Just talked to Deepwater!

[Timothy]

I saw a report the other night, can't quote the source but, they said that armed crew's are not allowed because some countries that these Maritime ships visit, ports of call and such, don't allow it.  International law or some such dumba$$ thing...

Can't verify...

I recall DW saying that for one cruise last year, they did have some armed fellas aboard and he mentioned getting a chance to shoot a .50 cal...

[deepwater]

I"M FINE, QUIT WORRYING!!!!
as you can see these retards can't hang with good ole trashy US merchant mariners. HA!!!! anyway, same company, same color vessel, etc... and we were very recently poised to go that route ourselves recently. as for carrying, it's all insurance reasons. I'm on a tanker, and yes there are times when any spark could be dangerous, but we have safeguards against vapors etc. so.... yes we can carry security personnel and have. but I agree that we need at least two officers onboard trained in handling weapons etc. to take care of these situations before they ever get aboard the ships. (or hire someone not afraid to shoot, you know...)
well, I believe this is the frst time they tried to take an American vessel, and boy did they screw it up! and the military, well, this ship is sailing under the flag of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, any attack on her is an attack on our country and considered an act of war. why are we not going harder after these guys? Somalia gave permision to other countries to come ashore and chase these bastards down. are we going that route? anyway, I recently sent a video about piracy in the straits of Malacca, Indonesia, to Haz, hope he's watched it. you would be surprised at how many pirate attack occur every year. not all of them are reported either. just this last year there were 299 'reported' attacks. wow. I vote for firearms!!!!!!! it's cheper to hire someone to protect your vessel than to pay millions in ransom or losses due to lack of give a $#!^. ok, I'm done putting my two cents in.
DEEPWATER, Sasebo, Japan.

[deepwater]

oh yeah... about not being aloud to have guns in certain countries. tough crap.. the guns do not leave the ship and while in port they are sealed with the country's official custom seals in either a secure room or a safe. we CAN carry. but as mentioned before, the insurance companies are run by lawyers and dumbocrats. when I say tough s#)^, it's for the host country. they have no say about how a ship sailing under the U.S. flag operates or protects itself. if they want the business (a ship this size is a LOT of business) they won't say anything anyway. screw the dirty rat bas.... well, you know what I mean.

[twyacht]

Glad to have you back posting deepwater, you can be our "expert" as this pirate/hostage situation keeps going.

And the reg's that allow these thug/pirates to just exploit the opportunity.

Hell, even the French are getting tough.....

[Rastus]

Haz
Once again I have a question. I was watching Anderson Cooper the other night on CNN. ............

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Arrrrrrghhh!  You don't watch that crap regularly, do you?

Deepwater---If they ever board one of your ships you might want to think about starting an ear collection.  Don't forget, if they are Muslim...to stick a piece of pork sausage in them before you ship them home.  If I ever have the misfortune of having a mosque move in next to me or a bunch of muslims I'm going to have pot belly pigs as pets....there is power in pig s***. 

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[r_w]

If I ever have the misfortune of having a mosque move in next to me or a bunch of muslims I'm going to have pot belly pigs as pets....there is power in pig s***. 

You get the Gen. Blackjack Pershing award for international diplomacy 

[Rastus]

You get the Gen. Blackjack Pershing award for international diplomacy 

Getting even further off track....you know people just don't get the power of pig s***.  They stubbornly cling to the paradign that these people think just like the good old boys you grew up next to and want to "honor" their "quirks".  Well, it isn't a quirk, it's a pathological way of life as in a lie is not a lie to an infidel or to meet their god's (little 'g' for old smuttyface) purposes.  Sheeple are idiots....they just can't comprehend that someone can be genuine and lie at the same time...which is a big part of why we have lost our country to those lying dogs in political power right now. 

Wanna have some fun...drop a role of Jimmy Dean's best surreptitiously in their food basket some time....oh lighten up...I would never do that and you should not either because that's a hate crime!  I really don't want anyone dwelling on anything like that, it would make people feel isolated and unwelcomed.

[Hazcat]

LOL!  Nice 'disclaimer', Ras. 

[Timothy]

Glad to hear your doing well Deepwater.  Hold fast and keep an eye on the horizon...

Fair winds and following seas young man!

[fightingquaker13]

Arrrrrrghhh!  You don't watch that crap regularly, do you?

Deepwater---If they ever board one of your ships you might want to think about starting an ear collection.  Don't forget, if they are Muslim...to stick a piece of pork sausage in them before you ship them home.  If I ever have the misfortune of having a mosque move in next to me or a bunch of muslims I'm going to have pot belly pigs as pets....there is power in pig s***. 

Power in pigs indeed. One of my bosses (at a good Quaker college no less) sugested that the best way to avoid a repeat of 9/11 was to put a pig on every airliner and require each passenger to down a pork rind whiskey shooter before boarding. But on with the story. In Texas (and again I am amazed that this wasn't Florida) outside of Austin a small rancher had a mosque open up next door to him. Due to the the absurd lack of zoning laws in the state he had to put up with it. He wasn't bothered by the religion, just the increased traffic, bright lights for security and, oh yeah, the 5 am call to prayer. Being Texas, where armadillo races would draw a crowd (and no I'm not making that up) he decided to hold pig races. These are also a going concern in the Lone Star State, that I deeply miss. He was, according to the Drudge Report, where I got the story (caveat emptor, but in this case who cares, because its too funny) holding these every Friday night on the edge of his property closest to the mosque. The imam complained, but hey, no zoning for unincorpoated areas in Tx.
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