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Somalian Pirates

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#1
awesome_dude
Apr 11, 2009 15:53:24 My friends and I have come up with a plan to make some money in these last and worst of times. We have located a dealer in Ukraine willing to sell us an old Soviet Destroyer for pretty much nothing. Our numbers are in the 10-15 range, so we wouldn't mind additional personnel (pay is $0 a week plus loot, but may improve if we find sponsors). I will be first mate, but I assure you that the captain is fair and brave (for now; if he doesn't turn out well, we'll mutiny and I'll take his place).

So, anyone up for this opportunity for a glorious life of ship-jacking in the Red Sea?

People already in and their occupation on-board:
baneofelves - boatswain
#2
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Apr 11, 2009 16:05:09 Count me in, I just need an AK-47.
#3
fenrir7139
Apr 11, 2009 16:06:46 EDIT: Nevermind.
#4
RUMPLESTIX
Apr 11, 2009 16:28:38 Hell yes! Count me in.

Is it a plus that I own an M1-Carbine with a 30 shot clip and that I have both electrical repair work experience on naval vessels and I have significant experience with the elctronics of of naval vessels (antennas, radar, communications, etc.)?
#5
pigknight
Apr 11, 2009 16:30:59 inb4lock

Otherwise count me and my laser sighted MP5 in.
#6
half_dragon_infernal
Apr 11, 2009 16:31:44 I got a lot of lazor powered shotguns that I have nothing to do with.
#7
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 11, 2009 16:32:51 I have a +20/+50 Def/Att Sanguan Power Card...

inb4lockage
#8
cherubaddon
Apr 11, 2009 16:34:04 Hell, this'll be the most high-tech band of pirates EVAR!

Count me in as well. But being German, I'll bring a good ol' G36c with laser sight and auxiliary grenade launcher.
#9
goblin_pride
Apr 11, 2009 17:49:17 Count me in. It's been a few years, but I'm sure I can get my sea legs back pretty quick. I can shoulder a rifle and I'm close enough to fluent in about a dozen languages. And I thought those job skills wouldn't ever come in handy.
#10
toastedamphibian
Apr 11, 2009 18:16:46 Sure, count me in. I'll bring the scuba gear, you provide the harpoon gun and NV goggles!
#11
doneisi
Apr 11, 2009 19:01:47 I would be in but my mom would kill me (I'm half ninja).
#12
Crackerjake
Apr 11, 2009 22:14:56 I'm in, gimme a Czech V-22 and a UHC 870 shotgun and I can look after my own.
Oh, and could I get a glock? Any one'll do, although I'd prefer a G26

I can cook, fish, and clean :p

As an afterthought, has anyone ever noticed how similar Somalia and Solamnia are?
#13
s-marrow
Apr 11, 2009 23:44:08 Sorry mates, but me an' the lads have been pillaging pirates round the good old Ratnakara well nigh when you lubbers were still sailing paper ships at the local pool and me boys don't treat newcomers with kid gloves.

Tell ye what. Maybe we can show ye the ropes. You scuttlers pack yer pretty toys up and sail o'er to weigh anchor in Djibouti. Ask around fer Captain Sods and his pals. We won't be a problem to find.

We'll be the ones sailin' away with yer ship!
Yar har har har!
#14
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 11, 2009 23:46:12 I'm shocked and amazed that this hasn't been shot down (no pun intended) yet.
#15
pigknight
Apr 11, 2009 23:48:30 Inb4lock
#16
Dark_Stryke
Apr 11, 2009 23:49:47 Hey, count me in. I'm Canadian. I'll bring the booze.
#17
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 11, 2009 23:49:59 inb4shotdownage

Edit: A fellow canuckian! Hail comrade!
#18
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Apr 11, 2009 23:50:13 Inb4lock (I wonder if I'll be ninja'd by an ORC again.)
#19
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Apr 11, 2009 23:50:58 No? Sacredam.
#20
toastedamphibian
Apr 11, 2009 23:51:43 By "No discussion or encouragment of illegal activites" or however they phrase that, what the ORC's really mean is:
No promotion of Drug use.
No promotion of violence aginst women.
No software piracy.

