Somalian "Entrepreneurs" launch Kickstarter campaign to Buy Black Pearl "Free-Trader"

Yaaaaarg! I smell a Branding Op, Mateys!

A replica of the Black Pearl, pirate ship from--among other things--Disney's blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy, has currently gone on the market for the "fire-sail" price of just under a million, American, and a cartel of Solmali businessmen think it's a steal! They not only intend to buy the ship, but they intend to use unconventional donation site kickstarter to fund the vessel's purchase.

But these Somalis, who only spoke to YJD via internet, using colorful handles like "BlackBeard4realz," "Tanker2Banker" and "Myotharidezagunship," and who wouldn't or couldn't accurately define their business model (except to state it was in "acquisitions") claimed that using kickstarter was an ironically prefect way to acquire such an unironically perfect ship. Their interest in the Black Pearl appears to be strictly promotional. "It can't compete with our Arma-- with the ships we already use," one cartel member said. "But when added to our fleet of fast and 'self-sufficient' cargo carriers, we would finally have just the right branding symbol for our upcoming expansion efforts"

The cartel members were very closed about the given project's details, but fortunately, a YJD intern yachting near Abu Dhabi was abruptly invited aboard one of the Somali entrepreneur's ships where he managed to snag this curious document fragment.*

This [Black Pearl replica] will hold a capacity of 70 tourists "carceral units" and 8 crew members who can live aboard comfortably. The ship has 2 cabins with a bathroom and a toilet, two other smaller cabins a brig and a cabin for a crew. It also has an equipped kitchen skullery which is located in the bow. The ship also offers 2 public toilets waterboarding facilities for men and women.*



Details related to the intern's cryptic discovery, or of the intern's current whereabouts, remain sketchy at this time.**

The executor for Black Pearl's owners had this to say: "We had finally to drop the price from 2.5 million to just under one, which hurt, but this might turn it all around! These Somali's sure know what they want! When they first called me to inquire about the Black Pearl, they didn't sound all that interested, but when I told them the ship had six functional bronze cannons, let me tell you, they were hooked!"

It looks like the Somali's might have a shot at ransoming the Black Pearl from its cash-strapped owners; a fact that doesn't make everyone happy. Up-to-the-minute hearsay suggests that several oil-rich Middle Eastern nations, concerned over this "scheme," have implemented their own "Buy the Black Pearl" kickstarter programs in hopes of capturing the ship first. 

* To see originial text, click here: http://www.blueoceantackle.com/pirate_ship_for_sale.htm

** A recent addition to the YJD codes of conduct states "YJD maintains a rigorous and inflexible tradition of not negotiating with kidnappers... 

...for any employee under the level of Editor-in-Chief.