Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker

[TheMercenary]

That is basically the Russian solution. You don't hear much about Chinese or Russian ships being captured for ransom.

The USSR did the same thing in the late 70's and 80's during the spate of hostage taking in the middle east. None of them were kidnapped and held hostage for years. There is a reason for that.

[glatt]

If you are a Russian being held hostage, you're more likely to be killed by the cops trying to "rescue" you than the terrorists. See the Beslan school as one example and the Moscow theater as the other one.

[tw]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You don't hear much about Chinese or Russian ships being captured for ransom.

Because it is not news. At any time, as many as 30 ships are being held by hijackers. Your conclusion has insufficient credibility once other facts are included. You don't hear about hijackings because hijacking is rather routine.

Yachts are some of the most hijacked. And so easily hijacked. Many will load their yachts on larger ships to bypass this region. But these people were distributing Bibles in a dangerous and unstable region. As if distributing Christianity in a Muslim region was going to protect them.
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