Thefts, vandalisim, terrorism, assault (of men or children), sexual assault (of men or children), Piracy (of the maritime sort), and probably a whole host of other things are fine. Just dont mention slapping a woman. Saying you will shoot her kids or put them in a bag, steal her car, and blowing up her house are all fine. Just don't condone striking her. Otherwise the thread will get closed.

Edit: (Now that I have mentioned abuse of women, it will probably get locked. Happy now? ORCs are an odd lot sometimes.)
#21
Dark_Stryke
Apr 12, 2009 0:00:39
inb4shotdownage

Edit: A fellow canuckian! Hail comrade!

Indeed! Greetings! Green Bay, eh? I've never been. I'm currently located in that little portion of hell that was somehow vomitted onto the material plane known as "Toronto".
#22
Crackerjake
Apr 12, 2009 0:02:13
Indeed! Greetings! Green Bay, eh? I've never been. I'm currently located in that little portion of hell that was somehow vomitted onto the material plane known as "Toronto".

Yeesh, I eat bad guacamole ONCE and people are STILL *****ing about it :p
#23
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 12, 2009 0:07:12 Ah Toronto. The crowning achievement of modern Canadian achievement. {SARCASM}

Anyway, "Green Bay" is just something I made up. I live in that delightful little crossroad known as Middleofbleepingnowhere. Have you heard of it?
#24
Dark_Stryke
Apr 12, 2009 0:09:43
Ah Toronto. The crowning achievement of modern Canadian achievement. {SARCASM}

Anyway, "Green Bay" is just something I made up. I live in that delightful little crossroad known as Middleofbleepingnowhere. Have you heard of it?

That's like... 45% of our country. Minimum.
#25
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 12, 2009 0:12:33 No way. I thought it was mostly polar bear and beaver. Though, I do live about three hours away from Toronto. I was recently there too see some broseph's I hadn't seen in a while. Just as crowded and stinky as ever.
#26
toastedamphibian
Apr 12, 2009 0:16:12 Oh sure, go off topic instead of talking about domestic vio..... I mean piracy.
#27
MechaPilot
Apr 12, 2009 0:17:09
My friends and I have come up with a plan to make some money in these last and worst of times. We have located a dealer in Ukraine willing to sell us an old Soviet Destroyer for pretty much nothing. Our numbers are in the 10-15 range, so we wouldn't mind additional personnel (pay is $0 a week plus loot, but may improve if we find sponsors). I will be first mate, but I assure you that the captain is fair and brave (for now; if he doesn't turn out well, we'll mutiny and I'll take his place).

So, anyone up for this opportunity for a glorious life of ship-jacking in the Red Sea?

People already in and their occupation on-board:
baneofelves - boatswain

As pirates or privateers hunting the pirates?

If it's the latter, I'm in as ships armory officer.

If it's the former, watch your back matey.
#28
wildiscardus_dup
Apr 12, 2009 0:17:35 I'm innocent!
#29
toastedamphibian
Apr 12, 2009 0:23:44
As pirates or privateers hunting the pirates?

If it's the latter, I'm in as ships armory officer.

If it's the former, watch your back matey.

Privateers dont hunt pirates! Normally it is used to mean pirates in the service of a nation to be pirates only towards the ships of other nations. Privateer != Pirate Hunter.
#30
MechaPilot
Apr 12, 2009 0:32:33
Privateers dont hunt pirates! Normally it is used to mean pirates in the service of a nation to be pirates only towards the ships of other nations. Privateer != Pirate Hunter.

Privateers are private enforcers of their nation's hegemony. According the the US laws regarding privateering, anyone with a letter of marque can go after pirate vessels and the vessels of nations we are at war with.

