American crew regains control of pirated ship

CBS NEWS ^ | 04/08/09 | Me

[Robe]

Breaking. Per CBS radio news.. the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one.. Will post more.. Breaking

[Robe]

More when avaliable

[tgusa]

There’s only one thing to do with a pirate - if you don’t throw him overboard to the sharks, HANG THE B@ST@RD.

[milford421]

Thanks very much for this update. The pirates see a do-nothing weekling at the helm of the country....Not a good situation.

[neodad]

Updated ping

[Tenacious 1]

What?

I can’t wait to see this. I hope they clean the ocean with these guys. What a proud USA moment in light of all the other victims.

I hope and pray for the best.

[Huskrrrr]

I hope the Americans treated the pirates fairly and humanely...NOT!

[tet68]

Yes~! If true, this is what needed to happen, Americans
can,should and will, take care of themselves.

Threw three pirates overboard?

I like it.

[Reaganesque]

Look for the pirates who were thrown over board to sue. I’m sure Mr. Obama will issue an apology to them for good measure.

[xjcsa]

Damn straight.

[SE Mom]

Smart sailors- they knew better than to wait for Washington to make a decision.

[bvw]

All right!

[Holicheese]

Walk the PLANK!

[neodad]

Send them to Gitmo! Oh, wait a minute. never mind.

[dblshot]

Bravo Zulu to the crew.

[MrB]

Just because a bunch of LIV’s elected a do nothing weakling doesn’t mean Americans are do nothing weaklings.

I’ve heard of some crews repelling the pirates using Molatov’s and water cannons,

but I believe this is the first instance of a crew taking the ship back after being taken over.

[indylindy]

I wish you hadn’t of said that. Thats probably what Obama will do.

[SolidWood]

Don’t mess with the Merchant Marine!

[La Lydia]

Dare we hope this is 9/11 lessons learned?

[The Electrician]

Well, the White House has been “monitoring” the situation. Have they taken credit for this latest turn of events yet?

[farmer18th]

Butt-kicking Americans prevented Obama from having to show his yellow streak. Nice.

[Liberty Valance]

Excellent news!

[Moose4]

If this is true, I hope the pirates went overboard with their hands tied and got sucked back through the screws. Sharks and plankton gotta eat too, y’know.

}:-)4

[tgusa]

Good idea, if you’re able to chum for sharks first. Pirates are the cesspool sludge of the earth. We knew how to treat them 250 years ago - apparently some valiant Civilian Mariners haven’t forgotten.

[I_Publius]

So...this couldn’t be true.....Our President didn’t have time to send Hillary over to have tea and crumpets with the pirates, prostrate herself before the pirates, apologize for our past, current, and future sins, and then ask for the captives to be released, pretty please.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... capturing one"

Beat. His. Ass.

... like 'Fight Club'.

[DogBarkTree]

What an abuse of the pirates rights.

[Incorrigible]

Wow! The crew is going to be in a lot of trouble when they get to port. They weren’t in Texas so home defense will not be available as a defense in court.

[milford421]

“Just because a bunch of LIV’s elected a do nothing weakling doesn’t mean Americans are do nothing weaklings.”

True but the pirates were kept in check because they feared the wrath of the U.S. Navy coming down on them.

Apparently, they don’t anymore. Dangerous turning point here.

[pissant]

Feed the bastards to the sharks! LOL.

[Eye of Unk]

I don’t doubt the American zeal but I do doubt CBS, am waiting for verification.

Obama will be upset, no apologizing today I guess?

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

It will make a great movie! Congratulations to the American crew!

[gargoyle]

...Only after Kielhalen...

[silverleaf]

allu AkbAARRRR

[ErnBatavia]

I’m seeing nothing at the link that indicates what you posted. Fox running a story right now about this hijacking, with no mention of any resolution.

[Kansas58]

I am sure Obama will be VERY firm, telling American Citizens how to treat pirates is probably very high on his list of things he will apologize for, in the next few weeks.

[Robe]

Nothing on the web yet ... but just repeated on WBT Charlotte via a “Pentagon Military Spokesman”

[jaydubya2]

ARRR!

[section9]

You’re effing kidding me!

The American crew jumped the Pirates and threw three overboard and captured one? Watch the demand for American-crewed vessels to skyrocket.

BTW, nothing on FOX confirming this.

Best,

Chris

[AAABEST]

[cripplecreek]

FOX is still reporting that the ship is in pirate hands.

[Non-Sequitur]

Breaking. Per CBS radio news.. the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one..

Was there a plank involved?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I understood from news reports that this was an ‘Alabama’ ship. ;-)

[Enterprise]

Adios ya scurvy rats!

[CAluvdubya]

Watching FNC reporting the pirating incident and no mention of the crew taking back control. Hmmmm...

[Las Vegas Ron]

Just heard they captured one and threw three overboard....LMAO

[Kansas58]

Water?
Plank?

Oh no, we are WATERBOARDING again!!

[grobdriver]

The pirates see a do-nothing weekling at the helm of the country

Fortunately the Merchant Marines (or is that Mariners?) are made of sterner stuff...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

There’s not much left to mess with in the first place.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama

Had the Somalis been able to read English, they would have known their hijacking wouldn't end well...