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Offline thundley4

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Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« on: April 29, 2009, 12:54:04 PM »


"A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — 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 ship’s captain, Ciro Pinto, was then able to out-manoeuvre the pirates to prevent them boarding the cruise ship."  Pirating 101 Fail
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 01:12:08 PM »
Why are any of these "pirates" still alive? 
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #3 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
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #4 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:
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2009, 06:22:40 PM »
When will the hero get the bill for the deck chair??
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
« Reply #7 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.


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