Any USNS ship is NOT an armed naval ship, but a merchant ship used to haul troops and supplies. They ran because they are not armed and the other option would have been to allow the pirates to board.
I notice the article fails to mention that and probably because they want most people to think the pirates scared a US naval warship away, just what you and others on this thread thought, you fell into their trap. Apparently you were never transported aboard a USNS vessel, such as the notable Patch and Gordon of days gone by!
“”Apparently you were never transported aboard a USNS vessel”””
Thats right.
To us land lubbers, a US Navy Ship is a US Navy Ship.