SunnySideUp

"Five of the pirates reportedly drowned while making off with the ransom money after their skiff was hit by high seas"

OH, dear, what a pity ... never mind

Not sure how many there were, but I can just imagine the maths going through their heads ...... "IF we accidentally capsize and 5 die, I will get ££££££££££'s more" - rolls skiff over

mrtheedge2u2

Pete..... how dare you rejoice in anyone who commits a crime and pays a price... I am thoroughly disgusted as I am sure are all the others who think a life lost is a life wasted! (think the bradford scooby / chip shop accident)

Hang your head in shame......

Turbohot

Look, if any of them pirates were like Johny Depp from the movie "Pirates of Caribbean", I'd be very sorry.

SunnySideUp

I'm quite amazed that Prates of the High Seas cannot swim!!

cster

I like the idea of deliberately not learning.

+Doc+

However a few more pirates are now 2million pounds richer!

yoza

We will foot the bill.



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I fancy setting up a Oil Tanker security group....big money.

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

i still cant believe pirattes of the sea are still around !

surely the navy should of just taken em out,Marine style or something ?

If i took my local asda store and wanted a randsom,id have the firing squad after me

Paul3446

I can't understand how they were not picked up by police when they landed?

It can't be that difficult surely?

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

If I was the one dishing out the ransom, I would have asked the royal navy to lay in wait with a submarine.

Then torpedo them whilst making their getaway.

+Doc+

The papers mention safe waters, I presume they go somewhere the Navy has no juristiction.

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

without a link i wasn't sure if this might have been about our government.
still hoping Brown and 4 other flunkies had copped an unfortunate one rowing down the Thames is too much to hope for i guess

Snazy

I cant help but wonder if that boat went over unassisted lol

firesorter

is it just me but when someone says the word pirate i go "Aaaaarrrrr!!" in my head.

unclebuck

No, that's what happens when somebody says the word 'pete'

Turbo2

"The uncle of the pirate who washed ashore, Abukar Sheikh Hassan, told the BBC that the family had found $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket.

He said some of the money was wet and the family was now trying to dry it out."

The family obviously couldn't give a toss about the dead man: just "Show me the ransom money, Yippee!!!"

There's no mention of the relatives handing it back I see.

dpb

That would take some time to unstick from each other , espesh sea water

dpb

What , aside from your dole scrounging scum you mean?

al4x1

I wondered that, making them swim and carry the money ashore from a few miles out would make pretty good retribution

nsld

Of course, simply pick up the phone, get onto the international operator and ask for police HQ in downtown Mogadishu, job done.

Although given that Somalia has no functioning government there plod probably makes ours look like fast moving superhero's!

DCI Gene Hunt

The boat was capsized by a Chinese submarine that's was on scene (standby) for the last 9 days. The money was also recovered and will be returned.

Or did you think that the pirates boat actually sank

Jye

Stimulating debate for what old chap!!!

Mmmmm....

Odds on

It DID sink. Although I think that the fooking great big hole in the side of it caused by a torpedo might have had something to do with it!