Posted on 04/05/2009 3:56:10 AM PDT by Clive
Sink the pirate boats.! When numerous boats fail to return, all occupants presumed drowned, they’ll get the message.
the title reads like the pirates were trying to take the warship... i thought, well they should be able to thwart them, but then again, maybe not.
The term Q-ship may come from WWI.
The method goes a LOT farther back.
An unintended consequence of the use of Q-ships in WWI is that it encouraged U-boats to stop surfacing and allowing crews to abandon ship before attacking. Instead they sank the ships without warning using torpedoes.
This, of course, had the convenient side effect of allowing U-boat crews and by extension the German nation to be portrayed by the other side as utterly evil.
In 1945 Canada had the world’s third most powerful navy.
In WW I, to thwart submarines, I believe they were called “Q” ships. They were disguised as ordinary merchant ships but were heavily armed with deck guns that were hidden within on deck structures that could be pulled down in a few minutes.
Also the oldest Sea Kings on earth, being SH-3As acquired in the early 60s. Other SeaKings flying now or recently are/were at least a decade younger
Cheers!
The Canadians now have WARships? I thought they just khd peacekeeperships!
In WWII they were called Q ships.
“causing them to withdraw” ! ! ! ! ! !
Why were they not shot?
Nice goin’!
Doesn't it feel good to defend freedom?
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06.04.2009: 0300 LT:Posn: 01:51S – 055:25E, About 630 nm SE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Armed pirates chased, boarded and hijacked a fishing trawler underway. Information available indicates that the fishing vessel was then used to try to hijack other fishing vessels in the vicinity. Pirates later directed the vessel towards the Somali coast.
06.04.2009: 0620 UTC: Posn 12:33N - 049:02E, Gulf of Aden.
A bulk carrier was attacked and hijacked by Somali pirates whilst underway. The ship is proceeding towards Somali coast.
04.04.2009: 0530 UTC: Posn: 02:40S – 048:03E, About 315 nm SE of Mogadishu, Somalia
Pirates attacked and hijacked a container ship underway. The pirates sailed the vessel to an undisclosed location in Somalia.
04.04.2009:0641 UTC: Posn: 09:24.52N - 058:15.42E: Off Somalia.
Six pirates in a speed boat chased a container ship underway. Master contacted the piracy reporting centre who informed the coalition forces. Pirates armed with AK47 opened fire on the vessel causing damages. Master took evasive manoeuvres which prevented the pirate boat from closing in.
02.04.2009: Posn: 05:22.6N - 056:12.3E: Somalia.
While underway, a mother vessel launched two skiffs / colour blue which chased and fired upon a container ship. Master made evasive manoeuvres and prevented the boarding.
02.04.2009: 1300 UTC: Posn: 13:51.1N – 051:14.2E, Gulf of Aden.
Two speed boats, blue and white in colour, with 3 or 4 persons onboard approached a bulk carrier underway at over 20 knots. The speed boats came as close as 0.40 nm. The Master sounded the general alarm and whistle. An Indian warship was informed. Two helicopters from Japan and India responded and the pirates aborted their attempt on sighting the helicopters.
01.04.2009: 0510 LT: Posn: 02:30.10N - 104:24.20E, 6 nm NW of Pulau Aur, Malaysia.
Five pirates with masks and armed with knives boarded a tug towing a barge underway. They stole crew cash and personal belongings and escaped.
30.03.2009:1614 LT: Posn: 09:45N - 058:50E: Off Somalia.
Pirates in speed boat chased and opened fire on a bulk carrier with guns and RPG. Ship made evasive manoeuvres which prevented the pirate boat from closing in. Later, the boat retreated and proceeded towards mother vessel which was nearby.
30.03.2009: 0045 LT: Posn: 10:42N – 106:44E: Ho Chi Minh port, Vietnam.
Six robbers in a wooden boat boarded a bulk carrier from the bow. They stole ship’s properties and escaped. Incident was reported to local authorities and police boarded vessel for investigation.
29.03.2009: 2123 LT: Posn: 11:50.2N - 044:53.3E Gulf of Aden.
Pirates in a speed boat approached and attempted to board a chemical tanker underway by using metal hooks and ropes. Alert crew prevented the boarding and informed duty officer on bridge. Vessel made evasive manoeuvres and escaped from the pirate attack.
28.03.2009: 1555 LT: Posn: 07:21.7S - 046:44.4E: 420 NM off Dar es Salaam port, Tanzania.
A high speed boat launched from a mother ship chased a container ship. The vessel increased speed and commenced made evasive manoeuvres. The speed boat came s close as 3 cables to the ship but stopped, probably due to engine problem. Ship continued passage.
28.03.2009: Approx. Posn: 09S – 047E, Off Seychelles islands / off Somalia.
A yacht with seven crew departed from Seychelles. Pirates boarded and hijacked it. On 01.04.2009 the master contacted the owners to inform that the yacht had been hijacked. The pirates are believed to be sailing the yacht to the Somali coast.
26.03.2009: 2220 LT: Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.
Ship’s crew onboard a chemical tanker at anchor noticed a boat with several persons armed with machine guns rocket propelled grenade launchers and machetes attempting to climb onboard with the use of a rope. All crew alerted and alarm raised. Upon seeing the alert crew, the robbers aborted the attempt and escaped.
24.03.2009: 1000 LT: Posn: 06:40N- 099:14E, Off Koh Tong (Tong island), Satun province, Thailand.
Three robbers armed with knives and a hammer attacked and boarded a yacht. They assaulted and killed the skipper and threw his body overboard. The skipper’s wife was also injured. The Satun marine police was notified and sent patrol boats to search for the dead body. When the police arrived at the yacht area, three men were on the life raft. The police detained all three men who were Burmese. The police said that the three Burmese suspects had earlier escaped from a fishing boat by jumping off the boat and headed to the yacht. The body of the skipper was later recovered and sent to the forensic department for further investigation.
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