Pilots are, indeed, rare...

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote:
Where here is an AMAZING statistic for you then!

http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.gif

If one is going to do silly correlations, one should at least get the
facts right. There were definitely more than 17 pirates around in 2000.
Consider these stories:

"Security in the High Seas: Piracy"
"The total number of piracy incidents that has been officially
reported to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) from July
2004 to October 2006; is 3,993."

From: http://www.analyst-network.com/article.php?art_id=1195

"French navy escorts Somali aid to deter pirates"
"Pirates have mounted at least 26 attacks on ships off Somalia,
including 13 hijackings, this year alone."

From:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...111900410.html

"US Navy Frees Ship From Pirates"
"The U.S. Navy on Monday helped free the fifth ship in a week
hijacked by Somalia pirates, attempting to bring security to crucial
shipping routes between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean."

From:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...MrqFwD8SNLJ9G0

"Somalia: U.S. Navy Still Battles Pirates On the High Seas"
"On October 30, a U.S. Navy destroyer answered a call for help --
relayed through the International Maritime Bureau -- from the North
Korean crew on a vessel that had been overtaken by pirates in
international waters October 29."

From: http://allafrica.com/stories/200711020222.html


Oh, it isn't my chart so I won't be defending it very hard.grin

If you check out the parent site there is all sorts of funny, goofy stuff on
there including the infamous Flying Spaghetti Monster. Creator of the
Universe BTW. http://www.venganza.org