Sunday, January 11, 2009

Somali Pirate Washes Up With Stash

Pirates be a drownin’.

The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.

Five pirates drowned Friday when their small boat capsized after they received a reported $3 million ransom for releasing a Saudi oil tanker. Local resident Omar Abdi Hassan said one of the bodies had been found on a beach near the coastal town of Haradhere and relatives were searching for the other four.

“One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones. He had $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket,” he said Sunday.

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“The loss or potential loss of the ransom means the pirates will be all the more keen to get the next ransom in,” he said. “There are people lining up to be pirates.”

And why not!  You get a hook and a cool hat and say “arrrrrrggghhhh” a lot.  PLUS you get $153,000!?!?!?  Sign me up.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1654 hrs
Foreign Affairs

  1. $153K TAX-FREE!!! by the way.

    Posted by dad29 on January 11, 2009 at 2125 hrs


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