Cache of weapons found on stateless fishing boat

<p>The<b>&nbsp;</b>Royal Australian Navy&nbsp;<a href="http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Mar2016/Operations/2744#.Vt23RZMrJBw" target="_blank">found more than 2,000 weapons</a>&nbsp;on board this fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea: 1,989 AK-47s; 100 RPGs; 49 PKMs; 39 PKM spare barrels; and 20 60mm mortar tubes.</p><p>So,&nbsp;<i>a lot</i>&nbsp;of weapons. But where did it all come from?</p><p>Well, the boat was stateless not registered with any country so we don&#39;t really know yet.</p><p>Initial reports suggest it was headed for Somalia. And one U.S. Navy official was&nbsp;<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/07/middleeast/middle-east-weapons-seizure/index.html" target="_blank">quoted by CNN saying</a>&nbsp;the shipment originated in Iran.&nbsp;</p><p>He suspected the shipment may have been going from there to Yemen to supply&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwIgExiUTI" target="_blank">Houthi rebels</a>&nbsp;fighting pro-government forces.</p><p><i>This video includes images from the&nbsp;</i><a href="http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Mar2016/Operations/2744#.Vt23RZMrJBw" target="_blank"><i>Royal Australian Navy / ABIS Sarah Ebsworth</i></a><i>&nbsp;and music from&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://frenic.bandcamp.com/album/dr-dad" target="_blank">Frenic / CC BY 3.0</a></i><i>.</i></p>