Will's Miscellanous Musings

This page is a collection of resources in reference to the capture and subsequent murder of the crew and passengers of the sailing vessel Quest in February of 2011.  My summation of the initial story can be found on my blog post here.  Newer resources toward the top.  Older ones near the bottom.  Let me know about any dead links.

• I know.  He’s the defense lawyer.  This is his job. But I cannot BELIEVE this chutzpah.
• Jury Indicts 14 on Piracy Charges
• At least one pirate transferred off of Enterprise en route to US and a trial.
• Pirate victims aboard S/V Quest Buried At Home
• No new news in Quest incident.
• Remains of Pirate Victims Returned to the US.
• Steve Fagin, columnist for Theday.Com, blames pirate victims, asking, “What Did They Expect?”
• Pirates transfer to carrier USS Enterprise. More claims that US Navy fired first.
• More discussion on the decision to detain the pirates sent to the Sterrett to negotiate.
• S/V Quest written policy on piracy.
• Dead Pirates Aboard S/V Quest had “been dead for some time.“  Also:  Multi-Million Dollar Ransoms Fuelling Boom In Pirate Attacks. Well, duh. When you pay for something, you get more of it.
• A Fair Questions:  Why is it foolhardy or irresponsible to not be intimidated?
• Pirate Victims Refused to Be Controlled by Fear.
• Cousin Mourns Pirate Victim
• Military Spokesman says pirates may be brought to US for trial.
• Somali Pirate Victim Robert Riggle was a Seattle veterinarian.
• Somali Piracy Hits America – An essay on the current state of piracy off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Addresses the Massacre – Nothing new here on the case, but a couple of tidbits on how the pirates operate and some general notes on Task Force countermeasures.
• Some Pundits Begin to Question Detaining of Pirate Leadership – For my part, I question the lack of drumhead courts-martial and hangings from yardarms.  But that’s just me.
• FBI Hostage Negotiator Involved In Quest Incident – Apparently there was an FBI negotiator involved in the Quest incident.  Further, two representatives of the pirates boarded the USS Sterret for those negotiations.  When the Americans decided the pirates “weren’t serious,” the pirates were detained.  Further down int he article are quotes from people other pirates about the action and results.
• Pirates Claim US Navy Fired First – A spokesman for the pirate group responsible for the murders aboard the Quest claims that they had no intention to harm the hostages until the US Navy started shooting.
• Pirates Digging In – After the violent end to the hijacking of the Quest, pirates and warlords in the region shout defiant words and add more ammunition to currently held vessels.
• Phyllis McCay Remembered – Murdered yachtsman Phyllis McCay is remembered by friends and family.