PIRATES ON THE HIGH SEAS
Oz warship to the rescue. Yes, a British tanker was under attack from pirates in the Arabian Sea.
Captain Dan Higham(Captain of the UK tanker): Mayday! Mayday!
Dick Armstrong (Captain of the Melbourne frigate): Get the Defence Department, Jim, quick!
Jim Read (mate): Whafor?
Dick: She’s under attack, ya fool, a Brit Tanker.
Richard Manning: (head of the Defence Department) Defence, here. Is that HMAS Melbourne?You are to head to the Arabian Sea at once!”
Dick: Yessir! Full steam ahead!
Jim: Crikey! Never thought it’d happen these days.
The UK-flagged chemical tanker MV CPO-China had been boarded by pirates
Dick: We’re not that far from her, either.
Jim: They might come after us! Eh, look, up there.
Dick: Yes, a helicopter.
Jim: What’s he doing?
Dick: Scaring off the pirates, I reckon.
The Frigate soon reached the tanker and boarded it.
Jim: Crikey, there’s no one here! They might have killed the lot of them!
Dick: Don’t be stupid! Hello! Anyone here?
The crew of the tanker soon emerged.
Dan Higham: We’re all right. Down the anti-pirate stronghold. We were still in control. Ha! Damned scary, though
The seamen all shook hands.
Jim: Where did those bastards go, I wonder.
Dan: As far away as they could get, I imagine. Er thanks for your help.
Dick: That’s okay. That’s what we’re here for.
Captain Dan Higham(Captain of the UK tanker): Mayday! Mayday!
Dick Armstrong (Captain of the Melbourne frigate): Get the Defence Department, Jim, quick!
Jim Read (mate): Whafor?
Dick: She’s under attack, ya fool, a Brit Tanker.
Richard Manning: (head of the Defence Department) Defence, here. Is that HMAS Melbourne?You are to head to the Arabian Sea at once!”
Dick: Yessir! Full steam ahead!
Jim: Crikey! Never thought it’d happen these days.
The UK-flagged chemical tanker MV CPO-China had been boarded by pirates
Dick: We’re not that far from her, either.
Jim: They might come after us! Eh, look, up there.
Dick: Yes, a helicopter.
Jim: What’s he doing?
Dick: Scaring off the pirates, I reckon.
The Frigate soon reached the tanker and boarded it.
Jim: Crikey, there’s no one here! They might have killed the lot of them!
Dick: Don’t be stupid! Hello! Anyone here?
The crew of the tanker soon emerged.
Dan Higham: We’re all right. Down the anti-pirate stronghold. We were still in control. Ha! Damned scary, though
The seamen all shook hands.
Jim: Where did those bastards go, I wonder.
Dan: As far away as they could get, I imagine. Er thanks for your help.
Dick: That’s okay. That’s what we’re here for.
