Breaking News: Ho, Boy

Yacht Carrying 5 British Nationals Stopped by Iranian Forces, Taken to Iran

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…”On 25 November, a racing yacht owned by Sail Bahrain and crewed by five British nationals, was stopped by Iranian naval vessels,” reads a statement from Britain’s Foreign Office.

“The yacht was on its way from Bahrain to Dubai and may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters…”

I wouldn’t be so sure of a quick release in this day and age.

categories Military Thingies, Nanny State, Politics | | datetime November 30, 2009 1:51 pm

7 Responses to “Breaking News: Ho, Boy”

  1. Mr. Bingley says:
    November 30, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    wtf are these europeans thinking toodling around over there on their yachts?

  2. mojo says:
    November 30, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Meh. Who cares? Let the Iranians have ’em. Or the UK could grovel some more, try and get them back. Though I don’t really see the point. Surely they have an over-abundance of idiots, eh wot?

    Their pick.

  3. tree hugging sister says:
    November 30, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    I think we’re in for some groveling, given it’s the British modus operandi of late.

  4. tree hugging sister says:
    November 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Well, sh*t ~ in all honesty? Ours too, lately, thanks to the most apologetic ditherer-in-chief ever.

  5. ricki says:
    November 30, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Maybe they were headed to Dubai with a giant novelty check, seeking to bail them out, and the Iranians decided they wanted some ‘a’ that?

  6. Gunslinger says:
    November 30, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    I guess the Iranians figured that the Somali pirates shouldn’t have the monopoly on kidnappings.

  7. Skyler says:
    November 30, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    I hope they’re not going to wet their pants and hug their teddy bears while crying themselves to sleep like their Royal Navy brethren did.

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