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mypetjawa.mu.nu - 1/13/2009
Sirius Star Pirates Drowned Avoiding Other Pirates
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Oh this story just keeps getting better. Apparently other pirates on shore were waiting for those coming ashore and wanted a "tip"?Via CNN: NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- One of the pirates who held a Saudi oil supertanker off Somalia before...
5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 1/10/2009
5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — MOGADISHU, Somalia Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a... $3 million ransom, a relative said Saturday, the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck of the ship. The ... (more) 5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share - Yahoo! News

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johannhari.com - 1/12/2009
You are being lied to about pirates
— johannhari.com — Behind the arrr-me-hearties oddness of this tale, there is an untold scandal... (more) You are being lied to about pirates

Comments vote down The Sideshow found this 1/12/2009found this
Somali pirates free tanker after ransom
cnn.com - 1/10/2009
Somali pirates free tanker after ransom
— cnn.com — The Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star was seized by pirates on November 15.... (more) Somali pirates free tanker after ransom

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Rhymes With Right — ... "Other pirates on the shore wanted a tip from the pirates on the Sirius Star, so they started to fire in the air as our people approached the land," Libaan Jaama told CNN. "When our pirates heard the shots, they thought they would be robbed, so they tried to return to the tanker. In that quick turn the boat capsized." What? There’s no honor among thieves? Shocking! H/T Jawa Report

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