Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship

gazbom · 09-29-2008, 09:04 PM

A tense standoff has developed in waters off Somalia over an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo that was hijacked by pirates.

Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. Some of them died.

Andrew Mwangura, the director of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, told the Sunday Times: “We don’t know exactly how many, but the information that I am getting is that some of them had died. There is something very wrong about that ship.”
Read full story here.
http://www.thetimes.co

Hypnotize · 09-29-2008, 09:14 PM

hmm. sounds like they might have been transfering some sort of bio-weapon

gazbom · 09-29-2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hypnotize

hmm. sounds like they might have been transfering some sort of bio-weapon

That's Murphy's law for you!

Hypnotize · 09-29-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gazbom

That's Murphy's law for you!

lol, yup. either that or their just some very unlucky pirates

pineal-pilot-in merkabah · 09-29-2008, 09:19 PM

sounds like radiation poisoning.. there is a usa ship nearby and ooops a russian warship is on the way to investigatge also

09-29-2008, 11:15 PM

things just keep getting more weird.

Theresa · 09-29-2008, 11:32 PM

maybe they were zapped with EMF weapon?

371 · 09-30-2008, 02:26 AM

Somalia has had an insane amount of pirate activity lately. This one here sounds like something out of an X-Files episode.

THE eXchanger · 09-30-2008, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gazbom

That's Murphy's law for you!

thanks gazbom, for the best laugh i've had today !!!

Rocky_Shorz · 09-30-2008, 02:38 AM

Is that a different ship than this one?

Ukraine ship

09-30-2008, 02:48 AM

Here is a recent photo released by CNN

Rocky_Shorz · 09-30-2008, 02:52 AM

I hope after visiting that Zambabwa Times site we don't all start winning 5 lotteries a day...

Thanks for the link...

Tyler Macmillan · 09-30-2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pineal-pilot-in merkabah

sounds like radiation poisoning..

Agreed. States they could not open the containers. Gamma emitters?

Racsouran · 09-30-2008, 03:41 AM

probably radiation poisoning.

09-29-2008, 09:04 PM	#1
gazbom Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Holland, 5 metres below sea level Posts: 191	Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship A tense standoff has developed in waters off Somalia over an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo that was hijacked by pirates. Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. Some of them died. Andrew Mwangura, the director of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, told the Sunday Times: “We don’t know exactly how many, but the information that I am getting is that some of them had died. There is something very wrong about that ship.” Read full story here. http://www.thetimes.co Last edited by gazbom; 09-29-2008 at 09:10 PM.

09-29-2008, 09:14 PM	#2
Hypnotize Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 154	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship hmm. sounds like they might have been transfering some sort of bio-weapon

09-29-2008, 09:19 PM	#5
pineal-pilot-in merkabah Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: england Posts: 1,153	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship sounds like radiation poisoning.. there is a usa ship nearby and ooops a russian warship is on the way to investigatge also

09-29-2008, 11:15 PM	#6
Tsunami Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship things just keep getting more weird.

09-29-2008, 11:32 PM	#7
Theresa Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 174	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship maybe they were zapped with EMF weapon?

09-30-2008, 02:26 AM	#8
371 Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 503	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship Somalia has had an insane amount of pirate activity lately. This one here sounds like something out of an X-Files episode.

09-30-2008, 02:38 AM	#10
Rocky_Shorz Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,098	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship Is that a different ship than this one? Ukraine ship

09-30-2008, 02:48 AM	#11
OceanWinds Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship Here is a recent photo released by CNN

09-30-2008, 02:52 AM	#12
Rocky_Shorz Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,098	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship I hope after visiting that Zambabwa Times site we don't all start winning 5 lotteries a day... Thanks for the link...

09-30-2008, 03:41 AM	#14
Racsouran Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 248	Re: Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship probably radiation poisoning.