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

[keat]

Real Time Tracker - I can't see it.

[Red_Devil 232]

Cubi Poin and Subic Bay 1972.

[wolfcreek]

NO RANSOM FOR YU!

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Wow.. Thank you for the info.. ‘Not in 200 years’ was what I heard on FoxNews (I should know better by now than to quote them). These pirates might not fear our President.. but they better fear our brave Marines! I’ll read up on the SS Mayaguez.

[SwinneySwitch]

Crew includes two Houston mariners.

[Broker]

Was this a set-up or what? The best way to catch the mouse is to trap it. Equip non-descript cargo vessels with a well armed reception committee and send them to the pirates. Let the pirates raid, attack, board and then spring the trap.. The Captain’s summary justice for the offense of piracy can be the plank with a weighted chain.
Set the trap.. They will come!

[KTM rider]

LOL, “POTUS issues statement: I want to make it perfectly clear, we are not at war with pirates” [/sarcasm]

[Broker]

Great shot of Gaines Beach on the other side of Subic Bay. Those waters also contain wreckage of numerous Spanish, Japanese and American vessels. On the far right shore is the most famous Subic City.. No pirates there.

[Red_Devil 232]

Olongapo!

[Frantzie]

I hope they were cut before they went in the water and the sailors threw some chum in the waters.

[hoosiermama]

Don’t worry. Obama will talk them to death.

Only if the teleprompter works.

[KansasGirl]

Per FOX, this is the first time in 200 years that an American flagged vessel has been taken by pirates.

See, Obama, this is what portraying weakness will get you. Please take note.

[MrB]

Let me reply for 0bama:

America needs “taken down a notch” anyway.

[KansasGirl]

The captain and one other crew member being held.

[hoosiermama]

Note that the food was going to BO’s family...in Mombasa Kenya....Wonder if there was any other contraband in the hold?

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Just read.. Dear Lord I hope it isn't as draw out and tragic as the SS Mayaguez pirating.

http://www.usmm.org/mayaguez.html

[GonzoGOP]

"cnbc said the pirates had the captain in some sort of launch. "

Explains why they didn't just chuck the last pirate overboard. Looks like the crew is trying to set up a trade.

[TMA62]

“.......the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one.”
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But that is torture!! Holden and his DOJ thugs along with the demoRATS in Congress will be waiting when this ship returns home.

[null and void]

"don't ask, don't tell, hide well"

I'm stealing that.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

I want to throw something at my TV.. FoxNews guest saying.. the pirates aren't terrorist.. Like Hell they aren't!