The MV Iceberg 1 is a Panama-flagged Roll on-Roll off ship that was attacked and overrun by pirates on 29 March 2010. Since that time, the crew has been left to rot in a Somali hell-hole by the owners of the vessel, Azal Shipping and Cargo, who have since gone out of business. At least one of the crew has already committed suicide.
Whole story:
http://gcaptain.com/crew-iceberg-abandoned-owners
This is not at all uncommon but this is the worst story yet. I doubt the American Press is covering it. I don't understand how this isn't a front on our "War on Terror". Its sad but you hear stories like this all the time. Every once in a while you get a good one like how the crew or usually the Navy (typically Pakistans Navy...yeah) kills these pirates or, my personal favorite, the Chief Engineer that hid behind a support and popped one of them with a pipe wrench.
Two days ago another ship got hit off Nigeria (Africa). Not sure how that one turned out
Whole story:
http://gcaptain.com/crew-iceberg-abandoned-owners
This is not at all uncommon but this is the worst story yet. I doubt the American Press is covering it. I don't understand how this isn't a front on our "War on Terror". Its sad but you hear stories like this all the time. Every once in a while you get a good one like how the crew or usually the Navy (typically Pakistans Navy...yeah) kills these pirates or, my personal favorite, the Chief Engineer that hid behind a support and popped one of them with a pipe wrench.
Two days ago another ship got hit off Nigeria (Africa). Not sure how that one turned out
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