January 13, 2009

Retreat!!!

So the CNN digest this morning has a story about the pirates that hijacked the oil supertanker off the coast of Somalia. Apparently after receiving a ranson of $3.5 million, they released the tanker to go ashore in a small boat, only to be fired upon by rival pirates wanting the ransom money. It forced the small boat to attempt a return to the tanker, but resulted in the boat capsizing and five of the pirates drowned. The suriviving pirates returned to the tanker.

I can't explain why but this story just tickles my funny bone...it's like cosmic justice. :) What did those pirates think would happen when returning to shore in a small boat and $3.5 million??


http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/somalia.pirates/index.html

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