According to a US congressional bill, terrorists may also be classified as pirates, which would make it legal to go after their butts too.
#31
toastedamphibian
Apr 12, 2009 1:40:40 Where can we get a letter of Marque nowadays?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 awesome_dude Apr 11, 2009 15:53:24	My friends and I have come up with a plan to make some money in these last and worst of times. We have located a dealer in Ukraine willing to sell us an old Soviet Destroyer for pretty much nothing. Our numbers are in the 10-15 range, so we wouldn't mind additional personnel (pay is $0 a week plus loot, but may improve if we find sponsors). I will be first mate, but I assure you that the captain is fair and brave (for now; if he doesn't turn out well, we'll mutiny and I'll take his place). So, anyone up for this opportunity for a glorious life of ship-jacking in the Red Sea? People already in and their occupation on-board: baneofelves - boatswain
#2 Ragnar_Lodbrok Apr 11, 2009 16:05:09	Count me in, I just need an AK-47.
#3 fenrir7139 Apr 11, 2009 16:06:46	EDIT: Nevermind.
#4 RUMPLESTIX Apr 11, 2009 16:28:38	Hell yes! Count me in. Is it a plus that I own an M1-Carbine with a 30 shot clip and that I have both electrical repair work experience on naval vessels and I have significant experience with the elctronics of of naval vessels (antennas, radar, communications, etc.)?
#5 pigknight Apr 11, 2009 16:30:59	inb4lock Otherwise count me and my laser sighted MP5 in.
#6 half_dragon_infernal Apr 11, 2009 16:31:44	I got a lot of lazor powered shotguns that I have nothing to do with.
#7 wildiscardus_dup Apr 11, 2009 16:32:51	I have a +20/+50 Def/Att Sanguan Power Card... inb4lockage
#8 cherubaddon Apr 11, 2009 16:34:04	Hell, this'll be the most high-tech band of pirates EVAR! Count me in as well. But being German, I'll bring a good ol' G36c with laser sight and auxiliary grenade launcher.
#9 goblin_pride Apr 11, 2009 17:49:17	Count me in. It's been a few years, but I'm sure I can get my sea legs back pretty quick. I can shoulder a rifle and I'm close enough to fluent in about a dozen languages. And I thought those job skills wouldn't ever come in handy.
#10 toastedamphibian Apr 11, 2009 18:16:46	Sure, count me in. I'll bring the scuba gear, you provide the harpoon gun and NV goggles!
#11 doneisi Apr 11, 2009 19:01:47	I would be in but my mom would kill me (I'm half ninja).
#12 Crackerjake Apr 11, 2009 22:14:56	I'm in, gimme a Czech V-22 and a UHC 870 shotgun and I can look after my own. Oh, and could I get a glock? Any one'll do, although I'd prefer a G26 I can cook, fish, and clean :p As an afterthought, has anyone ever noticed how similar Somalia and Solamnia are?
#13 s-marrow Apr 11, 2009 23:44:08	Sorry mates, but me an' the lads have been pillaging pirates round the good old Ratnakara well nigh when you lubbers were still sailing paper ships at the local pool and me boys don't treat newcomers with kid gloves. Tell ye what. Maybe we can show ye the ropes. You scuttlers pack yer pretty toys up and sail o'er to weigh anchor in Djibouti. Ask around fer Captain Sods and his pals. We won't be a problem to find. We'll be the ones sailin' away with yer ship! Yar har har har!
#14 wildiscardus_dup Apr 11, 2009 23:46:12	I'm shocked and amazed that this hasn't been shot down (no pun intended) yet.
#15 pigknight Apr 11, 2009 23:48:30	Inb4lock
#16 Dark_Stryke Apr 11, 2009 23:49:47	Hey, count me in. I'm Canadian. I'll bring the booze.
#17 wildiscardus_dup Apr 11, 2009 23:49:59	inb4shotdownage Edit: A fellow canuckian! Hail comrade!
#18 Ragnar_Lodbrok Apr 11, 2009 23:50:13	Inb4lock (I wonder if I'll be ninja'd by an ORC again.)
#19 Ragnar_Lodbrok Apr 11, 2009 23:50:58	No? Sacredam.
