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American crew regains control of pirated ship
CBS NEWS ^ | 04/08/09 | Me

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eaglesup; first100days; fishfood; letsroll; maerskalabama; maritime; nothankstoobama; obama; piracy; pirates; seafarersunion; somalihijackers; somalipirates; vigilantism; whitehouse; whitehousemonitoring; worst100days
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To: Star Traveler

Why don’t you thank the person for the tip and just leave it at that.

No one is perfect...well you must be.


341 posted on 04/08/2009 9:21:36 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Robe

VERY PROUD OF THEM!!!!


342 posted on 04/08/2009 9:21:58 AM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: All

Excellent!!!


343 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:16 AM PDT by batter (Wolverines!)
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To: Admin Moderator

THANK YOU!


344 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:21 AM PDT by tgusa (Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
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To: 08bil98z24

Hey, would you mess with a bunch of Bering Sea crabbers if they were heavily armed? I sure as hell wouldn’t. Those guys are NUTS!

}:-)4


345 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:44 AM PDT by Moose4 (Hey RNC. Don't move toward the middle. MOVE THE MIDDLE TOWARD YOU.)
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To: hoosiermama

You said — FOX says in first time in 200 years that pirate have had US in custody.....Guess they’ll think again next year.

Well, it’s certainly a *good example* to follow — in that it was a U.S. crew (from what I understand) that actually took action and got the ship back in their control.

However, I am wondering about the exact details and I’ll be scouring those reports for those details. I would like to know exactly how it all came down. I’m sure this will be analyzed thoroughly in the days and weeks to come.

This will probably serve as an example to many other ships...


346 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:44 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: oscars300

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION!!!11!!

Odinga will bring the crew up on charges before the world court....they may as well jump overboard too!


347 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:45 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: All

Warning Will Robinson!

Prepare for an hour of “You Said....”


348 posted on 04/08/2009 9:22:46 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: indylindy

*LMAO*....indy still on the attack


349 posted on 04/08/2009 9:23:24 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Robe

I hope the sissy Euros watching and learning.


350 posted on 04/08/2009 9:23:24 AM PDT by Doohickey (The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.)
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To: Kansas58

“Water?
Plank?

Oh no, we are WATERBOARDING again!!”

Lol! Very clever!


351 posted on 04/08/2009 9:23:37 AM PDT by Batman11 ("Big ears isn't my President!")
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

What a story they are going to have.Make a movie.


352 posted on 04/08/2009 9:23:46 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: tgusa

Shane Murphy, second in command, His father a captain is confirming for FOX.


353 posted on 04/08/2009 9:23:50 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: indylindy; All

Please revert to discussing the story itself. This is too great a story to have it cluttered up with all the bickering, now that the story is confirmed.


354 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:02 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: LADY J
American Crew Regains Control of Hijacked Ship, One Pirate in Custody

"American crew members aboard a U.S.-flagged ship have regained control of the vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia Wednesday, FOX News confirms.

One pirate is reportedly in custody.

The U.S. Navy ordered its ships to the scene after pirates commandeered the Maersk Alabama cargo ship crewed by 20 U.S. citizens.

Officials would not say how many Navy ships are on the scene nor would it confirm the nationality of the crew members, but sources told FOX News the Danish-owned ship is operated by U.S. shipping company, Maersk Line Limited.

Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman said he has "no information to suggest the 20 crew members of the Maersk Alabama have been harmed by the pirates."

Whitman declined to comment when asked if military action would be taken."........
355 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:06 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: Star Traveler

Yo ho ho and a bottle of sea water down in Davy Jones Locker.

Guess what, BOAT pirates are not the only ones in danger of getting thrown overboard, hint hint hint


357 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:33 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
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To: hoosiermama

Those pirates should be keelhauled.


358 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:44 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: indylindy

At this point, I’m going to be scouring the news reports and getting the full details to see what transpired and how this happened and how things progressed to allow the crew to take control back again.

This could serve as a good example to many other shipping lines and could provide effective measures to other crews...


359 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:48 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Robe

NO FAIR! Buckwheat was still writing his apology/surrender letter and appeal to the UN!


360 posted on 04/08/2009 9:24:48 AM PDT by matthew fuller (The right response to the non-problem of global warming is to have the courage to do nothing)
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