Wired Magazine recently posted a rather intriguing video on their Danger Room blog. The video is a clip of a home movie made by a Somali pirate aboard the Yasa Neslihan, vessel manned by a crew of 20 Turks captured by Somali pirates on October 29, 2008 and released unharmed on Jan. 6, 2009, after a ransom was paid. According to the blog post, the Somali pirates typically make videos like this one when they capture a ship to prove to the owners that the ship is still intact before they pay the ransom.
This video is a slightly surreal trip around a hijacked ship with shots of the pirates, their guns, and some Turkish crew members, all set to a soundtrack of a surprisingly catchy tune playing over the ship's loudspeaker.
I won't say enjoy, because that seems a little inappropriate, but this video, and the Danger Room blog are well worth a look!
The full 10 minute 42 second video can be found here.
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