Somali pirates, the scourge of the ocean just a couple of years ago, is nearly gone.
This is a fairly long but good article detailing how miserable the wretches have become. A fun read, and a familiar story - if a bit accelerated - to those familiar with the history of piracy from the "golden age."
QuoteWhile many former pirates are unemployed, Mohamed Abdalla Aden has returned to his old job as a soccer coach for village boys. Aden said it now takes him a month to earn as much as he used to spend in a single day as a pirate.
"The coasts became too dangerous," he said, holding an old, beat-up mobile phone. "Dozens of my friends are unaccounted for and some ended up in jail."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/25/party-appears-to-be-ending-for-somali-pirates
Interesting read LB. Thanks for posting. :)
Good riddance.
That's good news, LongBlade. Thanks for sharing it.
Quote from: LongBlade on September 26, 2012, 08:08:57 AM
Somali pirates, the scourge of the ocean just a couple of years ago, is nearly gone.
This is a fairly long but good article detailing how miserable the wretches have become. A fun read, and a familiar story - if a bit accelerated - to those familiar with the history of piracy from the "golden age."
QuoteWhile many former pirates are unemployed, Mohamed Abdalla Aden has returned to his old job as a soccer coach for village boys. Aden said it now takes him a month to earn as much as he used to spend in a single day as a pirate.
"The coasts became too dangerous," he said, holding an old, beat-up mobile phone. "Dozens of my friends are unaccounted for and some ended up in jail."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/25/party-appears-to-be-ending-for-somali-pirates
My bleeding liberal heart thinks the poor slob should be shower bait in Guantanamo....
interesting story !
the creditor mentioned in the article, who made it all possible, needs a JDAM on his villa, when he throws the next party for his creditor friends and remaining actual customers....