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by **Werner** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:48 am

bb-56 wrote:The government can issue letters of marque and reprisal.

Although the USA is actually considering issuing "contracts of marque" to allow private contractors to operate in an anti-smuggling role, technically these have been illegal in international law for 100 years.

At least a private contractor can build or buy a ship that won't crack in half like the Coast Guard's, or cost a minimum of a half-billion dollars like the Navy.

by **bb-56** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:40 am

Anonymous wrote:
Dustermaker wrote: here is my idea:

All the old ww2 ships still left should be made usable and then private people could go "pirate hunting" on them. Imagine a pirate hunting adventure!

What's to keep private people from becoming pirate themselves?

The government can issue letters of marque and reprisal.

by **Dustermaker** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:30 am

Anonymous wrote:
Dustermaker wrote: here is my idea:

All the old ww2 ships still left should be made usable and then private people could go "pirate hunting" on them. Imagine a pirate hunting adventure!

What's to keep private people from becoming pirate themselves?

Im not saying give them FULL control, but it would be like a rich rich man safari(as opposed to a rich man safari)....LOL

by **kennylibben** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:53 am

I suppose it depends how hungry they are.

I raise hogs...

although i admit i never have 16 at a time, but there are plenty of friends in the area that have barns full of them.

by **ChrisC** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:35 am

kennylibben wrote:Pigs are also good for disposing of flesh... sometimes they have been known to eat the bones as well.... but generally it is best to grind them up....

"They will go through bone like butter. You need at least sixteen pigs to finish the job in one sitting, so be wary of any man who keeps a pig farm." ~Bricktop

by **kennylibben** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:28 am

Pigs are also good for disposing of flesh... sometimes they have been known to eat the bones as well.... but generally it is best to grind them up....

by **Werner** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:18 am

Chuck wrote:
JWintjes wrote:
Chuck, no!

You don't get it, do you?

You don't throw corpses over the side. You decompose them, for heaven's sake. Do listen to your PR people, that's good for you!

Jorit

Yah, yah, yah! When I send rebellious prisoners through wood chipper feet first, they say I am fertilize the sea, and rant on about all that circle of life crap! What does a pirate have to do to avoid the cuddly tree hugger rep!

Actually, as Uday Hussein proved, an industrial plastic shredder is the best way to finish off your enemies. It's a little slower on the uptake, so they remain awake longer to enjoy the experience.

by **kennylibben** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:10 am

More ships hijacked, but the USN has convinced the pirates to leave them...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_ ... ia_pirates

by **Guest** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:06 pm

JWintjes wrote:
Chuck, no!

You don't get it, do you?

You don't throw corpses over the side. You decompose them, for heaven's sake. Do listen to your PR people, that's good for you!

Jorit

Yah, yah, yah! When I send rebellious prisoners through wood chipper feet first, they say I am fertilize the sea, and rant on about all that circle of life crap! What does a pirate have to do to avoid the cuddly tree hugger rep!

by **JWintjes** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:36 pm

Anonymous wrote:
JWintjes wrote:
Even better, try to get an embedded reporter who can wax lyrics on your mighty ship that runs on eco fuel and has advanced recycling facilities...

I had no idea I was saving the planet when I instituted the practice of chaining the passengers to rowing benches and throw their corpses over the side after they die. I thought I was just being a brutal and sadistic pirate!

Chuck, no!

You don't get it, do you?

You don't throw corpses over the side. You decompose them, for heaven's sake. Do listen to your PR people, that's good for you!

Jorit

by **Guest** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:24 pm

JWintjes wrote:
Even better, try to get an embedded reporter who can wax lyrics on your mighty ship that runs on eco fuel and has advanced recycling facilities...

I had no idea I was saving the planet when I instituted the practice of chaining the passengers to rowing benches and throw their corpses over the side after they die. I thought I was just being a brutal and sadistic pirate!

by **kennylibben** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:18 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=x0yucFw3qCQ

by **JWintjes** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:58 pm

Anonymous wrote:If I have a ship that can blow any coast guard vessel out of the water, and I see a rich prize coming by full of $ cargo and passengers, then I will have no trouble whatsoever imagining how I can rationalize taking the cargo as my own and turning passengers as hostage to be ransomed without thinking myself any the less for it.

Nah.

Hostages mean trouble. Take the cargo, be strict to the men, gallant to the ladies and hand out lollies to the children, and you'll be the media people's darling!

Even better, try to get an embedded reporter who can wax lyrics on your mighty ship that runs on eco fuel and has advanced recycling facilities...

by **kennylibben** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:52 pm

nevermind, its not over yet!

seems the report of the crew taking over was on a DIFFERENT VESSEL in the same area which was hijacked... this one, NORTH KOREAN! The USN is treating the wounded aboard a seperate destroyer in somali waters.

The incident i orginally report is still going on for the 2nd day. I believe the USN is refraining from attacking because they don't want to injure any crewmembers still alive, or damage the ship as that might cause a lot of trouble.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10 ... nnSTCVideo

by **Guest** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:17 pm

If I have a ship that can blow any coast guard vessel out of the water, and I see a rich prize coming by full of $ cargo and passengers, then I will have no trouble whatsoever imagining how I can rationalize taking the cargo as my own and turning passengers as hostage to be ransomed without thinking myself any the less for it.

by **Guest** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:13 pm

Dustermaker wrote:
kennylibben wrote:http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.pirates/index.html
here is my idea:

All the old ww2 ships still left should be made usable and then private people could go "pirate hunting" on them. Imagine a pirate hunting adventure!

What's to keep private people from becoming pirate themselves?

by **kennylibben** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:41 am

the conclusion:

i lost the link, sorry, but the crew retook the ship! sounds like Steve Zissou on the Belefonte!

by **kennylibben** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:39 am

dibs on Olympia, time to put that rambow to use!

by **MartinL** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:58 am

I`ll take HMS Victory
Pirate hunting the way its meant to be

by **Dave Wooley** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:50 am

I'm for a carrier any old carrier

Dave Wooley

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