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Norfolk-based ship fired upon, captures six pirates ( USS ASHLAND LSD 48)
Virginian Pilot ^
| April 10, 2010
| David Putney
Posted on 04/10/2010 12:45:26 PM PDT by csvset
A Norfolk-based dock landing ship has captured six pirates after being fired upon in the Gulf of Aden, the Navy announced today.
It is the fourth confrontation by the Navy with pirates in the past two weeks and the second time in that span that pirates have opened fire on a U.S. Navy vessel. The Navy said 21 suspected pirates are now in U.S. custody from those incidents.
Suspected pirates fired at the port side of the Ashland about 380 miles off the coast of Djibouti, the Navy said. The Navy ship returned fire with its 25mm gun, catching the skiff on fire, the Navy said. The crew abandoned the vessel, and the Navy rescued the men from the water.
They are being held on the Ashland. No one on the Ashland, based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, was injured, and no apparent damage was done.
Earlier this month, the destroyer Nicholas was fired upon by pirates, five of whom were captured. In a separate incident, the destroyer McFaul intervened in a suspected pirate attack, detaining 10.
Last week, the destroyer Farragut was called to the scene of a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker after the ship came under attack by three pirate skiffs. One of the skiffs was sunk, and 11 men were allowed to leave.
For more details, return to PilotOnline.com later and read tomorrow's Virginian-Pilot.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: maritime; navy; pirates; somalipirates; usn; usnavy
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A suspected pirate skiff burns off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday after the dock landing ship Ashland fired on it after being attacked by small-arms fire. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)
Navy rescue personnel from the dock landing ship Ashland arrive on the scene in a rigid-hull inflatable boat to pull suspected pirates from the sea off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The Navy fired on the pirate skiff after being attacked by small-arms fire. (Petty officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)
Navy rescue personnel from the dock landing ship Ashland pull suspected pirates from the sea off the coast of Djibouti on Saturday, April 10, 2010. (Petty officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky | U.S. Navy)
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:45:27 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:47:26 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
Aircraft carriers aside, a Dock Landing Ship is a pretty big target to be going after. Secondly, there are plenty of Marines embarked who are just itching to get some trigger time.
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:48:08 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: Tallguy
Are they thinking it will get them a free ticket to the USA?
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:50:42 PM PDT
by
Irenic
To: csvset
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:52:11 PM PDT
by
onehipdad
("Tell us who poisoned the monkeys, and we'll give you a cigarette.")
To: Irenic
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:52:34 PM PDT
by
tioga
To: Irenic
Are they thinking it will get them a free ticket to the USA?Given the current administration, sure, what do they have to lose?
To: csvset
The skinnies had a solid plan here. “Look, it’s the amphibious warfare branch of the USN,,,in a ship that usually carries a few hundred marines that have been abused for months,,,, i have an idea, lets shoot it up bro”.
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:54:47 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: csvset
>>”..captured..”<<
???
Our response should be immediate annihilation of the vessel & occupants. No questions asked.
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:55:42 PM PDT
by
panaxanax
(The time has come (3-21-2010) for TEA Party Patriots to turn up the volume.)
To: csvset
Our Navy is too darn nice. Another country wouldn’t have bothered to pull pirates out of the water, but leave them to their fate.
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posted on
04/10/2010 12:59:55 PM PDT
by
pray4liberty
(dare I say it?)
To: csvset
Why do they keep taking prisoners?
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:02:24 PM PDT
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
To: csvset
It simply amazes me that the Navy has to keep rescuing these scum, and letting them go. What a worthless president we have.
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:03:35 PM PDT
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: csvset
To: pray4liberty
“Another country wouldn’t have bothered to pull pirates out of the water, but leave them to their fate.”
What navy would that be? They are all doing it. It’s nothing but catch and release.
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:04:51 PM PDT
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: freeangel
Why do they keep taking prisoners?We should be so lucky:
"Last week, the destroyer Farragut was called to the scene ... and 11 men were allowed to leave."
How stupid is that?
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:05:44 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The real death threat is their legislation" Rush Limbaugh, 3/25/10)
To: csvset
Don’t rescue them... leave them for the sea tender mercies..
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:08:33 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: csvset
How stupid can these guys be? They could run for Congress on the Democrat ticket.
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:09:42 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: csvset
The Navy ship returned fire with its 25mm gun, catching the skiff on fire, the Navy said. Correct respnse.
The crew abandoned the vessel, and the Navy rescued the men from the water.
Wrong answer, they should have left as JAWs Jumbo.
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:15:00 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Last Dakotan
They have alot to lose. They obviously did not keep up with the news when they captured the first US ship..and Obama gave the ok for shoot to kill orders.
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:34:49 PM PDT
by
DallasSun
(i believe in separation of church and hate.)
To: csvset
The score is now U.S. three..pirates 0
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posted on
04/10/2010 1:35:27 PM PDT
by
DallasSun
(i believe in separation of church and hate.)
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