Pirates die strangely after taking Iranian ship...

[creeky]

Can't help but wonder what the Iranians picked up in China and was hauling back. Doesn't sound to much like chemicals to me, more liek nuclear stuff.

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Highlights from story....

Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days†of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. Some of them died.

“We don’t know exactly how many, but the information that I am getting is that some of them had died. There is something very wrong about that ship.â€

The ship is owned and operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, or IRISL, a state-owned company run by the Iranian military. The ship set sail from Nanjing, China, at the end of July.

He told one news publication, The Long War Journal, that during the six days he had negotiated with the pirates, a number of them had become sick and died.

“That ship is unusual,†he was quoted as saying. “It is not carrying a normal shipment.â€

“Our sources say it contains chemicals, dangerous chemicals.â€

The pirates did reveal that they had tried to inspect the ship’s cargo containers when some of them fell sick — but the containers were locked.

[Guest hustle]

That is just wild. That does definitely sound like nuclear stuff. I'm wondering how the original crew didn't kick the bucket if it's leaking out of the containers like that.

[Metalhead]

Whatever it is, I'm sure that it's for "peaceful" purposes.

[Bigiron]

I'm doing an in-depth search for sympathy, just can't seem to find any.

[creeky]

I'm doing an in-depth search for sympathy, just can't seem to find any.

BWahahha!!!!

[Guest Ghostrider]

That is just wild. That does definitely sound like nuclear stuff. I'm wondering how the original crew didn't kick the bucket if it's leaking out of the containers like that.

Quite likely the pirates opened the containers.

The "book learning" isn't so big in Somalia and I'd imagine they couldn't read the warnings on the containers, so they opened 1 (or more) to see what was in them...

but I'm just guessing...

[greenego]

I am sorry Ahmadinejad wasn't doing an inspection.

[strickj]

Arrg,matey.......what is that glowing cylinder......

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

Arrg,matey.......what is that glowing cylinder......

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Philadelphia Experiment.

[Guest bkelm18]

Being a former worker in the nuclear field, their symptoms certainly do sound a lot like radiation sickness. Makes ya wonder, huh.

[greenego]

I guess next time they will be dressed out.