Posted on 04/10/2009 4:45:16 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Pirates on Friday sailed a hijacked German freighter and its crew toward a lifeboat off Somalia where an American hostage is being held.
They are reportedly doing so an attempt to help their comrades in a standoff with the US Navy.
Four pirates are holding the American captain of a cargo ship, Richard Phillips, in a drifting lifeboat and demanding $US2 million for his release and a guarantee of their own safety.
They have been holding him since a foiled attempt on Wednesday to hijack the 17,000-tonne, Danish-owned Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean.
A destroyer, the USS Bainbridge, is close by.
Another group that hijacked a 20,000-tonne German container vessel, the Hansa Stavanger, a week ago is reportedly heading to the scene of the standoff.
Or do it by stealth, we do have ROVs that can get in and either trail some spectra anchor line or a small demolition type of limpet mine, myself I would try to entangle the prop first or jam the rudder mechanism. The Bismark was essentially mortally wounded because its steering was damaged back in WW2. The reason I am thinking of spectra or its latest version is that most ships use it nowadays as a tow line, much stronger than steel cable.
It has got to be beefy. Michelle uses it, doesn’t she?
“He will no doubt bow to mecca and maybe even beat michelle and the kids.”
I’d put my money on Michelle beating Obama, not the other way around.
It could be tricky to do, but with so many captured ships and crews in one location, it might be possible to free several at once.
Windy, foggy night to minimize noise, an EW attack to dupe the pirates, and then send SEALs to do what they do.
Maybe ? because he ( The American Captain ) is a white Caucasian ? ......
Maybe because Obama isn't an American?
I wonder if any shipping organizations would put a bounty on pirates. Each kill would have to be backed up by video of the boat/pirates in question hostile and armed to ensure random fishermen weren’t killed.
I believe by this time we have the best on scene and they know what they are doing and will wait until there is the best hope and opportunity to save the captain while taking out the pirates...and until they have the ok to proceed from their superiors.
On the high seas that could be a possibility!
I think they need to catch them coming back to homeport with the cash and blow them away there.
That applies also.
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A floating Roach motel....
Never Happen.
Obama will appologize for American arrogance that caused this to happen.
During the campaign, the Messiah said he would like to talk to America’s foes with no preconditions. This is his chance. Perhaps he could offer the pirates a stimulus plan so they won’t attack America ships again.
If this Captain survives .... The MSM will be going through his garbage looking for dirt.
To that I said, "and?" but he wasn't challenged on it. What is the story!? Would armed security have cost him more than the million or so he paid in ransom to get his ship back?
I do not understand why these ships aren't armed. It makes no sense at all.
Only if he fails to thank obama enthusiastically enough.
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