#20 toastedamphibian Apr 11, 2009 23:51:43	By "No discussion or encouragment of illegal activites" or however they phrase that, what the ORC's really mean is: No promotion of Drug use. No promotion of violence aginst women. No software piracy. Thefts, vandalisim, terrorism, assault (of men or children), sexual assault (of men or children), Piracy (of the maritime sort), and probably a whole host of other things are fine. Just dont mention slapping a woman. Saying you will shoot her kids or put them in a bag, steal her car, and blowing up her house are all fine. Just don't condone striking her. Otherwise the thread will get closed. Edit: (Now that I have mentioned abuse of women, it will probably get locked. Happy now? ORCs are an odd lot sometimes.)
#21 Dark_Stryke Apr 12, 2009 0:00:39	inb4shotdownage Edit: A fellow canuckian! Hail comrade! Indeed! Greetings! Green Bay, eh? I've never been. I'm currently located in that little portion of hell that was somehow vomitted onto the material plane known as "Toronto".
#22 Crackerjake Apr 12, 2009 0:02:13	Indeed! Greetings! Green Bay, eh? I've never been. I'm currently located in that little portion of hell that was somehow vomitted onto the material plane known as "Toronto". Yeesh, I eat bad guacamole ONCE and people are STILL *****ing about it :p
#23 wildiscardus_dup Apr 12, 2009 0:07:12	Ah Toronto. The crowning achievement of modern Canadian achievement. {SARCASM} Anyway, "Green Bay" is just something I made up. I live in that delightful little crossroad known as Middleofbleepingnowhere. Have you heard of it?
#24 Dark_Stryke Apr 12, 2009 0:09:43	Ah Toronto. The crowning achievement of modern Canadian achievement. {SARCASM} Anyway, "Green Bay" is just something I made up. I live in that delightful little crossroad known as Middleofbleepingnowhere. Have you heard of it? That's like... 45% of our country. Minimum.
#25 wildiscardus_dup Apr 12, 2009 0:12:33	No way. I thought it was mostly polar bear and beaver. Though, I do live about three hours away from Toronto. I was recently there too see some broseph's I hadn't seen in a while. Just as crowded and stinky as ever.
#26 toastedamphibian Apr 12, 2009 0:16:12	Oh sure, go off topic instead of talking about domestic vio..... I mean piracy.
#27 MechaPilot Apr 12, 2009 0:17:09	My friends and I have come up with a plan to make some money in these last and worst of times. We have located a dealer in Ukraine willing to sell us an old Soviet Destroyer for pretty much nothing. Our numbers are in the 10-15 range, so we wouldn't mind additional personnel (pay is $0 a week plus loot, but may improve if we find sponsors). I will be first mate, but I assure you that the captain is fair and brave (for now; if he doesn't turn out well, we'll mutiny and I'll take his place). So, anyone up for this opportunity for a glorious life of ship-jacking in the Red Sea? People already in and their occupation on-board: baneofelves - boatswain As pirates or privateers hunting the pirates? If it's the latter, I'm in as ships armory officer. If it's the former, watch your back matey.
#28 wildiscardus_dup Apr 12, 2009 0:17:35	I'm innocent!
#29 toastedamphibian Apr 12, 2009 0:23:44	As pirates or privateers hunting the pirates? If it's the latter, I'm in as ships armory officer. If it's the former, watch your back matey. Privateers dont hunt pirates! Normally it is used to mean pirates in the service of a nation to be pirates only towards the ships of other nations. Privateer != Pirate Hunter.
#30 MechaPilot Apr 12, 2009 0:32:33	Privateers dont hunt pirates! Normally it is used to mean pirates in the service of a nation to be pirates only towards the ships of other nations. Privateer != Pirate Hunter. Privateers are private enforcers of their nation's hegemony. According the the US laws regarding privateering, anyone with a letter of marque can go after pirate vessels and the vessels of nations we are at war with. According to a US congressional bill, terrorists may also be classified as pirates, which would make it legal to go after their butts too.
#31 toastedamphibian Apr 12, 2009 1:40:40	Where can we get a letter of Marque nowadays?