They don't want the oil, they want the ransom money to be paid to let the tanker go as well as the crew.
North up the coast, along beaches where he wealthy play- They won't shoot the whale there. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! But there will be "Repel boarders" setup and chores to do. Arrrh! A pirate's life fer me! (not) Wouldn't it be nice to set out cruising with such a full tank? If I were a negotiator, I'd offer a lengthy joyride, so long as everyone stays polite with each other while we discuss things. What have our massive, slow-maneuverers deigned to leak so far? No goos is good goos.
It is all about money. They even seized a ship going to Iran from China with wheat to feed the people. All this stuff and terrorism is the same ball of wax.
Too bad they don't give the food or weapons to anyone, including the local insurgents. All they want is the ransom. That food sure would help a lot of Somalians.
Follow them around with a news media dressed-up like a reality/infotainment show: If they lose, and get killed, the audience will love it, and the network can provide half of advertising proceeds into making every Somalian a well-fed, well-housed, and happy consumer. If they win, and get away, we can have them back on some future exiting episode of global Bring It On, Wacknuts!
Right: Somalian chaos has nothing to do with USAmerican revisionism, exceptionalism and (resultantly) colonialism's cheap new suit.
That's my biggest fear. Something goes wrong, and the pirates decide to scuttle the ship...and all those millions of gallons of crude get dumped in the ocean. What a mess.
What if commandos are sent in to retake the ship, and the pirates decide to go out in a blaze of glory? I could see that happening..Hope it doesn't, but it is quite feasible.