MODERN HIGH SEAS PIRACY

[seafox]

Aye me hearties...and an upper cut from Mr Wheeler......

Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me.

[Alan Wheeler]

Hey Darryl, you drinking port in front of the fire again :-)

[seafox]

Beer in front of the fire but will get onto the port later.
Bloody showers in the marina ran out of gas this morning so came home. Brrrr, freezing......
Roll on Summer.

[CaptainK]

Originally Posted by Alan Wheeler

OK, so....you comment like this when I make a view opposed to yours and then when many others post a similar point of view like mine, you take the other side of the argument??

Ok Alan.

With all due respect Alan. I did "not" list both types of piracy in my original thread.

So forgive my little "oh really?" comment. I am just trying to prove another point. Along side other points. That has been mentioned time and time again. With weblinks to prove it, on commercial and private ship attacks. Ok?

[mudnut]

Ok,so no,I have never met any pirates and come to think of it,I doubt if even 3% of all you cruisers on the forum ever have also.I load interstate truck drivers every day who are knawing their faces of with the amphetamine's in their system.And I'd say if ya pinned that on a map of OZ,it would be way more scary then pirates V's private yachties on the high seas.

If piracy towards private yachts was such a "Common" happening there would be an uproar on all the sailing sites.Threads like this would be full of sailors telling us THEIR stories and not a bunch of hand me down tales,some of which are repeated constantly like as if piracy is happening to yachties every single day.I would also say the subject gets flogged to death from time to time.Surely I'm not the only person who thinks that way.Well folks,thats my rant for the day.Mudnut.

[seafox]

I doubt if even 3% of all you cruisers on the forum ever have also

Ir'e met Captin Jack Sparrow on me DVD de other nite me hearty.

Yo ho, you ho a pirates life for me.

[CaptainK]

Originally Posted by seafox

Ir'e met Captin Jack Sparrow on me DVD de other nite me hearty.

Yo ho, you ho a pirates life for me.

Yeah.

Well I got all of them. And I will get the last "Pirates of the Carribean" DVD when it comes out this fall.

Love Jack Sparrow!!

[mudnut]

Originally Posted by seafox

Ir'e met Captin Jack Sparrow on me DVD de other nite me hearty.

Yo ho, you ho a pirates life for me.

I guess there is a little pirate inside all of us,just waiting for the rum to take affect. Mudnut.

[cat man do]

Originally Posted by CaptainK

Yeah.

Well I got all of them. And I will get the last "Pirates of the Carribean" DVD when it comes out this fall.

Love Jack Sparrow!!

If that's "Pirate's of the Carribean At World's End", I got it while in Penang a couple of week's back.

Must be a Pirated copy, YAArrghhh.

Dave

[seafox]

waiting for the rum to take affect

or beer

[CaptainK]

Originally Posted by cat man do

If that's "Pirate's of the Carribean At World's End", I got it while in Penang a couple of week's back.

Must be a Pirated copy, YAArrghhh.

Dave

Yup POTC 3: At World's End. Yes that movie.

Penang, Malaysia, huh?!! That explains your copy.

Arrgghhh!!!

:cubalibre

[Ex-Calif]

Originally Posted by Boracay

I would suspect the attacks may have taken place further south in the region around the south of Mindanao.

Exactly. Southern Philippines is a hotbed. Also when you read about "attacks" on fishing vessels you sometimes have to try and read between the lines. is there a religious implication? Is it a financial gain piracy? Or are they simply disputing fishing grounds?

When reading the maritime piracy reports, one must really only consider family/pleasure cruising craft piracy to get a more accurate picture of any risk.

Cat Man Do - "Saw and endless supply of these fishing structures in the water but I'm sure the fishermen who own it don't think it's crap though"

You bet - those fish pens are all over the place.

[cat man do]

Of course I was assured that it was original and not pirated, and for $8 for 12 new release DVD's surely they must have been telling the truth.

Should see the genuine Louisse Vuitton watch I got for $3, it still work's.

Dave

[Alan Wheeler]

I doubt if even 3% of all you cruisers on the forum ever have also.

Hell yeah. It's real common. They all hang out at Chandleries and boat yards. Seafox had one take him for $6K and a new engine and the other poster in Oz that had been Pirated for $2K to look at his. Then there are the Pirates that manufacture and then put a special word on the Product. "Marine". Those Pirates make you feel like ya been run through by the cold steel. :-)

[GMac]

rebel insurgents

Isn't that one of those double negative things?