Posted on 11/04/2007 9:01:01 AM PST by george76
Somali pirates left two boats they had hijacked in the waters off the Horn of Africa, and the newly liberated vessels — and their crew of 24 — were under U.S. Navy escort on Sunday.
A U.S. Navy ship and helicopter were guiding the Tanzanian-flagged boats Mavuno 1 and 2 further out to sea, where naval personnel will later board the vessels and treat crew members, said Cmdr. Lydia Robertson of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The Navy is in radio contact with pirates aboard three other ships in the region, encouraging them also to leave those ships and sail back to Somalia, she told The Associated Press.
"We're very happy with this development and hope it happens with the other ships off the coast," Robertson said. "We're very happy for the crew and their families."
Robertson said the pirates boarded skiffs after they left the hijacked ships, and headed back to Somalia. No shots were fired during the incident...
The U.S. has now intervened four times in one week to help ships hijacked by Somali pirates...
Hijackings in the vast stretch of water frequently go unreported.
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We should hunt down the pirates and sink them.
Hang ‘em from the yard arms. Do they still have yard arms?
Generally there are handguns aboard, and not many. From what I have heard, the fear of mutiny is weighed against the risk of piracy. No Blackwater guys to guard against this crap.
“And why, Sir, are you carrying an AK-47 on board?”
Oh, simple enough Officer. If we face a dismasting, I want to be able to cut the shrouds.”
“I see Sir. Jolly good then. Welcome to our port. Just leave your eeerrr survival tools with the Port Captian - he’ll issue you a receipt. Enjoy your stay”.
NOT
Intersting....No mention that they are Islamists.
Actually, that’s pretty much the way it went.
It probably helped that the owner of the Tramore, an American citizen, was also a citizen of Ireland with the title of Squire.
That may have ben part of the deal. Leave or die.
We had an LRAD on my last ship when we were off of Somalia. Never had a chance to try it.
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