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US navy captures Somali pirates.
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Posted on 01/22/2006 8:44:39 AM PST by MARKUSPRIME
The US navy says it has captured a number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia.
The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill went in pursuit of a suspect vessel after receiving a report of piracy, the navy said.
When other efforts failed, the Churchill fired warning shots to bring the boat to a halt.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: captured; gwot; maritime; pirates; skinniesatsea; usn; usswinstonchurchill
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To: sam_paine
Now, that is a great picture. Is the larger boat the "mother ship" they references after these guys attacked the liner? If so, this is a big haul.
To: Blueflag
“It was never a fair fight”
Oh contraire.
It was a very "fair fight" - all of our troops came home alive and uninjured. That, in an warrior’s opinion is a very "fair fight".
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:51:59 AM PST
by
Nip
(SPECTRE - Whistling death from the darkness of night.)
To: SteveMcKing
Vessels are much more difficult to search if you sink them.
To: xcamel
Wasn't it to hang the pirates from the mast of their vessel, or to drown them by tossing them overboard?
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:52:37 AM PST
by
GSlob
To: Starve The Beast
Somalis have taken over the airport in Minnespolis.
To: keat
The "Mother Boat" is in the lead behind are the "Whale Boats" (there are two of 'em) that they used to board other vessels..
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:52:52 AM PST
by
Robe
(Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Somalis have taken over the airport in Minnespolis. Better than Hari-Krishnas.
To: MARKUSPRIME
God Bless ALL the Sailors aboard. Using the Churchill, they are taking excellent care of us.
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:53:21 AM PST
by
JOE43270
(JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
To: sam_paine
#2 removed because of a copyright complaint from Getty.
To: namsman
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:55:28 AM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: MARKUSPRIME
And will they apply to them the customary treatment for pirates?
Hanging?
The only conceivable reason I can see they "capture" these scum is to sail the pirate vessel into the nearest port with pirates hanging from the booms.
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:56:20 AM PST
by
Redbob
To: muir_redwoods
I keep thinking about that FEDeX commercial where the pirate is in the job interview...ROTFL
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posted on
01/22/2006 8:59:13 AM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(There is an Amber Alert out for my tagline. If you find it, FReepmail me.)
To: RightOnline
Whew.......having a guided missile destroyer from the US Navy chasing you down. Man..........can you say "pucker factor"???Modern Hollyweird's version: "Thoth thilly piwateth. They made the pretty warthip mad."
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:00:24 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
("We must...all hang together or...we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin)
To: MARKUSPRIME
Three cheers for the Navy!
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:00:46 AM PST
by
skr
("That book [Bible], sir, is the rock on which our republic rests."--Andrew Jackson)
To: Northern Yankee; MARKUSPRIME; keat
Here's a pic of the dhow and their skiffs, from the Navy's website.
MARKUSPRIME, here's the same pic from the Navy's website.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:03:14 AM PST
by
csvset
To: samtheman
"And Pelosi and Kerry will scream that their human rights have been violated."
Get their Washington D.C. residence addresses. Launch missles one AND two. THEN listen to them scream.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:03:18 AM PST
by
righttackle44
(The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
To: Starve The Beast
Grateful world pauses to consider what a dangerous mess shipping would be if the US Navy didn't patrol the oceans like a bunch of big, friendly neighborhood cops.For just a moment. Then it starts whining again.
To: csvset
You know the somalis were like "oh sh*T the US navy is following us". God I would love to see their faces. :-)
To: Blueflag; MARKUSPRIME
Well that sux! I guess AM's don't like my comment.....or don't let BBC pic posts....
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:06:27 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: Admin Moderator
#2 removed because of a copyright complaint from Getty.Arrgh! Me bad, Matey! Mark the ire'nee of ye copy rites on a pirate thread!
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01/22/2006 9:09:59 AM PST
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sam_paine
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