I Do Feel Sorry For These People, I Really Do

But how damned stupid are they?

(CNN) — Pirates took four European tourists hostage after their yacht ran out of fuel off the coast of northern Somalia in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aden, according to a Somaliland official.
The pirates then took their hostages — a man, woman, their child and their yacht’s pilot — into hills around the fishing town of Las Qoray, said Ahmed Yusuf Yasin, vice president of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.

Given all the press about pirate activities around the playland paradise that is “Somaliland,” what kind of moronic idiots would charter a yacht and take their kid on a little cruise…and then run out of gas?

categories World Stuff | | datetime June 24, 2008 11:45 am

4 Responses to “I Do Feel Sorry For These People, I Really Do”

  1. The_Real_JeffS says:
    June 24, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Mr. Bingley, I’ve heard of nearly stupid acts taking place right here in the US of A, like people venturing into bona fide wilderness areas without any significant preparation.
    But I must admit….this takes the cake. Poor kids.

  2. mojo says:
    June 24, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    The same sort of idiots that go to Haiti for a “sex vacation”…

  3. Rooble says:
    June 25, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Don’t worry, Somaliland will take care of their safety.
    They shouldn’t be there but mistakes happen. After all, we’re humans.

  4. mojo says:
    June 25, 2008 at 11:51 am

    …the fishing town of Las Qoray…
    Sounds like they landed a big one.

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