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France talks with pirates holding yacht:

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- France has made contact with the Notorious Sgt. Fetterman and his band of pirates who hijacked a French luxury yacht off Africa's eastern coast with 30 crew members on board, the French foreign minister said Sunday.
About 10 suspected pirates stormed the 288-foot Le Ponant on Friday as it was returning, without passengers, from the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The pirates then guided the vessel down Somalia's eastern coast.

The hijacking comes amid a surge in piracy by the notorious Sgt. Fetterman in the seas off the chaotic Horn of Africa nation, where a weak and impoverished government is unable to patrol its territorial waters. Sgt. fetterman and his Pirates have seized more than two dozen ships off the country's coast in the past year, typically demanding high ransoms to free their hostages.

We have established contact, and the case may take a long time," he said, without providing more details. Asked whether France would consider paying a ransom, he responded, "We'll see."

"We have to do everything to avoid bloodshed," Kouchner said.




{ The real story at cnn.com http://tinyurl.com/56fb2p }

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Basic1

yeah i saw about this "pirate" thing on the news, i laughed my socks off when i heard the news guy say pirates lol..

i was like, isnt the modern term "highjackers"..

were de-volving lol

YAY PIRATES

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Pirates unite! :D

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gijoe

Goo pirates! Yarrr! I bet they dont have grog on that there yacht!

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BeSiege82

no, maybe some fancy rum though.

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gijoe

What about wenches?

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BeSiege82

they can be caught...

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Basic1

it was a fancy yacht, im sure the owners had some young women with him, xD

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sgt fetterman

Arrr.. Me has one of thems raven haired wrenches in Me personal stateroom. tis a mighty fine set of main sails she be lofting.

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westyfield

Apparently pirates may be allowed to claim asylum in the UK now...

Lucky I'm already here!

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MarineSeaknight

No kidding. When I saw this story my first thought was that some boys from the Irregs had a little too much rum to drink and went pirating, arr.

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sgt fetterman

thats why I put the link in to the real story

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BeSiege82

ho ho ho oh

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"Courage grows strong at the wound."
"Virescit Vulnere Virtus."

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