Posted on 04/08/2009 8:26:16 AM PDT by Robe
Breaking. Per CBS radio news.. the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one.. Will post more.. Breaking
(Excerpt) Read more at CBSNEWS.COM ...
Fox stating that thePentagon has confirmed that the Am crew is now in command.
Fox reporting this now, as “not independently confirmed”
I just heard it right now (10:53 AM Central time)on FOX NEWS. The crew has regained control of the ship!
2007 story.
Hey, you owe Robe an apology.
He’s not dead, he’s pinin’ for the Ford. He isn’t happy with his Chevy.
Are you sure the Pentagon has confirmed?
You said — Please place the link in the post .. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirates/index.html
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Why do you want to link to a story dated ... Tue October 30, 2007
It would so great if the American crew simply said to hell with this, we’re going to handle it ourselves.
The traditional justice is to walk the plank.
Seems like FOX gets some of their “news” from FreeRepublic (since this is the only place I’ve seen this). While flattering to us, it’s hardly the most professional way to get their information before reporting a story on air.
There is going to be a news conference on this in awhile by the ships ownwers Maersk which they say is Danish owned.
“International law of the sea” or some such BS. Actually, probably a more practical reason would be that a ship and its crew are subject to the laws of whatever country (or state) they dock in. There are a lot of places in the world where even a secured, locked closet with some unloaded, stripped rifles would get a master and crew imprisoned and a ship impounded, much less if a merchantman itself had, say, a couple of M2 .50-calibers or something similar on mounts along the sides.
Cruise ships have experimented with things like “sonic” weapons (basically big directional bullhorns that blast deafening sound to drive off boats trying to board) but those ships are generally OK because they’re faster. Container ships with small crews, like this one, are the ones that are really in danger.
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***I think you’re posting a hoax!***
I just heard it on FOX NEWS! The crew HAS regained control of the ship!
The link you posted is a piece from 2007- involving a Korean ship.
Fox posted it as breaking news. No story yet.
Why do I owe an apology for a story link that he wants to post which is dated in the year 2007?
WASHINGTON – Pentagon officials say the American crew may be back in control of a hijacked ship. Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 20 American crew members onboard, hundreds of miles from the nearest American military vessel in some of the most dangerous waters in the world.
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