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Somali pirates seize cargo ship, 21 U.S. sailors
NBC NEws ^
Posted on 04/08/2009 5:25:46 AM PDT by Jeff Head
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a cargo ship with 21 American crew members aboard, a diplomat and U.S. Navy officials said.
The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Fifth Fleet confirmed that a Danish-owned, U.S.-operated container ship carrying 21 Americans "came under attack" about 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, a town in the northern Puntland region of Somalia.
Maersk Line is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's primary shipping contractors, according to GlobalSecurity.org. The Web site said the firm "manages a fleet of nearly 50 ships in commercial and government service, including vessels requiring Top Secret security clearances."
U.S. Navy spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen said the vessel was not working under a Pentagon contract when hijacked.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: maerskalabama; maritime; shippinglanes; somalipirates; usnavy; wot
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
Nuke their muslim as$es! Problem solved.
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:49:27 AM PDT
by
odin2008
(EVIL TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
To: bikerman
He is right now writing a very nasty letter of reprimand boy are they going to be sorry. I imagine he will have Hillary deliver it. If nothing else scares the pirates that should do it.
62
posted on
04/08/2009 6:50:37 AM PDT
by
SLB
(Wyoming's Alan Simpson on the Washington press - "all you get is controversy, crap and confusion")
To: SonOfPyrodex
“Pirates Seize Americans:
Obama Looks to UN to Send Stern Warning”
How true. :o/
63
posted on
04/08/2009 6:52:46 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: Old Retired Army Guy
Well, we have numerous ships already conducting operations against these pirates...and I also heard that Blackwater and others have made proposals to do exactly what you said with both people on board these vessels, and using small craft of their own. It just amazes me that we are not...two or more years into these activities...already there.
64
posted on
04/08/2009 6:56:33 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Bulldawg Fan
You are spot on target with that comment.
65
posted on
04/08/2009 6:57:09 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
66
posted on
04/08/2009 6:57:42 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: tacticalogic
Yep...1979 is coming back into focus.
67
posted on
04/08/2009 6:58:24 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: shredderman
same thing that happened when Bill the Klintoon was in office Yep...him too. But I am thinking it is more akin to Carter at this point...but worse.
68
posted on
04/08/2009 6:59:53 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: C210N
I wonder what would happen if
pirates Marxists were to seize control of the white house or congress or SCOTUS or the media or the schools?
4 out of 5 already; more to come.
69
posted on
04/08/2009 7:00:50 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: nikos1121
Wear hearing protection...
This is very simple to solve. .50 cal fore and aft. Better range and lethal. Someone comes upon a ship they’ll be cut in half. I promise the word will get out to stop hijacking ships that do this. If Maersk simply defends their sovereignty while on the open seas this will stop for them. By the time any Seal team gets the green light... yea lets just keep waiting for that to happen with O’SleezeBag at the helm.
At some point this will need to happen.
70
posted on
04/08/2009 7:01:26 AM PDT
by
light-bulb
(Plures efficimur quotiens metimur a vobis; semen est sanguis Christianorum)
To: Jeff Head
71
posted on
04/08/2009 7:04:22 AM PDT
by
Gabz
To: light-bulb
Truth or Dare time:
Do we refuse to negotiate with terrorists or do we cave?
To: Fresh Wind
N. Korea was already a test...and he failed miserably IMHO.
73
posted on
04/08/2009 7:04:44 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
To: Jeff Head
Quick, send in the Bowing Apologizer-in-Chief...he will save the day! /s
74
posted on
04/08/2009 7:05:13 AM PDT
by
areukiddingme1
(areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
To: stationkeeper
Understood but I still think that TOTUS will hand this off to NATO or the UN. He will not act decisively.
75
posted on
04/08/2009 7:12:31 AM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
To: bikerman
I read he has asked Michelle to get him her very largest and heaviest purse, which he will use to smash them with. Then, THEN he will get the UN to issue a very, VERY strongly worded resolution condemning this sort of behavior.
Yeah, the puppet’s really gonna kick some ass.
To: Jeff Head; All
My local radio station noted this is the 6th pirated ship in 6 days.
They seem to be on the one-a-day plan.
77
posted on
04/08/2009 7:14:24 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner Liberty is a well-armed lamb)
To: Jeff Head
Far out to sea, their speedboats operate from larger mother ships.Why have no mother ships "disappeared"? < /rhetorical question >
78
posted on
04/08/2009 7:14:36 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: Jeff Head
“Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.”
79
posted on
04/08/2009 7:15:11 AM PDT
by
MarkT
To: Beagle8U
I believe we need to get to the point that everything that the Somalis have to sea over 500 tons shoud be taken out if they do not stop this themselves...and anything smaller than that is limited to their territorial waters on pain of sinking until the situation (the entire Somali pirate thing) is resolved and ended.
The people along those coasts know who is doing this and they are either part of it, egging it on and proud of it, turning a blind eye to it, or are too cowed to try and stop it
80
posted on
04/08/2009 7:16:24 AM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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