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Title: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: thundley4 on April 29, 2009, 12:54:04 PM: (http://www.foxnews.com/images/530013/2_61_042609_melody_320.jpg)

"A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship â€” by throwing a deck chair at them.

Wyn Rowlands was celebrating his 62nd birthday with a dream cruise onboard the MSC Melody near the Seychelle Islands when he spotted armed pirates in a speedboat trying to clamber on to the vessel.

Quick-thinking Wyn, a retired engineer from Bangor-on-Dee, picked up a deck-chair and flung it down at the gang before raising the alarm.

The shipâ€™s captain, Ciro Pinto, was then able to out-manoeuvre the pirates to prevent them boarding the cruise ship." Pirating 101 Fail (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518343,00.html)
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: Lord Undies on April 29, 2009, 01:12:08 PM: Why are any of these "pirates" still alive?
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: thundley4 on April 29, 2009, 01:17:08 PM: Quote from: Lord Undies on April 29, 2009, 01:12:08 PM
Why are any of these "pirates" still alive?

Because they have so many unarmed targets to choose from.
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: Crazy Horse on April 29, 2009, 03:57:36 PM: Quote from: Lord Undies on April 29, 2009, 01:12:08 PM
Why are any of these "pirates" still alive?

Because we ar still waiting for the word from the UN
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: Chris_ on April 29, 2009, 05:02:10 PM: Quote from: Crazy Horse on April 29, 2009, 03:57:36 PM
Because we ar still waiting for the word from the UN
"We Surrender"? :banghead:
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: RightCoast on April 29, 2009, 06:22:40 PM: When will the hero get the bill for the deck chair??
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: RobJohnson on May 02, 2009, 08:17:38 PM: a retired engineer from Bangor-on-Dee

Now I know why Dee always had a smile on her face.
Title: Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Post by: RightCoast on May 02, 2009, 09:27:27 PM: Quote from: RobJohnson on May 02, 2009, 08:17:38 PM
a retired engineer from Bangor-on-Dee

Now I know why Dee always had a smile on her face.

Yeah, my wife's been trying to retire me for years.

:rimshot: