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| Открыто, если капитан будет против, то просто вызовет полицию на борт и всем, кто вякнет, завернут ласты. С полной конфискацией оружия. И хорошо, если этим все закончится. | |
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Вряд ли закончится ТОЛЬКО этим....
Не будешь же топить оружие(пусть даже и приобретённое на судовые деньги)перед каждым нормальным портом?
А не утопишь-возникнут проблемы с властями....
Как следствие:небо в клеточку на определённый срок и неоплачиваемый отпуск.
Хорошо если "закроют" в Европе....А если в черно...опии???
Выход один только.
И этот выход много раз обсуждался на Мореходе.
ОФИЦИАЛЬНО разрешенное оружие на борту и/или вооруженное ,опять же,сопровождение!
Всё.Круг замкнулся.
Добавлено спустя 10 минут 19 секунд:Только что товарищ прислал с борта...
Lemos VLCC 'hijacked'
An fully-laden NS Lemos-owned VLCC is feared hijacked by pirates off the coast of Oman.
The 319,300-dwt Irene SL (built 2004) is believed to have been snatched some time on Wednesday morning after it exited the Persian Gulf.
The Greek-owned VLCC Maran Centaurus was also a previous victim of Somali pirates.
Calls to the London office of owner Lemos were referred to an external spokesperson who confirmed that the tanker had been attacked at around 07:30 UTC on Wednesday.
"For the moment there is no communication with the vessel," a written statement on behalf of Greek manager and operator Enesel read.
"Twenty five crew members are on board, comprising seven Greek nationals, 17 Filipinos and one Georgian.
"All the appropriate authorities have been contacted and made aware of the situation, including the flag state and the counter piracy coordination force EU NAVFOR. The vessel was registered with MSC(HOA) and UKMTO."
The statement confirms that the ship is fully laden with Kuwait Export crude oil and was en route from Mina al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the US Gulf. With the tanker capable of holding around two million barrels of crude and with current prices at around $100 a barrel, the cargo alone could be worth $200m.
There is some consternation as to how the apparent hijacking appeared to catch naval forces operating in the area by surprise. TradeWinds understands, however, that a distress call was issued by the tanker but that the call was not immediately traced back to the VLCC. Numerous sources have described the ship and crew's chances of avoiding hijacking at this stage as grim although there is still the possibility that the crew have managed to conceal themselves in an onboard citadel.
If it is confirmed as hijacked, the Irene SL will become only the fourth VLCC to fall into pirate hands. And with the previous one being released for a $9.5m ransom, pirates could expect to be in for a significant windfall.
More to follow...
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