Nine's Blog

This is great.I know exactly what these guys must've undergone having faced piracy attacks in Brazil,and West africa and aborted attempyts in Malacca straits.At the time of writing,the Captain has been rescued and three out of  four pirates shot by snipers, and the fourth one captured.

May open a new chapter in deterrence in that area.

Best regards

Nine



--- On Tue, 14/4/09, naikanshuman <naikanshuman@ yahoo.co. in> wrote:

From: naikanshuman <naikanshuman@ yahoo.co. in>
Subject: [MerchantNavy] Mail from Maersk Alabama - after the piracy attack - eye witness account
To: MerchantNavy@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009, 9:43 AM

Good day Gentlemen,

As I read happily about President Obama vowing to address the issue in Somalia (looks like more will get done here than ever got done in Malacca straits!) with my daily breakfast and cup of tea, here is a mail my son just received from a friend in Maersk lines.

A mail sent from Maersk Alabama - which tells......

Try these helpful suggestions to bring back the memories. 

1. Lock all friends and family outside. Your only means of communication should be with letters that your neighbours have held for at least three weeks, discarding two of five. 
2. Surround yourself with 200 people that you don't really know or like: people who smoke, snore like Mack trucks going uphill, and use foul language like a child uses sugar on cereal. 
3. Unplug all radios and TVs to completely cut yourself off from the outside world. 
4. Have a neighbour bring you a Time, Newsweek, or Proceedings from five years ago to keep you abreast of current events. 
5. Monitor all home appliances hourly, recording all vital information (i.e. plugged in, lights come on when doors open, etc.) 
6. Do not flush the toilet for five days to simulate the smell of 40 people using the same commode. 
7. Lock the bathroom twice a day for a four hour period. 
8. Wear only uniforms. Even though nobody cares, clean......