Ananova
Friday, June 26, 2009

Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast.

When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.

Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.

The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.

The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.

"They are worse than the pirates," said Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov. "At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder," he continued.

Source: Ananova, June 26, 2009

Gacaliye@ @ 6/27/2009 5:22 AM EST  Hi guys, if this is true, I can abandon all I have built, travel to eastern Somalia in order to eat a fat Russian oligar's flesh on my Somali shore, I am serious, walaahi!!

Simansime @ 6/26/2009 3:00 PM EST  Testing..

draganov @ 6/26/2009 1:22 PM EST  Well, its good. The russians will kill a few ak47 totting weak bassstards, but then these pirates will quickly learn to bring in heavier guns and blast away yatchs of any size for revenge, and the drunken russian idiotsss will learn a great lesson

simbe @ 6/26/2009 12:57 PM EST  I will not support anymore Puntland and their stooges if that’s true I will join with Alshabaab. Puntland and all Somali SCG as brother Lamadage put it, peace be upon him, Pirates and all good Puntlanders must kill this Stupid Russians Oligarchy and their rich yacht crew and above all the hit men. You don’t need to come clause with the them with their yacht, you need to shout from long distance. If you are man enough Puntlanders this must be punishable……….. OR you are what my friend DIIDGAAL call you; Yeey’s are all Dabadhilifs..(When they se Gaalo they want bring quickly water and milk….. We are waiting anxiously the out come. Walle manta Xiniinyo ayey Dhoocaartaa, Dhabayacooy. My fellow commentators: Read this arrogance, if someone of you wonder, why I am so upset !! Faqri Taajirey iska ilaali waligaa. Naxariis maleh.

kucadaye @ 6/26/2009 12:30 PM EST  We should write to the Djibouti President who seems to benefit from the tragedy of his brothers and sisters. We should tell him to prevent these Russian murderers to use Djibouti as a launching base to hunt for Somali 'pirates' Also here is the contact info of the Russian Consulate in Djibouti: Russian embassy in Djibouti: Address: L'Ambassade de la Federation de Russie en Republique de Djibouti, 1186, Plateau du Marabout, B.P. 1913, Djibouti Phone: +253 350-740, 35-20-51 Telex: (979) 5906 KARAFOLE DJ Fax: +253 355-990 Consular department Phone: +253 352-051, 355-990 Telex: 9795906 Fax: 355-990