News updates on Malaysian Chemical Tanker's fate
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I hope Idwar is reading.
Its perfectly alright to pay the ransom. But its your earlier postings in another threats that made this whole thing about deploying Malaysia navy in Somali a "real joke".
Somali Pirates Free Malaysian Chemical Tanker After Ransom Paid
By Hamsa Omar
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Somali pirates released a Malaysian chemical tanker today after a $2 million ransom was paid, an official said.
Pirates released the tanker, called the Bunga Melati 5, after ``a $2 million ransom was paid,'' Andrew Mwangura, head of the Mombassa-based East Africa Seafarers' Assistance Program, told Bloomberg by phone today.
Somalia's 3,300-kilometer (2,060-mile) coastline is considered one of the world's most dangerous stretches of water because of piracy. The number of attacks on vessels in the region more than tripled last year to 31 incidents, compared with 10 a year earlier, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
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the small boy's not malaysian ......
he's here ......
take a look at this thread ....
http://sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/331506
I think he should be investigated ...
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lol! after he made so much noise but my commandos going there...
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Wait... weren't the RMN ships sent there supposed to protect Malaysian flagged ships? I thought they had all sorts of ship boardin & Jedi prowess to retake a ship?
Heh. Sometimes its better not to say anything and let actions speak for themselves.
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Money talks...maybe the ship owners don't trust the prowess of the RMN Special Forces.
Scare they not just take down the pirates but also the ship with the dangerous chemical cargo.
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Hahaha...I wonder what Idwar has got to say abt this.
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idwar is like another lionnoisy .... when tio pawned or self woend, then diam diam ... wait for thing then anyhow post again .... dumb
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idwar was pwned by the actual events this time. A divine sign maybe?
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nice..paying ransom instead of hitting the ship. whats the use of having navy special forces in the first place...i think i am joining the pirate business...,,
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guys...chill out ..almost all international hostage situation like this will end up in paying ransom...the worst are they let the hostage to die or the family members pay up...it is extremely rare any commando operation.
and im not talking about aircraft or building hostage situation...this is about the pirate keeping the hostage inside their own turf.
accept in hollywood ofcourse.
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actually some one have to take the lead to take action rather than keep paying it is becoming a very lucrative business organized crime will be there to pretend to be pirates.
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i thought tat idwar has a thread about how good their navy and army is?
now i know...
when they cant solve the problem, they pay...
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Originally posted by Shotgun:
Wait... weren't the RMN ships sent there supposed to protect Malaysian flagged ships? I thought they had all sorts of ship boardin & Jedi prowess to retake a ship?
Heh. Sometimes its better not to say anything and let actions speak for themselves.
no lah...they are there to transport the 2M worth of oil palm lah..... -
And to "protect the ransom money from other pirates while delivery"!
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Originally posted by gutripper:
And to "protect the ransom money from other pirates while delivery"!
Might as well say they were there transporting the money?
Oh wait... the ship would probably just go missing soon after they set sail.............
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Originally posted by GHoST_18:
i thought tat idwar has a thread about how good their navy and army is?
now i know...
when they cant solve the problem, they pay...
Well, you have to give them credit for being realistic and pragmatic.It will be disasterous to lose lives especially military men.
Propaganda is one thing, losing face and lives another.
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Why not they just sink the tanker ? And tell them.. sorry, we dun negotiate with terrorists. Hijack some more.. we sink em some more. lol!
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the 2 million ... was it in cash, or palm oil ? ..... muahahahahahahaha
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2 mil litres of palm oil ?
shit .. no wonder we out of stock at MPOB.
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Malaysian Armed Forces Help Secure Release Of MISC Crew Members
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- The armed forces were involved in the operations to free the crew members of the two hijacked Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) chemical tankers, said Defence Ministry public relations director Col Fadzlette Othman Merican.
"The MISC tankers, MT Bunga Melati Dua and MT Bunga Melati 5, and their crew members were released by the pirates in the Eyl waters off Somalia in the 'Ops Fajar' operation," she said in a statement, Saturday.
She said the Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force kept the tankers under surveillance in the Aden Bay and the waters off Somalia until their crew members were released.
"The armed forces assisted the MISC in executing the release plan and protocol. This was to ensure that the crew members were released as there have been reports that crew members of other ships were not released after ransoms had been paid.
"The special and secret operation entailed the use of frigates and aircraft, and swift action to control and take over the tankers before they could be seized by other pirate groups," she said.
Two naval ships, KD Lekiu and KD Sri Inderapura, naval crack unit, the army, RMAF aircraft, and an armed forces medical team took part in the operation.
Fadzlette said the armed forces were ready to act should the situation warrant it.
She said Malaysia joined France, Canada, Denmark, England, the United States and Spain which had sent warships to the hazardous waters.
She said assistance from Malaysian naval ships were also sought by vessels plying the waters off Somalia.
"The success of the operations has enhanced Malaysia's image and position as a maritime nation.
"This is the first time the armed forces were involved in a rescue operation in the open sea, 7,000km from home.
It posed a logistic challenge to the armed forces for a lengthy duration and the need to execute a military operation other than war.
"Bad weather and choppy waters had made the operation difficult with the naval ships not being able to berth for almost one month," she said.
Fadzlette said Malaysian naval ships would continue to provide security cover for MISC ships in the Aden Bay until the pirate threat dissipates and another frigate, KD Mahawangsa, had been deployed to the area.
"On the whole, the operation is seen as a stepping stone to the implementation of Hanruh, a comprehensive defence concept comprising strategic alliance between the armed forces and local strategic companies in dealing with maritime issues and incidents.
"This is in line with the National Defence Policy and the National Military Strategy," she said.
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Originally posted by tankfanatic:Malaysian Armed Forces Help Secure Release Of MISC Crew Members"The success of the operations has enhanced Malaysia's image and position as a maritime nation.
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*cough* *cough* *cough* congrates to malaysia armed forces......
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Geee... And I thought they stormed the ship or something.
Basically, they paid ransom, and they were there to "ensure" the hostages were released unharmed, and the ship taken control of?
So it was sort of like a send off for the pirates?