The Danish support vessel Absalon has detained five pirates in the Gulf of Aden after a dramatic incident
involving a Netherlands-flagged vessel
Posted on 01/03/2009 6:23:32 PM PST by bruinbirdman
The Danish support vessel Absalon, which currently heads Task Force 150 operations in the Gulf of Aden has detained five Somali pirates after sinking their vessel, according to Admiral Danish Fleet.
The Danish support vessel Absalon has detained five pirates in the Gulf of Aden after a dramatic incident
involving a Netherlands-flagged vessel
The Absalon detained the pirates after a dramatic incident in the Gulf of Aden, during which pirates attacked a Netherlands-flagged vessel. The crew were able to repulse the pirates, setting fire to their skiff with an emergency flare, after which the pirates abandoned ship and were picked up by the Absalon.
The burning skiff was then sunk by fire from the Absalon.
The last time that Absalon detained Somali pirates, it was forced to release them on the Somali coast as Denmark determined it had no jurisdiction to bring the pirates to trial. It is unclear what will happen to the pirates detained on Friday.
As God is my witness, I thought pirates could swim.
HOZE-EM!!! 
Where is the US NAVY ??
MARITIME LAW DEMANDS THAT THEY BE HANGED AND BURIED AR SEA!
Traditionally the first law of the sea is the preservation of human life
Kudos to the Danes!
“Traditionally the first law of the sea is the preservation of human life”
And the second is to hang pirates caught in the act.
Only if you don't turn them into fish food, first (see Post #23 ;>).
This is a job for the Navy Reserve. Pull some cargo ships out of mothballs, and convert them to 'Q-ships' (pretty non-military paint, with automatic cannon concealed behind movable hull plates). Sail around in the danger zone until the pirates attack. Drop the hull plates, and open up with the 20mm Vulcans or quad 40s or 3"/50s.
Fish food...
;>)
OK, let's use GAU-8’s. Seven barrels of 30mm goodness, with DU penetrators...
I like it! ;)
Anything 20mm & up would probably do a dandy job, just so long as the rate of fire was at the high end, and there was plenty of ammo!
;>)
Danish warship rescues suspected pirates off Somali
reuters | December 4, 2008
Posted on 12/04/2008 6:01:39 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143153/posts
Pirates fire on Danish ship off Somalia
The Associated Press | 11/02/2008
Posted on 11/02/2008 6:51:57 PM PST by george76
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123080/posts
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