Maritime Mysteries -- Information DisseminationRight before I went AWOL - back in early February, I got a few tips regarding a ship that had been hijacked by pirates. There were a few people interested in MV Rim - a ship noted for being low on the water while supposedly on the way to a scrap yard.
MV Rim was able to escape yesterday by overcoming their pirate captors when a firefight broke out between rival clans. OK, so we have a ship that apparently wasn't insured, never announced itself to the international community when traveling through pirate waters, was on its way to be scrapped and yet has a load of cargo, and was given a high ransom price despite supposedly being a ship of no value, no insurance, and a small crew. That isn't much to work with...
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MV Rim was able to escape yesterday by overcoming their pirate captors when a firefight broke out between rival clans. OK, so we have a ship that apparently wasn't insured, never announced itself to the international community when traveling through pirate waters, was on its way to be scrapped and yet has a load of cargo, and was given a high ransom price despite supposedly being a ship of no value, no insurance, and a small crew. That isn't much to work with...
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MV Rim was able to escape yesterday by overcoming their pirate captors when a firefight broke out between rival clans. OK, so we have a ship that apparently wasn't insured, never announced itself to the international community when traveling through pirate waters, was on its way to be scrapped and yet has a load of cargo, and was given a high ransom price despite supposedly being a ship of no value, no insurance, and a small crew. That isn't much to work with...
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MV RIM Sails Free After Somali Pirate Shoot-out, Leaving 9 Dead - Crew Safe -- Before It's News
Somalian Pirates Overwhelmed by Crew (Update) -- Jawa Report
Crew 'seizes back' ship from Somali pirates -- BBC
MV RIM Abandoned by the Crew -- All Africa
My Comment: I do not have any proof, but it appears that the MV Rim was smuggling weapons to Yemen.
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More News On The MV Rim
MV RIM Sails Free After Somali Pirate Shoot-out, Leaving 9 Dead - Crew Safe -- Before It's News
Somalian Pirates Overwhelmed by Crew (Update) -- Jawa Report
Crew 'seizes back' ship from Somali pirates -- BBC
MV RIM Abandoned by the Crew -- All Africa
My Comment: I do not have any proof, but it appears that the MV Rim was smuggling weapons to Yemen.