Posted on 04/13/2009 8:42:27 PM PDT by Libloather
TV show to follow real-life pirate drama
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 10:07:00 04/14/2009
NEW YORK—A television reality show will follow US naval units hunting for pirates in the Gulf of Aden, executives said Monday, just a day after navy commandos killed three pirates to free a US captain.
The Spike TV show, made in cooperation with the military, will bring "an up-close and behind-the-scenes look at the US Navy operation to end this deadly threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden," a statement from Spike said.
"We are thrilled to be front and center with the navy on such an important mission," said Sharon Levy, a Spike executive, in a statement.
"The access we have will really give our viewers the kind of heart-stopping action they have come to expect from Spike programming," she said.
The show, titled "Pirate Hunters: USN" and to air as a one-hour special later this year, will be filmed aboard the USS San Antonio and USS Boxer as they patrol the lawless seas off Somalia.
The announcement comes on the heels of an all-too-real drama in which navy snipers shot dead three Somali pirates holding hostage a US cargo ship captain, Richard Phillips.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the four hostage-takers were heavily armed but inexperienced youths, aged 17 to 19. A fourth pirate surrendered before the deadly rescue and is in US custody.
Fortunately they were killed before they had a chance to breed.
Hours and hours of staring at the horizon, fortified by gallons of coffee. Hit the rack and start all over again on the next watch. If there’s an audience for that, why not?
I spent 10 years of my life doing just what you describe. ;-)
SPIKE TV????
Let me guess, by the time they’re done, the pirates will be white, and the entire Navy will be comprised of blacks.
I am betting that Zer0 was trying to stop any action, but found that there was a statute requiring action against pirates. Funny, a stealer acting against other stealers!
Pirate reality show? Don’t they already have CSPAN?
re: ‘’...killed before they had a chance to breed.’’
In a Muslim society a 17 year old male without property isn't going to be allowed to marry anyone's daughter. The girls might be married off beginning at 8, but the males get married considerably later.
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