If the rescue did not go perfectly, you can bet some uniformed low level officer would have been fired and or court marshaled.
You can bet that this information coming out now will affect the careers of these fine Naval Officers. O’zer will seek retribution for their lack of loyalty... (read “silence”).
From WND: “In fact, when the USS Bainbridge dispatched a rigid-hull inflatable boat to bring supplies to the Maersk Alabama, it came under fire that could not be returned even though the SEAL team had the pirates in their sights.
Many hours before the fatal shots were fired, taking out the three young pirates, Phillips jumped into the Indian Ocean with the idea of giving the snipers a clear target. However, the SEAL team was still under orders not to shoot.”
These are two huge missed opportunites due to O’zer’s rules of non-engagement. I look forward to hearing from Capt Phillips regarding his shock at being shot at by the pirates when he jumped overboard with no return fire from the Navy. Now he knows O’zer had the Navy’s weapons set on “safe” even when his life was in direct jeopardy.