Russian Cruise Company Offering Pirate Hunting Cruises?

[Sudaev]

Personally I find this story hard to believe, for a number of reasons. Then again, Russians tend to view things differently than we do:

Russian Cruise Companies May Be Offering Pirate Hunting Cruises

An Austrian newspaper has claimed that Russian cruise companies are offering wealthy passengers a chance to go pirate hunting off the Somali coast.

Wirtschafts Blatt has reported that wealthy tourists are hunting for pirates off the coast of Somalia for the cost of $5790 per day. In an effort to attract pirate attack, the ships are said to cruise deliberately close to the coast at a speed of only five knots. If attacked, passengers have the opportunity to unleash hell with rocket launchers, grenade launchers and machine guns.

AK-47 rental on the pirate cruises is apparently just $5 per day, with 100 rounds costing $12 and just in case things get out of control, a squad of ex special forces troops is on hand.

Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov is said to have remarked:

"They are worse than the pirate. At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder."

Goldman Morgenstern & Partners believe that the story is a hoax. What do you think?

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[Festus]

Hogwash.Just a re-write of one floating aroung a month or so ago.
Russian Cruise Companies indeed.
Festus

[Bill Hollinger]

Sounds like a great day to me! Where do I sign up? Yeeeeeeehaw!

[Dave]

It's a joke. Like Festue said, a rewrite. I got the original in an e-mail, was not Russian tho.

[TDH]

I still have it in my e-mail file--with pictures-- but you could also rent miniguns and rocket launchers with discounts for those under 18.

[joem]

It's gotta be a joke. Even if it was true the UN weinies would jump al over them.

[JB White]

The UN doesn't jump all over anyone. First they have to talk about it for several months. Meanwhile, it's open season along the Somali coast! LOL

[gunner]

Hi , in Germany you can only book late season tickets( they talk some months longer than the rest). Let me also a few pirates left, please!