Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
I suspect a stern warning from the UN about their use against innocent “fishermen” will be forthcoming.
The Malays have an obvious solution in an otherwise oblivious maritime world.
BTW, how you liking The Scoop Deck thus far?
This is one of those things, everybody has questions about the configuration, but with no answers. The problem is the answers have a price. WHen you find the answers, you’re in deep [REDACTED], [INSERT THE WORD, "WATER"].
Tried BabelFish for Bunga Mas Lima…..no joy. (kiddin)
O/T: wasn’t sure about the new format until I hit it on the phone. It rocks and is FAST! Very nice.
Happy pirate hunting fellas. I wish you the best of luck!
If the idea has been used in anti-Piracy ops before, I haven’t heard of it. The Germans in WW1 and the rematch used them and they were effective commerce raiders until warships brought them to bay. I can remember only one situation, the fight with the HMAAS Sydney, iirc, where the Qship gave as good as it got. The ship didn’t survive, but the crew did. The Sydney, however was lost without trace.
If I’m wrong about the ship name, I’m sure Spaz will correct me. No hard feelings on my part.
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