Damned dirty Swedish pirates

[Jayems]

LONDON, England (CNN) -- An international search operation was underway Wednesday for a cargo ship which vanished after being involved in what is feared to be an unprecedented incident of piracy in European waters.




The last known contact with the Arctic Sea was on July 31.

The Russian-crewed Arctic Sea, carrying a 6,500-ton cargo of timber from Finland to Algeria, was last heard of nearly two weeks ago when it passed through the English Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Russia said naval vessels authorized to use force were now hunting the vessel backed by "space-based" detection systems.

The Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea is claimed to have been briefly hijacked off Sweden when raiders posing as drug enforcement officers tied up, gagged and blindfolded the crew, causing several injuries, and searched the vessel.
It then apparently vanished after a last known contact on July 31, failing to make its scheduled arrival in north Africa on August 4.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe...ope/index.html

Interesting. I always thought ships had GPS tracking and the like, similar to Airplanes? Although after that Brazil crash, they couldn't track once it went over water.

Also, if last contact was in England, it may have been hijacked by damned dirty fish and chips eaters.

And, at the very bottom of the article:

Mikhail Voitenko, editor of the Russian Maritime Bulletin Web site said he believed the vessel was carrying "some kind of secret cargo" which made it attractive to potential hijackers.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

A Russian crewed ship eh?
I'll bet they're defecting.

They've probably got a cargo hold full of KHL players who want out.
Just wait, they'll show up in New York any day now.

[MarchHare]

Who else clicked on this thread expecting it to be about The Pirate Bay?

[troutman]

Not pirates. Vikings.

[Jayems]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

A Russian crewed ship eh?
I'll bet they're defecting.

They've probably got a cargo hold full of KHL players who want out.
Just wait, they'll show up in New York any day now.

One of the sailors from the ship, who just happens to be in my avatar, unsurprisingly unavailable for comment.

[Bob]

Carrying timber? They probably wanted the wood to make more IKEA furniture.

[starseed]

Yep, after thinking it was about The Pirate Bay, I then thought it was my Viking ancestors coming back for revenge.

Look out Scotland! With the Vikings adopting modern technology, thistles cannot protect you now!

[FireFly]

See and I thought it was something sexual... Some sexy, but really dirty Swedish chick in a pirate costume knocked you unconcious and stole your money or something. Wonder where my head was.

[arsenal]

Originally Posted by FireFly

See and I thought it was something sexual... Some sexy, but really dirty Swedish chick in a pirate costume knocked you unconcious and stole your money or something. Wonder where my head was.

That sounds way better!
Except the part about the beating up, and the getting robbed part..

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by arsenal

That sounds way better!
Except the part about the beating up, and the getting robbed part..

Well he needed a reason to say 'damned'...

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by FireFly

See and I thought it was something sexual... Some sexy, but really dirty Swedish chick in a pirate costume knocked you unconcious and stole your money or something. Wonder where my head was.

pics please.

please?

pleeeeeaaaassseeee???

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Jayems

Interesting. I always thought ships had GPS tracking and the like, similar to Airplanes?
:

I think planes are tracked by radar, not GPS.

There's reverse GPS tracking (like to follow stolen cars) but I'm not sure how that works.