November 08, 2005

AVAST YE AND HEAVE TO! WE'RE PIRATES

Pirates attack cruise ship. NO LIE! And instead of cutlasses, cannons and a pirate flag they were armed with machine guns and grenade launchers.

Posted by Will Burnham on Tue Nov 08, 2005 | Comment on this entry
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Ship Blasted Pirates With Sonic Weapon

MIAMI (AP) -- The crew of a luxury cruise ship used a sonic weapon that blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam while being attacked by a gang of pirates off Africa this weekend, the cruise line said Monday.

The Seabourn Spirit had a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, installed as a part of its defense systems, said Bruce Good, a spokesman for Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line. The Spirit was about 100 miles off Somalia when pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns as they tried to get onboard.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PIRATE_ATTACK_SONIC_WEAPON?SITE=MTHEL&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Posted by: mm on November 8, 2005 09:26 AM

http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.jpg
In no way should this be taken as endorsement of pirates or pirate-like activity.

Posted by: Steve-o on November 8, 2005 09:57 AM

Can you install a Long Range Acoustic Device on a Mini?

Posted by: Scott F. on November 8, 2005 10:03 AM

what I want to know is if they had the scull and crossbones flag. and parrots. But I don't think parrots would be involved in this type of activity, at least not voluntarily.

Posted by: tea on November 8, 2005 12:52 PM

Did they have lasers and stuff? Ninjas would SOOO beat their a$$es.
http://www.realultimatepower.net/

Posted by: Steve-o on November 8, 2005 02:56 PM

Or more accurately, http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm .

Caution - some scatological humor.

Posted by: Steve-o on November 8, 2005 03:07 PM

Were they BUTT PIRATES? heh heh heh BUTT heh heh heh.

Posted by: Beavis on November 8, 2005 03:38 PM