So, Somali pirates hijack the Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean. The crew stabs a pirate and the pirates leave in a lifeboat with the Maersk captain. The U.S. Navy shows up, and the pirates radio a German ship, the Hansa Stavanger that was under pirate control since this Saturday. But, the Navy wouldn't let them through.
The Hansa Stavanger had a crew of 24 sailors. 12 of them are from Tuvalu.
Tuvalu is the fourth smallest country in the world. They make money by leasing their domain name .tv (it's like the United Kindoms .uk, or Canada's .ca) to folks like NBC4.tv, or china.tv. I mean, a country without mineral resources, nor rivers, groundwater. Or, food.
Speaking of food, the Maersk Alabama that was hijacked: It finally made it to it's destination: Mombasa, Kenya with food aid.
Oh, and the captain? He's from Vermont. They just legalized gay marriage.
Ok. Nothing to blog today.
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Thank you Tinkguy for that gripping commentary on the state of the world today. And now the weather with Stormy Raines...
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