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American crew regains control of pirated ship
CBS NEWS ^ | 04/08/09 | Me

Posted on 04/08/2009 8:26:16 AM PDT by Robe

Breaking. Per CBS radio news.. the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one.. Will post more.. Breaking

(Excerpt) Read more at CBSNEWS.COM ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eaglesup; first100days; fishfood; letsroll; maerskalabama; maritime; nothankstoobama; obama; piracy; pirates; seafarersunion; somalihijackers; somalipirates; vigilantism; whitehouse; whitehousemonitoring; worst100days
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To: Star Traveler

Fox stating that thePentagon has confirmed that the Am crew is now in command.


141 posted on 04/08/2009 8:53:14 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: jwparkerjr

Fox reporting this now, as “not independently confirmed”


142 posted on 04/08/2009 8:53:20 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 79 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: Robe

I just heard it right now (10:53 AM Central time)on FOX NEWS. The crew has regained control of the ship!


143 posted on 04/08/2009 8:53:53 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.)
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To: Robe

2007 story.


144 posted on 04/08/2009 8:53:59 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR. ....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: Star Traveler

Hey, you owe Robe an apology.


145 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:04 AM PDT by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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To: Tennessee_Bob

He’s not dead, he’s pinin’ for the Ford. He isn’t happy with his Chevy.


146 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:05 AM PDT by Enterprise (I went to America and all I got were some DVDs and little helicopters.)
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To: hoosiermama

Are you sure the Pentagon has confirmed?


147 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:18 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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Time for that crew to apologize.
148 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:27 AM PDT by Godwin1 (Cthol)
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To: Robe

You said — Please place the link in the post .. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html

Why do you want to link to a story dated ... Tue October 30, 2007


149 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:29 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: AngelesCrestHighway; Star Traveler

Breaking News Headline.

Nothing more.

http://www.foxnews.com/


150 posted on 04/08/2009 8:54:48 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: null and void

It would so great if the American crew simply said to hell with this, we’re going to handle it ourselves.


151 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:02 AM PDT by jwparkerjr (God Bless America!)
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To: tgusa

The traditional justice is to walk the plank.


152 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:02 AM PDT by businessprofessor
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To: null and void

Seems like FOX gets some of their “news” from FreeRepublic (since this is the only place I’ve seen this). While flattering to us, it’s hardly the most professional way to get their information before reporting a story on air.


153 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:04 AM PDT by saquin
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To: Star Traveler

There is going to be a news conference on this in awhile by the ships ownwers Maersk which they say is Danish owned.


154 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:07 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Timeout

“International law of the sea” or some such BS. Actually, probably a more practical reason would be that a ship and its crew are subject to the laws of whatever country (or state) they dock in. There are a lot of places in the world where even a secured, locked closet with some unloaded, stripped rifles would get a master and crew imprisoned and a ship impounded, much less if a merchantman itself had, say, a couple of M2 .50-calibers or something similar on mounts along the sides.

Cruise ships have experimented with things like “sonic” weapons (basically big directional bullhorns that blast deafening sound to drive off boats trying to board) but those ships are generally OK because they’re faster. Container ships with small crews, like this one, are the ones that are really in danger.

}:-)4


155 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:07 AM PDT by Moose4 (Hey RNC. Don't move toward the middle. MOVE THE MIDDLE TOWARD YOU.)
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To: Star Traveler

***I think you’re posting a hoax!***

I just heard it on FOX NEWS! The crew HAS regained control of the ship!


156 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:08 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.)
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To: Robe

The link you posted is a piece from 2007- involving a Korean ship.


157 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:14 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: hoosiermama

Fox posted it as breaking news. No story yet.


158 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:14 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (We may officially be too stupid to govern ourselves.)
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To: milford421

Why do I owe an apology for a story link that he wants to post which is dated in the year 2007?


159 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:21 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
LINK to yahoo new story:

WASHINGTON – Pentagon officials say the American crew may be back in control of a hijacked ship. Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 20 American crew members onboard, hundreds of miles from the nearest American military vessel in some of the most dangerous waters in the world.

160 posted on 04/08/2009 8:55:32 AM PDT by Rio (Don't make me come over there....)
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