Posted on 11/26/2023 6:19:05 PM PST by SeekAndFind
How fast after this story broke did Democrat blame Israel?
The US Navy was founded to combat mohammedan pirates.
Houthi Pirates?
They don’t want to play war with US destroyer.
execute at sea
In the age of satellites the only way pirates can be successful capturing big ships is if they have a powerful government behind them. Otherwise they are going to get caught.
Once the pirates realize they can’t get the ships in the port for the booty they are going to start blowing up tankers and causing environmental problems. I wonder how the greenie watermelon marxists are gonna like that
> a small Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker <
Ships often fly Liberian or Panamanian “flags of convenience” to avoid taxes and safety regulations.
I get the importance of keeping the sea lanes open. But once again the US is left with the bill. Since this ship was flying a Liberian flag, maybe let Liberia go rescue it. You made your choice, ship owner. Now live with it.
Hooyah!
Are there still yardarms to hang the “pirates” from?
Glad to hear we’re actively taking down pirates again. A core mission for any good navy.
We didn’t take them down, we arrested them.
Any bets on whether they get released on their own recognizance, with a promise to show up in court in a couple years?
Can you detail the additional cost, please. The destroyer would be in the water anyway, sailing on the blue water and all personnel on board gets paid whether they lend a hand or not. In addition, the destroyer’s crew receives a real life experience in real time.
Released in chimpcago
“I get the importance of keeping the sea lanes open. But once again the US is left with the bill. Since this ship was flying a Liberian flag, maybe let Liberia go rescue it. You made your choice, ship owner. Now live with it.”
Your comment reminds me of a remark a boss once made in the late 70’s when there were no wars going on. A B52 from a nearby airbase flew over us. And his remark was “Just why do they need to fly those things and waste all that fuel when there is no war going on?”
The obvious answer is to keep the crews trained and ready and the aircraft fully functional. Can you imagine a war cropping up, needed or not, then have to unmothball the B52’s from the desert and get the crews back into uniform and hurry up and go bomb something?
The same applies to this destroyer. The crews are getting valuable experience in dealing with an enemy. It all costs. it’s all worth it. This little skirmish readies them for the bigger ones. Not to mention showing China we can still deal with terrorists while their warships look on.
I see your point. And I was being a little facetious there. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t let the shipowners off the hook. They want to save money by not flying the American flag. Yet they want the protection of the American Navy.
Something is wrong with that picture.
Yes, but make each of them wear the puffy shirt first
Kill all the pirates except one. He is the witness to warn the others.
You make a good point with your training and readiness argument. But I would suggest looking at the financial end as well. One reason shipowners do not fly the American flag is that they don’t want to pay the higher American taxes.
It’s those taxes that are used to build American warships, and pay American crews. So the shipowners are getting a service without having to pay for it.
Maybe that’s the way it has to be. After all, a Navy ship cannot ignore another ship in distress. Nevertheless, an unbalance does exist here.
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