Monday, October 27, 2008
Somali Folly: I Feel a Climax Building
Alarming news from Somalia. The pirates that have captured the Faina have delivered an ultimatum to the ship owners. According to local radio, the pirates have promised to kill the crew within 24 hours if they don't receive a ransom. The sum mentioned is $1,700,000. The captain of the Faina described the conditions aboard the ship that the crew had to endure in the latest telephone call: "The crew has had to crowd into one small room because the pirates can't organize a watch over several rooms at once."
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Hey, shipmate. I can't understand Russian, so I'm not sure what that newscast is tacitly telling you. I believe there have been ultimatums issued before.
What things prompt your sense that a climax is building?
Appreciate it.
V/R
Tom
Maybe its because its the lowest ransom demand yet, food and water are running out, and the pirates no doubt realize they cant fight off boarders when they are delirious from dehydration.
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