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EODMU 8 Removes Inert RPG Remnant from Cruise Liner
Navy NewsStand ^
| Nov 7, 2005
| U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs
Posted on 11/07/2005 3:49:24 PM PST by SandRat
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posted on
11/07/2005 3:49:25 PM PST
by
SandRat
To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..
Navy comes to aid of Cruise Ship.
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posted on
11/07/2005 3:49:57 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Just thinking out loud here. Why doesn't a cruise ship have a means of defense? I mean, it wouldn't take all that much for a 50 mm cannon to be mounted for ship defense.
The thought of a Somalai pirate trying to swim 100 miles to shore just makes me all warm inside.
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posted on
11/07/2005 3:51:57 PM PST
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: SandRat
Interesting, that explains why the RPGs "stuck" instead of exploded.
To: SandRat
I think that deck guns would tend to make some of the passengers a bit nervous.
Although they do offer Skeet off the fantail...
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posted on
11/07/2005 3:55:44 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
To: SandRat
during a Nov. 5 attack by pirates near the coast of Somalia Typical MSM. Leaving out the "Amish" again. I think it's time to start racial profiling.
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posted on
11/07/2005 3:57:11 PM PST
by
neodad
(Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
To: SandRat; Hodar
Rush said today that these "pirates" plying the waters just off the coast of Somali are undoubtedly muslims and should be called by their correct appellation......TERRORISTS!
Talent on loan from Gawwwwd.
Leni
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posted on
11/07/2005 4:00:40 PM PST
by
MinuteGal
(This Week is my Seventh Anniversary on this Forum...and I'm Still in Love with Free Republic!)
To: SandRat; Travis McGee; archy
PUCA mission complete....Big Watch Little Pecker Club Clock says it's now ......... Oh Beer Thirty !
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posted on
11/07/2005 4:01:23 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: SandRat
All about Seaborne Spirit...
MASH HEREPretty nice...but I like Crystal
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posted on
11/07/2005 4:09:15 PM PST
by
GRRRRR
(America is a better place because of people like us...)
To: Hodar
it wouldn't take all that much for a 50 mm cannon to be mounted for ship defense. Probably the biggest problem would be finding a 50mm cannon and ammunition.
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posted on
11/07/2005 4:34:24 PM PST
by
fso301
To: Anti-Bubba182
"the object in question was actually the remains of a rocket motor and not the warhead from the RPG, which had detonated on impact."
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posted on
11/07/2005 5:13:51 PM PST
by
papasmurf
(How can I be guilty of lying about a non-crime???)
When they get the ship repaired I want to rent the room that got nailed by the RPG. Just gotta make sure it has a port window to look out of so I can fire an RPG back at them the next time they try something like that.
FC
To: Squantos
That'll be one mission they won't forget!
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posted on
11/07/2005 7:32:52 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
11/07/2005 7:43:33 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Squantos
I wonder what kind of souvenirs they scored. Free shirts, hats, etc. Open bar for sure.
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posted on
11/07/2005 7:44:55 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...
The U.S. Navy responded Nov. 7 to a request to dispose of suspected unexploded ordnance left over from a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) that struck the cruise liner Seabourn Spirit during a Nov. 5 attack by pirates near the coast of Somalia. Members of U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Detachment 4, were already in Seychelles to provide support to a previously scheduled port visit by USS Gonzalez. The EOD team met Seabourn Spirit at sea prior to its arrival in port.
Two RPG rounds had struck Seabourn Spirit while the vessel evaded the pirates attempt to board.
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posted on
11/07/2005 7:53:02 PM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Travis McGee
Yeah that's a given.......grateful females, hero worship, showin off their dearmer and the J-Rod etc etc ....a render safe to remember !
My big score was always the big jar of chocolate chip cookies at the Double Tree's lobby when chasing and breaking trail for the POTUS and his minions. Them cookies are potential foot poppers so we had to check each one over time......
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posted on
11/07/2005 7:55:21 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Squantos
But what do you say when folks ask you if you are SEALS????
LOL!
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posted on
11/07/2005 8:02:40 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: fso301
Probably the biggest problem would be finding a 50mm cannon and ammunition.German BK-5 50mm Cannon
"The BK-5 was an adaptation of a tank gun and was intended primarily for use against Allied heavy bombers. Its magazine held 22 rounds and the gun had a rate of fire of 45 rounds per minute. "
I think you can get these at Costco, they sell everything. :-D
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posted on
11/07/2005 8:05:11 PM PST
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Hodar
I think that was used on a Messerschmitt. Can't remember the exact designation. ME-410?
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posted on
11/07/2005 8:15:36 PM PST
by
fso301
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