Posted on 12/13/2008 1:10:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
NEW DELHI - The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months.
An Indian navy ship, the INS Mysore, was escorting merchant ships in the region near Somalia when it received a distress call from seamen on board the MV Gibe, who said they were being attacked by two boats.
The distress call said the pirates were firing as their boats closed in on the Gibe, according to a statement from the Indian government. The pirate boats attempted to escape when they saw the Mysore and its helicopter, but were boarded by Indian marine commandos, the statement said.
The pirates had "a substantial cache of arms and equipment," including seven AK-47 assault rifles, three machine guns, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and other weapons, the statement said. They also found a GPS receiver and other equipment.
The pirates were from Somalia and Yemen, two countries on the coast of the Gulf of Aden.
The Gibe was flying an Ethiopian flag, the statement said, but there was no further information about the ship.
Last month, India's navy drew criticism after sinking a Thai fishing trawler that had been commandeered hours earlier by pirates. At least one Thai crew member was killed in the attack, which the Indian navy had originally announced by saying it had sunk a pirate "mother ship." The Indian navy defended its actions, saying it had fired in self-defense.
Somali pirates have become increasingly brazen, and recently seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million of crude oil. Many of the vessels are taken to pirate-controlled regions in Somalia, where they are held for ransom.
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I'm looking for the headlines to read:
Indian navy captures kills 23 pirates: Pirates threatened a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, navy says
If they shot them off their pirate vessels, that wouldn't be a problem.
Oh yeah.
Obama is in his pre-presidential bunker, It’s clouding up here, might rain, might not , just started dribbling, back to you..
They should torture them for all the info they hold, chum up the water really good and then feed them to the sharks. AND VIDEO & POST THE WHOLE SORDID AFFAIR.
Meanwhile our own military spokesmouths sound like little girls.
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Out to lunch.
Really, we have a choice. Crack down on these pirates now, or see piracy continue to spread all over the world. It's a very lucrative profession, and if they have nothing to fear, an awful lot of people will find it attractive. Act now, or pay a much bigger price later.
It is so dark here that the security are on outside and it is raining a good clip. Lots of snow on Kneeland Prairie just a few miles east of us. That is about 1,500 feet in elevation. We must have had a near record high tide today on Humboldt Bay..
Tell Norm that would be security “LIGHTS” are on
1. They are both Indian ships: Mysore on the left, Brahmaputra class frigate on the right.
2. The Indian ship on the left is not the American counterpart of the Commander of the INS Mysore
India is coming of age in the world. We did it in 1802 or thereabouts.
Send the pirates “whaling”, problem solved.
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“Wrap them in bacon first.”
...Then fry them..the screming should stop about 5 minutes before they are done. Then feed them to hogs. Definately video that and give to Al Jazeera.
Sorry — I hate these guys :)
Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK, Denmark, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the US all have vessels involved in detering acts of piracy in the region. Pakistan was also seeking to send vessels to the region. Not an easy task to monitor and actually catch the pirates in action. Think of all the fishing vessels and other small craft confusing the picture.
The Germans also thwarted an attack using a helo on Saturday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gB7YMEDuCwwY9ncDOtPAkEI4-H2wD9521CLG0
If they are, I applaud them. I am, however, getting a little suspicious of the stories of how the Indian Navy manages to take these pirates on so successfully while the world's major seapowers seem to be saying it's beyond them.
I hope my suspiscions are wrong, and they might be. Still...
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