempted to take over the vessel.
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Yaaaargh! It be pirates!
Exactly, nevergore. This is piracy on the high seas. Hang them from the yardarm, and leave them hanging as the ship is sailed all the way back to Nigeria. With a big sign reading “Do this at your peril”.
Somali pirates are operating in the channel now?
Sounds like a return to the days of the Barberry Pirates who operated in those waters and the Mediterranean until Jefferson sent our navy to stop it.
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