Pirates Seize Control of French Cruise Ship Off Coast of Somalia
Friday, April 04, 2008
PARIS — France's Foreign Ministry says pirates have seized control of a French cruise ship off the coast of Somalia.
A ministry official says details are scarce about Friday's attack. It is not clear whether any passengers are on board or how many crew members are on the vessel. The ship is in the high seas in the Gulf of Aden.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
France sends elite troops to help free yacht hostages
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hea ... 80051.html
PARIS — Elite French troops were headed to East Africa to bolster efforts to free captives of a yacht held by pirates off Somalia, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said today.
A team of the GIGN, a commando force that conducts anti-terrorist and hostage rescue operations, was being sent to Djibouti to "reinforce" negotiation teams in place, spokeswoman Pascale Andreani said in an online briefing.
Pirates seized the yacht, called Le Ponant, in the Gulf of Aden on Friday. It was carrying 30 crew members, including 22 French citizens, but no passengers.
French officials made contact with the pirates overnight.
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
When the hell did the French get a military?Originally Posted by Midnight Mike
Are they going to just board the ship and surrender?
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Funny that you mentioned that, here is another comment that I read
France sends elite troops armed with state-of-the-art white flags to help free yacht hostages
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
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