What happened to that plane that vanished in flight?

[Tun Kai Poh]

Our long-ruling and incredibly corrupt Malaysian government is used to suppressing information and enforcing media silence on a broad range of topics. They're used to trampling over (or owning) the local news media (147th place in international press freedom rankings, worse than Myanmar), but they're not prepared for the amount of international attention. Hence the wildly conflicting responses from a wide range of government officials who don't know what the other hand is doing.

 

[Arduin's]

Our ships are there too, such as the USS Boxer. I don't watch much TV so I guess I don't hear much about the piracy.

The piracy of any significant ship types is pretty much non-existent in that area now. Has been for a few years now.

 

[Scott DeWar]

The piracy of any significant ship types is pretty much non-existent in that area now. Has been for a few years now.

good news, this.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Sounds like there is now evidence the A/C continued flying for another four hours, direction unknown. The plot thickens ...

[MENTION=49929]Scott DeWar[/MENTION]:

NATO Piracy Stats for Horn of Africa. Significantly down in 2013 from a peak in 2010-2011.

Edit: If you want the news, here's the force site for Operation Atalanta.

 

[Scott DeWar]

if I recall the location of the Gulf of Aden being north og the horn and being the inlet to the red sea, then that natural chocke point there is logically the worst point of piracy. However it of great note tha 2013 is indeed a benchmark year for nearly no activeity. wowo!

i noticed mention in sept of 2011, spanish warship Santa Maria, do they also have the NiÑa and the Pinta too? I know, I am bad.

I did notice the EU list is put out by the E U, so USS Ships would not get a mention at all.

 

[Arduin's]

I did notice the EU list is put out by the E U, so USS Ships would not get a mention at all.

None to list. The pirates know that hitting a US flagged ship = death.

 

[Scott DeWar]

hitting an EU warship should be seen deadly too.

 

[Arduin's]

hitting an EU warship should be seen deadly too.

Ya think? Warships never get hit. Just civvies.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I did notice the EU list is put out by the E U, so USS Ships would not get a mention at all.

There's also the NATO Operation Ocean Shield going on in the same area. It doesn't list any US ships on the current rotation but there were US Navy vessels in prior rotations -- which doesn't preclude US ships operating there independently or in support of CJTF-HOA, either. If USS Boxer was there, it was probably supporting the CJTF; I know a SP-MAGTF just left the region.

 

[Scott DeWar]

I only know of the Boxer. It was the ship my nephew was on when he was lost at sea - placed on eternal watch.