The maritime headline I really want to see is "Billionare superyacht hijacked by eco-terrorists, looted and sunk in frenzied 72 hours livestream on TikTok".
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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I feel like it could all be done in fewer than 72 hours. Maybe we should do a charity event crossover of these with speedrunners.
I mean if we're gonna be pirates then we should at least lean into it. Eye patches and peg legs available on request.
Firstly, I absolutely hate that the US gets a free pass on everything and im sick of leaders refusing to blame Trump for this shit show for fear of reprisal.
That said, I genuinely feel like piracy is a more apt description of the Somalia's behavior, where it isn't really for the US.
Are the Somalis acting on government orders?
Is there any question that their behavior is illegal?
Is the primary motivation of those boarding the boat their own self enrichment?
I would very much like to see Trump held accountable for this shit show but I think this particular angle is pretty thin.
The US has zero right to hijack any Iranian ship you are simply adding arbitrary conditions to make it seem like there is a difference between the two.
The only valid point they made is the "government orders" thing. If you copied the somali headline it would be "US pirates hijack..." which isnt clear on if it was civilians or the government that did the hijacking. But yes "boards" is much too passive. "US military hijacks" would be an improvement.
Yes, the Somalis are working under the government's orders, the government issued a decree preventing Israeli ships from crossing their waters, because they are supporting somali separatists in "somali land" , so its not piracy, its law.
Of the two ships "seized" in April, neither were Israeli and the oil tanker that was "seized", was actually heading to Mogadishu.
Why would the Somali government seize a vessel that was headed to them?
then it went against a different Somali law, look into it more before spreading false claims
You're the one that said it!
Gaslight much?
Oh, I see, this is .ML where facts don't matter and the U.S. is always worse than everyone.
the U.S. is always worse than everyone.
That's just facts though lol
I said it, so you look it up
You can't expect me to do everything for you, can you?