Posted on 01/02/2009 11:52:47 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Crewmen fired high pressure water jets Friday to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, officials said. It was the fourth pirate attack of the new year.
Armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, pirates in three speedboats twice tried to board the Greek-flagged Kriti Episkopi but were driven away when the crew turned fire hoses on them and EU aircraft scrambled from a nearby European Union naval flotilla to help, shipping company and Greek government officials said.
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I know. I just don’t get it. Fire on them for crying out loud.
Fill those hoses with gasoline and toss a match............
Now if instead of water, those water cannon had been squirting a mixture of gasoline and styrofoam...
I read in another thread at this site a while back that they are not allowed to be armed properly.
they cant use guns because UN approved docks do not allow ships to dock if they have firearms on board
they rather have loss in cash and material then give someone freedom to defend their life liberty and pursuit
those are the givers of hope the sages
I believe under international law, merchant vessels cannot be armed.
Euro-weenies! They didn’t have the balls to SINK the attacking boats, take prisoners and HANG the pirates by the neck until DEAD!
It’s a Greek ship. They should be using “Greek Fire”.
Put out a radio call oferring money to anyone who takes out the pirates ship.
Done!
Now THAT’s an appropriate response.
Oh,and put it on Youtube.
If the pirates keep this up long enough, said international law will surely be amended.
You underestimate the depths of irrationality to which the typical anti-gun mindset descends.
Or PPV.............
During WWWII merchant vessels had small arms, 20mm, and 40mm cannon.
We are only as strong as our weakest link (in this case maritime laws which bind the hands of the ship owners), and the islamic radicals and now the priates are learning this and taking advantage of it.
The question is whether we adapt to meet their threats or not.
You underestimate the depths of irrationality to which the typical anti-gun mindset descends.
Leaving them to attack the next boat!
Naval "gun-free zones", with all the expected consequences.
Too many people just never learn.
“they cant use guns because UN approved docks do not allow ships to dock if they have firearms on board
they rather have loss in cash and material then give someone freedom to defend their life liberty and pursuit
those are the givers of hope the sages”
<<Sad but true!
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