Well I sit here stunned tonight. Apparently a bunch of Somali pirates have hijacked the above 330m super tanker and the United States hasn’t invaded their country or moved against the ship yet….

Seriously, I am interested in how these chaps think they will be able to get away with it. They hijack a double hulled ship and demand $25 million or they “will take action that could be disastrous” is that all it takes?

If they plan on blowing a hole in the hull of the ship they have obviously never dealt with a double hull before.

Perhaps they are planning on running the ship aground. But again I think the double hull design limits the effectiveness of this action. If they blow a hole in the inner hull and run the ship aground there is a good chance they could create a decent oil slick. It all depends on how much explosive equipment they bought with them.

Other than that, maybe they just intend pump the oil out somewhere…. who knows.

Even if they are able to get the $25 million what do they do then? Hop back in their dingy and sail off into the sunset with the cash. I am sure the owners will just sit back on their hands and allow that one. Perhaps they would take the ships crew as hostages with them, but even then their plan seems to be pretty shaky.

I think there may be more to this hijacking and other hijackings that have been occurring. I don’t know what it is but it just seems a bit odd to me. You blokes?