Given the state of Venezuela, it was probably freelance on the part of the ship's captain and his buddy, the base commander.Greg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:24 pmIt seems pretty obvious this was attempted piracy.Langenator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:52 am I have to wonder if the Venezuelan captain had authorization for what he was doing, or if he was trying to get the cruise ship into a port controlled by his cronies where he could extract a bit of mordida (I think that's the term) to release the ship.
Given the corruption and general failure of the Venezuelan state,it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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That sounds about right.Langenator wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:27 amGiven the state of Venezuela, it was probably freelance on the part of the ship's captain and his buddy, the base commander.Greg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:24 pmIt seems pretty obvious this was attempted piracy.Langenator wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:52 am I have to wonder if the Venezuelan captain had authorization for what he was doing, or if he was trying to get the cruise ship into a port controlled by his cronies where he could extract a bit of mordida (I think that's the term) to release the ship.
Given the corruption and general failure of the Venezuelan state,it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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RCGS Resolute is designed to bounce off icebergs. You know, the sort of thing that opened Titanic up like a can opener.
Naiguatá, on the other hand, was strictly designed to handle water in its liquid phase."
This comment had me rolling.
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