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Brits fight off deadly pirates (repelled 4 pirate attacks w/ molotov cocktails, flare guns)
The Sun (U.K.) ^
| January 6, 2009
| DAVID WILLETTS
Posted on 01/06/2009 11:34:01 AM PST by Stoat
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"They really are heroes. This team performed above and beyond the call of duty. And it's a real shame that they were forced to manufacture their own weapons in order to do their job
Denied guns by law, the men were forced to used improvised weapons including mini grenades made out of light bulbs and paint thinner.
So a three-man security team was hired to protect the vessel...with what weaponry? did their employer expect them to engage AK-47's and RPG's with hand-to-hand combat? It seems that quite a bit is missing from this initial report...hopefully other sources will fill in the blanks in the days to come.
In the meantime I hope that these brave men will be given substantial awards for such bravery and valor.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:34:01 AM PST
by
Stoat
To: manc; Mercia
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:34:35 AM PST
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: Stoat
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:39:30 AM PST
by
unkus
To: Stoat
These three xheroes are back in Britain, and more than likely the pirates have been released and are back on the bounding main.
It is crazy to force ships to cross pirate infested waters unarmed. By this time whoever made such an idiotic law should have looked at it and changed it,but that might stop the pirates, and it sure looks like that isnt the objective here. One good hand grenade here would have solved the problem for good and all.
When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:40:47 AM PST
by
Venturer
To: Stoat
I STILL think it would be great to outfit a Carnival Cruise Lines Somali Pirates NRA/GOA cruise. “Barbary Tour 2009 — Great Eats, Great Shooting!”
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:41:22 AM PST
by
farmer18th
(George Will: Conservative, as long as the Newsweek People Don't make Fun of Me.)
To: Stoat
In the meantime I hope that these brave men will be given substantial
awards rewards for such bravery and valor.
Agreed
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:41:28 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, Call 'em what you will, they ALL have Fairies livin' in their Trees.)
To: Stoat
Sea Marshalls needed... (sic)
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:42:07 AM PST
by
RightResponse
(It depends on what the defamation of Islam is .....)
To: Stoat
“Former Royal Marine Kevin Brewin”
It would RAH was correct - there are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous people.
I can only wonder what the outcome might have been had the RM beeen granted access to a MPMG or (horrors) a Ma Duce.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:42:10 AM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
To: Stoat
I wouldn’t even consider getting on a ship sailing through that area without my Mini-14 onhand...
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:43:23 AM PST
by
JamesP81
(Let the Great RINO Hunt of 2009 begin)
To: Stoat
I'd say the ocean is a wide place ....a very vast area, and if pirates showed up, and the crew had hidden weapons (smuggling takes place all the time ...it would not be hard for a ship's owner and the crew to arrange for cheap Russian or Chinese MGs and grenade launchers to 'appear' somewhere in the ship). Then, if the pirates engage, and those weapons were to magically appear on board, destroy the pirates and dispatch all evidence to Davy Jones, then who would be the wiser?
I think going forward some of these hired teams will be having real weapons. The crew will not report it, the ship's owner will gladly finance it, and obviously the pirates will not be talking to anyone from many fathoms down.
Or maybe it is already happening ....a lot could happen to pirates without anyone ever knowing, and I am sure there MUST be some pirate boats that head out in the morning and never return.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:43:41 AM PST
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: Stoat
Former Royal Marine Kevin Brewin, 52, lead the team of Alex and Ian Knight, 38, on their mission to defend the vulnerable vessel.
Marines around the world, from all countries, salute you! Semper Fi ...
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:44:16 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Stoat
Who’s law prohibits them from carrying guns? They were at sea.
I think I see why the pirates are so bold, as usual the law favors the wrong side.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:45:48 AM PST
by
Taichi
(Certe, toto, sentio nos in kansate non iam adesse)
To: Stoat
Denied guns by law... Some enterprising fishermen could make a bundle from selling small arms from their boats on the high seas. A few old AKs and a couple of RPGs could make a big difference in the hands of ex-military personnel.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:45:48 AM PST
by
Max in Utah
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: Stoat
Denied guns by law, the men were forced to used improvised weapons including mini grenades made out of light bulbs and paint thinner. Well there's your problem....in a nut shell. They need to be able to ARM THEMSELVES!
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:46:29 AM PST
by
Vaquero
( "an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: farmer18th
the do skeet shoot off the fan tail. So take about 50 shotguns and a couple of cases of slugs. 7/8 of an ounce of lead. It will go through a boat or a terrorist.
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:46:36 AM PST
by
70th Division
(I love my country but fear my government!)
To: thefactor; neverdem; NonValueAdded; blam; SunkenCiv; indcons; weegee; wagglebee; theDentist; ...
Improvised weapons and bravery ping...
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:47:07 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(BHO: making death and taxes yet MORE certain...)
To: Stoat
"And it's a real shame that they were forced to manufacture their own weapons in order to do their job. So a three-man security team was hired to protect the vessel...with what weaponry? did their employer expect them to engage AK-47's and RPG's with hand-to-hand combat?"No kidding. If these guys really signed on under such terms, they're brave bordering on insane.
Can ANYBODY explain the logic behind the restrictions which prevent merchant vessels and their crews from carrying weapons to protect themselves?
To: spetznaz
Sounds like quite a plausible and likely scenario...thank you!
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:48:28 AM PST
by
Stoat
(Palin / Coulter 2012: A Strong America Through Unapologetic Conservatism)
To: Stoat
> And it’s a real shame that they were forced to manufacture their own weapons in order to do their job
These four guys are just like Hannibal Smith and the A-Team!
Improvised weapons — I love it!
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posted on
01/06/2009 11:52:05 AM PST
by
DieHard the Hunter
(Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fà g am bealach.)
To: RightResponse
Sea Marshalls needed... (sic)
<<Exactly!
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