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January 12, 2009

Well, That's One Way To Launder Money

Probably not quite what he had in mind, though

The body of a Somali pirate who reportedly drowned soon after receiving a huge ransom has washed ashore with $153,000 in his pocket, his uncle says.

The man was one of a group of pirates who seized the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star in November.

They reportedly received $3m (£1.95m) for freeing the tanker but five were said to have drowned after fleeing.

A relative of the drowned pirate told the BBC the family was now trying to dry out the recovered money.

As an aside, maybe we should give all these pirates money; it seems to be the most cost-effective way to kill them.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at January 12, 2009 09:47 AM

Comments

I think it was the satellite death rays from the zionist CIA that caused the boat to capsize.

Posted by: Skyler at January 12, 2009 12:59 PM

Global Warming made the seas rougher.

Or maybe some Zionist parted the Red Sea again, which sent a wave crashing into their boat...

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 12, 2009 01:21 PM

Or the ransom was in silver dollars.

Posted by: Gunslinger at January 12, 2009 05:56 PM

Or the BBC actually thinks this is the whole story, when it's about as complete and believable as Saddam's secret police explaining that Abu Abbas (or Abu Nidal, I always confuse them, not that it matters) had "killed himself" via several dozen gunshots to the chest.

Posted by: Dave J at January 12, 2009 07:58 PM

Du8hM1

Posted by: Osagomje at July 14, 2009 09:02 AM