Posted on 03/06/2011 9:26:02 AM PST by csvset
MANAMA, Bahrain – A request for assistance from a Japanese-owned merchant vessel in the Somali Basin led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) securing the release of the vessel and its 24 crew members from four suspected pirates, Mar. 6.
At approximately 3.00pm local time, Mar. 5, the oil tanker MV Guanabara reported it was under attack when it was 328 nautical miles south east of Duqm, Oman. Bulkeley, assigned to CMF’s counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 was directed to intercept Guanabara, supported by the Turkish warship TCG Giresun of NATO’s counter-piracy Task Force 508.
Following confirmation from Guanabara’s master that the suspected pirates were on board and his crew had taken refuge in the ship’s “citadel”, Bulkeley’s specialist boarding team, supported overhead by its embarked SH-60 helicopter, secured the Bahamian-flagged vessel and detained four men.
There was no exchange of fire at any time during the operation to release the MV Guanabara. The decision on what to do with the suspected pirates is ongoing.
CMF’s counter-piracy commander, Commodore Abdul Alheem said,
“The ships and aircraft under my command have today scored a real and immediate victory through the disruption of a suspected act of piracy and the detention of individuals believed to be engaging in piracy.
“Through our mutual cooperation and shared coordination, CTF-151 and our partner organisations have prevented the kidnapping of legitimate mariners who sought only to go peacefully about their business. Today there will be a merchant ship sailing freely that would not be doing so were it not for the efforts of CTF-151.”
In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions, and in cooperation with non-member forces, CMF’s mission is to disrupt piracy and armed robbery at sea and to engage with regional and other partners to build capacity and improve relevant capabilities in order to protect global maritime commerce and secure freedom of navigation.
CMF is a multi-national naval partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and prosperity across 2.5 million square miles of international waters in the Middle East, which encompass some of the world’s most important shipping lanes.
Two things:
Why "pending"? Pathetic.
Second:
Suspected? HUH? Caught in the act on the ship? Suspected? What, maybe they were somalia health inspectors or something?
Feed their balls to the sharks.
Yeah.
Head first.
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Japan Wire Rec’d....
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US Commencing Intervention...
I suppose the for detainees will be transported to the US for trial in federal court at a huge cost to the US taxpayers. They should be hanged on the spot with videos sent to al Jazerra..
with them attached to said balls.
Exactly. The only way to stop piracy is to kill them when you catch them. Hang them all from the highest yardarm and piracy will stop. Unfortunately the governments of the west have lost their gonads!
Arrrrrrrrrr.
Great more mouths to feed at the taxpayers expense.
Don’t waste the rope, sharks have to eat, crabs too.
I think its only against US Law to attack US flagged ships.
They would have to be prosecuted by Japan.
Kill three of them and then kneecap the other and send him back to Somalia..just so they get the message.
Kill three of them and then kneecap the other and send him back to Somalia..just so they get the message.
Nice.....
Here’s another, Do not try to attack a military ship with a canoe.....French Navy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji3RiuFRZEA&feature=related
>>Pirates should be killed, not arrested.
Quite correct. We are allowing barbarism to triumph because we are unwilling to do what needs to be done to maintain civilization.
The former would have resolved the latter.
Doesn't the Bulkeley have a keel? a yardarm?
SSSS.... Shoot, Sink, Sail, Shutup....
No beanbags were fired? Impressive.
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