Schadenfreude - Somali pirates and the ransom
He... Karma is a bitch. From the
UK Daily Mail:
Pictured: The moment a $3million ransom was parachuted to Somali pirates
This is the dramatic moment a ransom of $3million was paid to Somali pirates to end the world's biggest ship hijacking.
The canister full of cash was parachuted onto the Sirius Star - observed by the U.S. Navy who provided these images - and the two-month ordeal of the 25 crew, including two Britons, was finally over.
However things went badly wrong for the pirates soon after the drop - they squabbled over how to split the money and then a wave washed off their getaway boat and drowned five of them.
A bit more:
It is not known what happened to the money or those who survived.
Emphasis mine. I am sure the serial numbers on the bills have been recorded and they will show up in circulation somewhere. I would have loved to see that little scenario play out with them each trying to get "their share" of the money.
Hat tip to
Jammie Wearing Fool for the link.
Posted by DaveH at January 10, 2009 12:48 PM
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