Pirates held Pakistanis as slaves: Danish navy

[Devil Soul]

Pirates held Pakistanis as slaves: Danish navy
By AFP
Published: March 1, 2012
COPENHAGEN:
The Iranian and Pakistani crew of a hijacked cargo ship were treated like slaves by Somali pirates before their release in a deadly rescue operation, Denmark’s navy said on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Danish navy, which carried out the dramatic rescue, said it was not clear that the pirates had any idea how to navigate the Iranian vessel which they had been using as a mother ship.
“They were, therefore, using the crew as sort of slaves,” Kenneth Nielson told AFP, pointing out that the pirates had not demanded ransom for the crewmembers and had not tried to enrich themselves ‘on the hostage-taking itself.’
Sixteen of the crew were rescued on Sunday night in an operation by the Danish warship Absalon, part of a Nato-led counter-piracy mission. However, two other hostages, one Iranian and one Pakistani, were killed in the rescue bid.
Denmark’s navy has now launched an investigation into the operation, and acknowledged that the two casualties could have been killed by the Danes.
“We cannot rule out that we were the ones who caused the deaths,” Navy captain Steen Engelbrecht Pedersen told the Ritzau news agency on Tuesday.
A Danish military prosecutor had opened an investigation to “shed light on what happened,” he added.
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days off the Somali coast, according to a Navy statement.
“When the pirates tried to leave the coast, Absalon intervened and stopped the mother ship, before it could pose a threat to shipping in the open sea.”
Nato, meanwhile, said the Absalon had approached the vessel, “that had been previously captured by pirates and was being used as a mother-ship.”
“When warning shots were unsuccessful, small arms fire from … Absalon disabled and stopped the vessel. Shortly after, the vessel stopped and the suspected pirates were seen dropping their weapons overboard.”
Seventeen pirates had been taken into custody during the operation, according to Nato.

 

[Chogy]

It is sad but occasional failures in a rescue are unavoidable. If we insist that every rescue attempt must be 100% successful, then we will be paralyzed, and nothing will happen.

 

[haviZsultan]

I believe it could have been typical western attitude when they see Pakistanis.

When I used to be in Canada a guy used to put his ear to my rooms door and listen in on our Urdu conversations thinking we were hatching some plan or something against them.

I believe the one Pakistani that died died because of such beliefs by westerners. They assumed he was a pirate.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

I believe it could have been typical western attitude when they see Pakistanis.

When I used to be in Canada a guy used to put his ear to my rooms door and listen in on our Urdu conversations thinking we were hatching some plan or something against them.

I believe the one Pakistani that died died because of such beliefs by westerners. They assumed he was a pirate.

Well that accounts for the dead Pakistani (by your convoluted logic), what about the Iranian casualty. What profound explanation can come forth on that?

 

[BATMAN]

These Somali pirates did not born by itself.

Indians used this tool in past with Srilanka and now they are infecting others with there ideas.

Of course, when they got their hands on Pakistanis, their hate spills out.

In today's world this renaissance of sea pirates fantasy character is unbelievable but artificially engineered to target Pakistanis and discourage them to take off shore jobs.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Hope this doesn't evolve into slave trade like during the Barbary times

 

[Ajaxpaul]

These Somali pirates did not born by itself.

Indians used this tool in past with Srilanka and now they are infecting others with there ideas.

Of course, when they got their hands on Pakistanis, their hate spills out.

In today's world this renaissance of sea pirates fantasy character is unbelievable but artificially engineered to target Pakistanis and discourage them to take off shore jobs.

And India invented decepticons too to target pakistanis....Give me the stuff you'r smoking and we both can make up stories.

 

[Safriz]

Its all a great big Maritime insurance scam..and a made up excuse for large scale presence of NATO war ships in the area...

Z Blogs | Why Insurance companies and Western Navies Love Somali Pirates

 

[untitled]

Its all a great big Maritime insurance scam..and a made up excuse for large scale presence of NATO war ships in the area...

And probably to weaponize merchant ships

 

[Safriz]

And probably to weaponize merchant ships

security companies make big buks due to somali pirates as many shipping companies hire armed guards when passing that area...

 

[jatt+gutts]

pakistanis are paranoid. even in this incident they believe indian hand in it

 

[haviZsultan]

Well that accounts for the dead Pakistani (by your convoluted logic), what about the Iranian casualty. What profound explanation can come forth on that?

It could have been an Indian as well of course. They generally form such opinions about South Asians. The Iranian died because of the same logic. They assume we are terrorists, they assume we are pirates and thugs. It didn't cross their mind that brown men with black Somali's were not necesarily pirates.

You are told beforehand to pick your targets and fire and watch out for civilians by commanders. At least thats how such operations are done. You prepare yourself for hostage rescue.

How are the forces firing at Non-Somali looking civilians? The Danes believe they could have been killed by their own men.

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I wonder why Ansar Burney and Altaf Hussain did not stand up for the Pakistanis on that ship this time