Re: Letters of marque

LAST YEAR, I  saw a special on a TV channel dealing with  FPBs
conducting pirate operations in these waters.

AT least two of these FPBs, mounted anti-ship missiles in addition to
57mm AA guns and 25mm AA guns.

The vessels also mounted 14.7mm and 12.7mm HMG, with crew armed to the
teeth, plus each carried specialist boarding parties equipped with
AK-47s, RPDs,  RPGs, and  hand grenades. . . .

The  FPBs were equipped with sophisticated sonar,  surfafe and air radar
systems  too according to the  Aussie Merchant Navy  witnesses and
victims of  the attack.

Secretly taken photos, showed  FPBs beyond any doubt coming alongside
the containership that was pirated.

Best of all, LOL, was when the Aussie victims arrived in an Indonesian
port to report what had  happened and found  the 2 FPBs sitting in port
at the Navy pier along with other FPBS. . .

According to the TV  program, incident s like this are on the  rise,
with Indonisian, Malaysian, Thai,  ChiCom and  North Korean  Navy FPBs
as well as  privately owned  FPBs  pulling off	more piratical
boardings, killing, kidnappings for ransom, and grand  theft  .

DAWGFACE