NationStates Jolt Archive


Alleged pirate message partly intercepted: Hineveyan sea trade ripe for the picking

Hineve
06-06-2008, 20:20
Message we managed to intercept in part before the transmission was cut off:

"Brothers and sisters in illicit transactions, I am here to broadcast a message: the seas within the tiny island of Hineve's borders are ripe for the picking, as is its sea trade routes. I call upon all pirate brethren who can make the journey to come and drain this upstart nation's commerce dry. There's plenty of work, and the targets are paying. This window of opportunity cannot be missed. Hineve's maritime trade is ripe for the picking. Take what you can and give nothing back. Too long the forces of the so-called civilized nations have robbed us of our birthright to plunder. Yet we pirates endure. The waters of this vast world are just too big to police entirely."

This is not an encouraging development. The rumors of piracy seem to be gaining more and more credibility. And worse, if these pirates exist, they're encouraging other pirates from other waters to come over and plunder. There isn't even a guarantee the pirates will stay in Hineveyan waters, especially not the ones they bring in from elsewhere. The Hineveyan pirates yes, but not the pirates from elsewhere. They may very well spread.
Deata
07-06-2008, 20:11
This is not good for you.
Tolvan
07-06-2008, 20:41
Seventy-three nautical miles from Hineve

The fourteen ships of Force H cut through the waves at twenty knots. Their course would take them into Hinevan waters where they would commence counterpiracy operations in the local AO (Area of Operation). The Commonwealth did not kindly to pirates and long been among the world's leaders in hunting the cowardly scum down no matter where they hid.

Force H ORBAT:

Surface Action Group Delta

CTS Samuel Riley (DDG-181)
CTS Richard Frost (DDG-197)
CTS Buckner (FFG-120)


Surface Action Group Echo

CTS Charles Morgan (DDG-208)
CTS Stanley Porter (DDG-231)
CTS Blackdown (FFG-147)


Carrier Group Fox

CTS Gryphon (CVE-70)
CTS Morgan Fletcher (DDG-250)
CTS Chris White (DDG-234)
CTS Whitechurch (FFG-227)


Support Group Golf

CTS Ranford Valley (AOE-63)
CTS Pillin Valley (AST-31)
CTS Billings (FFG-190)
CTS Carterton (FFG-192)


31st Provisional Air Wing (embarked on CTS Gryphon)

90th Fighter Squadron (12 F-194C)
101st Strike Squadron (12 F-35C)
15th Aerial Control Squadron - Det 1 (3 E-2E Hawkeyes AWACS)
37th Antisubmarine Helicopter Squadron (6 SH-20B helos)
15th Light Attack Squadron - Det 2 (3 AH-20C WIldcat gunships)
1010102
07-06-2008, 21:17
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