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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: LongBlade on September 07, 2012, 06:55:33 PM

Title: Venezuela Siezes US Ship & Captain
Post by: LongBlade on September 07, 2012, 06:55:33 PM
The dispute is due to three rifles found as part of its anti-piracy package.

Hard to say it's related to Iran at this point but the thought has crossed my mind.

QuoteVenezuelan authorites arrested a U.S. ship captain early Thursday after three assault rifles were found on board, the U.S. Embassy said.

An embassy official said the captain of the Ocean Atlas was being held for an alleged infraction "involving documentation for three rifles carried on board as part of the ship's anti-piracy security package."

Fourteen other American crew members were still on board the ship, said the official, who agreed to discuss the arrest on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the details. The official didn't give the captain's name or hometown.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/09/07/us-ship-captain-detained-in-venezuela-after-guns-found-on-ship/#ixzz25pbLF6m4
Title: Re: Venezuela Siezes US Ship & Captain
Post by: Centurion40 on September 07, 2012, 07:22:42 PM
QuoteHard to say it's related to Iran at this point but the thought has crossed my mind.

Crossed my mind too, as soon as I read the thread title.
Title: Re: Venezuela Siezes US Ship & Captain
Post by: Steelgrave on September 07, 2012, 08:09:43 PM
Lord, I do miss Reagan. This would be resolved before morning. Actually, no...they would have never dared in the first place.
Title: Re: Venezuela Siezes US Ship & Captain
Post by: MIGMaster on September 07, 2012, 08:49:24 PM
Reagan did his best negotiating via F-111 with LGB's  ;D