Somali pirates hijacked a Turkish ship carrying weapons.

Cargo ship with Turkish weapons The ship was captured by Somali pirates. According to the Associated Press, the vessel was en route to the port of Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

Last Monday, Somali pirates stopped and seized a military cargo ship off the east coast of Somalia. According to reports, the Cameroon-flagged LUTUF was carrying weapons and communications equipment, including satellites. All of this was destined for a Turkish military center in Mogadishu.

The LUTUF vessel was seized on Monday approximately 3,5 nautical miles off the town of Marrayya in Somalia's Nugaal province.

The hijacking was straightforward: eight Somalis approached the vessel in a motorboat and boarded it. There was a crew of 10 on board. Two Turkish cargo ships later approached the hijacked vessel, and the situation was monitored from the air. UAV And a helicopter. That was on Monday. And on Tuesday, the hijacked vessel was attacked from the air. It's not known by whom or with what. Allegedly, there are dead and wounded among the pirates.

The current location of the captured vessel is unknown.

Comments

[YOU]

Well, the Ottomans apparently decided to expand their empire. And they're working hard.

[Blacksmith 55]

Someone brought the pirates.
They try not to disclose information about such transport with such cargo.

[Alex777]

Quote: Blacksmith 55

Someone brought the pirates.

Somali pirates were created by the British.
And they made good money on them for 5-6 years.
So far, many countries have not turned against it.
I wonder where these pirates came from.

[Victor Alien]

It's strange that a ship carrying military cargo couldn't have dropped just one grenade without a safety pin into a single boat alongside... Cash collectors are carrying a couple of million in weapons, and an entire shipload of weapons, supposedly carrying 10 sailors. Someone's got a screw loose in their heads about security worldwide—peaceful immigrants are stabbing border guards at land borders, and 10 men in slippers are hijacking ships laden with weapons, lacking the experience and years of special forces training... 10 million thugs have moved into someone's house, kicking down all the neighbors' doors and taking away their rooms, and over 100 million people around them simply watch. The golden domes turn out to be thin foil, blown away by household fans... But everyone wants flights to Mars for the price of a trip to the bakery on the corner of their building...

[YOU]

The question is who was actually transporting the weapons, and what kind. If it was an official government delivery, that's one thing. But if it was swag from the outskirts to someone in the Middle East, that's another. The pirates might not have known, or maybe they knew very well, and essentially got their cargo. The main thing is that the supplier's name has been revealed. Sultanchik is up to no good.

[Kosh]

This was an official delivery of weapons to the Turkish military training center in Mogadishu, where the Turks train soldiers for the Somali government army.

[lubesky]

Quote: Victor Alien

Ten people in slippers are seizing ships with weapons, without the experience of special forces with many years of training...

However, the Somalis have HUGE experience. You should also read about the tragedy of the Yankees' best special forces in Mogadishu.


And yes, it's quite overconfident of the Turks. Isn't their navy the second largest in NATO? Can't they at least organize an escort in the Mediterranean?

[Derbenev Anton]

Isn't it time to receive a delegation from Somalia to reach some agreements?

[snow mountain]

Quote: Anton Derbenev

Isn't it time to receive a delegation from Somalia to reach some agreements?

An efficient thought!

[Nexcom]

The boys in flip-flops got a lot of trouble .
It’s very interesting to know what exactly and how much they took.
Did you manage to take out the captured goods?

[APASUS]

Quote: lubesky

However, the Somalis have HUGE experience. You should also read about the tragedy of the Yankees' best special forces in Mogadishu.

It's not the Somalis who have vast experience; this is urban warfare. This is the height of tactical and military skill. And the US, as always, relied on its own toughness.

[lubesky]

Quote: APASUS

It's not that the Somalis have a lot of experience, it's urban combat.

I wrote about piracy based on the vast experience of Somalis. And regarding urban combat, I cited an example of underestimating the "locals in slippers."

[Victor Alien]

I've read about the Yankees more than once, and about other elite units that have fallen into disarray. This is a bit off topic. Completely off topic.

[Kerensky]

Pirates stopped and seized a ship carrying military cargo. According to reports, the LUTUF, which was sailing under the Cameroonian flag,

All this was intended for the Turkish military center,

So, the Turkish military hired a civilian "merchant" to transport their junk?
The Turkish Navy is a private enterprise, and they've set exorbitant prices for their soldiers?
And I'm supposed to believe this (pirates are secondary)?!

[Kosh]

Yes, and this isn't the first such incident. A year ago, authorities in the autonomous Puntland region, which is at odds with the central government of Somalia, intercepted a Sea World vessel carrying Turkish Cobra and Kirpi armored vehicles, which were being sent to Mogadishu for the Somali government army.

[Nexcom]

...or maybe Sultan secretly sold these armored cars in some clever way? Like, everything was stolen, taken, seized, and I had nothing to do with it, I didn't sell anything...

[Bayun]

Exactly. Private states are private armies. It's just that in some "political theaters" there are multiple casts of actors, while elsewhere, it's the same old ones "on the stage."

[pudelartemon]

Somali pirates hijacked a Turkish ship carrying weapons.

The operation was planned by Petrov, and the pirates were led by Boshirov.

[Dmitry Smirnov_2]

This is good, it serves the Turks right.

[kill the fascist]

Everything is still very unclear. Someone hijacked it, someone struck it, and the ship disappeared somewhere.

[Hiller]

They probably exposed the trough to split the insurance and the cargo. Some "hothead pirates." Find the beneficiary.

[Frank Muller]

Nothing is clear: not how many or what kind of weapons, not what kind of corsairs were at work, not how it all ended, not with what score, and in whose favor? In other words, like in that joke: a battle in Crimea, everything is in smoke, you can't see a thing!

[Uncle Sam_2]

As in the joke:
The husband comes home from work and his wife tells him the news:
- Just imagine, our neighbor Ivanov won a VOLGA in the lottery!!!!
The husband says:
- I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!
Wife:
- Well, go check!
The husband leaves... He returns half an hour later and says:
- Not Ivanov, but Rabinovich, not the lottery, but preference, not Volga, but three rubles, and not won, but lost.

[Sebenza]

The hijacking was straightforward: eight Somalis approached the vessel in a motorboat and boarded it. There was a crew of 10 on board.

[Sebenza]

Banality rules. That's why it's banality.

[Michael]

And on Tuesday, an airstrike was launched against the hijacked vessel. The attackers and the means used have not been reported. There are reportedly dead and wounded among the pirates.

They unloaded everything and threw the ends into the water.
Or, it wasn’t possible to unload it and the ends ended up in the water.

[Sergey3]

What good news all around. Turkey has been distracted from Russia, it has lost a ship and weapons, and the pirate population has decreased. Keep up the good work every day!

[Nikolay A. Shadov]

Just eight tanned superheroes (the Fantastic Seven and the stray Captain Somalia) took on a team of Turkish supervillains (aka the Fancy Ten) in an epic battle to save the world under water.
In my opinion, this sounds more convincing than the interpretation voiced in the article...

[Nemchinov Vl]

The specificity of VO articles is growing day by day. The information content is also... Bottom line (!).

[tralflot1832]

Well, this is either impudence on the part of the Somali "pirates" or complete ignorance of the ship's cargo. They decided to make some extra money. Did they make some extra money?

[Zheka111]

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