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Yesterday we had a armed patrol boat escort, today we are being buzzed by armed black choppers :/ some dude sitting side saddle with a rifle

There were a couple of hostile boardings on some rigs nearby the other day too...

The boat is on DefCon 4

ISPS level 3 or someshit actually

Welcome to the delta :/
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excellent
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When my dad goes there he has two bodygaurds so someone doesn't abduct him Easy money for the locals apparently
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My mates working on a boat just off Angolia, says its mental. He said the locals in the shanty town he fly's out from has more armoury than a Texas Gun show

Hes on a Drilling ship, GSF Explorer.

[Edited on 14-11-2007 by Colin]
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Aye we passed some pretty funk looking soldiers with big juns in some jungle checkpoints on the way here... no idea what the checked
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we're supplying a couple of fully bullet proof wheel house patrol boats over there soon, immense kit, but the reinforcement to make the wheelhouses bullet proof is so heavy!
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we were bidding a job in nigeria then the company decided to pull out, it was too dangerous

when we were in gabon the security were always shooting trailers to 'test' there guns lol
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People portray Nigeria to be one of the dangerous places in the world. Once inside its not actually that bad.

You can be sitting in a bar, when 2 blokes pick you up and say something along the lines of "come on then - your turn this time"

Go with them, stay at their place or whatever until the companies pay them the cash they want.

You're no good to them dead, hence why you rarely hear of people being killed. Easy cash gain for them.
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they only abduct english n americans they dont really bother with others as there not worth as much n they normally dont pay

my boss was held hostage in nigeria for a few weeks a couple of years ago, i havent heard the full story
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scary shit
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i wouldnt go unless it was crazy money
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Where do they find the time to kidnap people when they're so damn busy conning us on eBay?
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quote:
Originally posted by liamC
People portray Nigeria to be one of the dangerous places in the world. Once inside its not actually that bad.

You can be sitting in a bar, when 2 blokes pick you up and say something along the lines of "come on then - your turn this time"

Go with them, stay at their place or whatever until the companies pay them the cash they want.

You're no good to them dead, hence why you rarely hear of people being killed. Easy cash gain for them.


So you'd be nice and calm in that situation would you
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Yeah I'll just drink tea while these nice people hold my company ransom for a few million dollars for the weekend. Lovely.
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Originally posted by AK
So you'd be nice and calm in that situation would you


Agreed.

I was there in the 80's (in Sapele) and NO AMOUNT of money would tempt me back there.

And that goes for everybody that was expat with my dad under the same contract.
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Uncle works out there and says its quite crazy




Interesting thing tho - My lecturer at college for Thermofluids says exactly what liamC said

He is Nigerian

[Edited on 14-11-2007 by Jamie]
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quote:
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Uncle works out there and says its quite crazy




Interesting thing tho - My lecturer at college for Thermofluids says exactly what liamC said

He is Nigerian

[Edited on 14-11-2007 by Jamie]


Well,

IME the 'pesky' locals would shoot you in the head for your watch/rings/car and drag you into the bush never to be seen again.

Going out after dark was simply a no no....and God help you if you got on the wrong side of some sort of tribal elder

The best advice we were given (after numerous roadblocks and cars being taken at knifepoint - my dad nearly had had his arm off with a machete) was:-

Ram the roadblock and head as fast as you can to the police station, if you are lucky there wont be a corrupt officer on at the time...at least that way you can bribe (dash) him some niara to keep you safe.

I guess matters have improved greatly in 20 years then

Never again for me.
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A guy I work with said they hide under your car at night & stab you in the leg to get away with your car
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sounds like luton then
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Theres several Nigerian accountants in my dept, they have sokme very interesting stories about the locals... put it this way, no amount of momney would get me out there!!
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sounds like the uk
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quote:
Originally posted by marklaruk
sounds like the uk


Yeah,

A bloke we knew over there had a car accident and went through the windscreen.....200+ stitches in his face with no anaesthetic.

Nice.

The only 'up' point of that incident was that he got burgled a few days later....and the 'christians' that tried to burgle him walked out of the house after seeing the state of his head
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Sounds fucked up tbh.

There are two continents/countries that I would be bothered to visit.

India/Pakistan etc & Africa.

[Edited on 14-11-2007 by deano87]
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I think Adam's been kidnapped

He hasn't emailed me all morning....
or he's maybe just ignoring me

I think that's more likely....I don't know why anyone would want to kidnap him
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Would you ship them the skyline for his safe return?

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