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American crew regains control of pirated ship
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Posted on 04/08/2009 8:26:16 AM PDT by Robe
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To: HereInTheHeartland
NOT waiting for government help is what real Americans used to excel at : glad to see some still can think and act for themselves.
Why allow your enemy ,whether it be human,animal,or fire more time to establish itself ?
Nip it in the bud is a trite but true saying.
Thee CHEERS for the crew in this incident!
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:31:52 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
To: Star Traveler
We may have to wait for “the book” to come out for all the details....
Sounds like Dad, the teacher at the academy is deservedly proud of his son...and crew.
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:31:53 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
To: 11th_VA
Yes, I saw some talking head on CNN saying how these are poor out of work fishermen.
“They can’t help it.”
Hundreds of years of piracy.
Yep.
Foolish antiAmerican idiots.
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:07 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
To: usmcobra
Aye, matey, that it would. Arrrr...
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:24 AM PDT
by
tgusa
(Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
To: EGPWS
US crew reportedly takes over ship from pirates
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of a U.S.-flag ship seized by pirates off Somalia is believed to have retaken the vessel, the Pentagon said Wednesday, even as a shaken national security establishment confronted troubling questions about the hostage-taking at high sea.
Capt. Joseph Murphy, an instructor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, told The Associated Press the Department of Defense that his son Shane, the second in command on the ship, had called him to say the crew had regained control.
"The crew is back in control of the ship," a U.S. official said at midday, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the record. "It's reported that one pirate is on board under crew control — the other three were trying to flee," the official said. The status of the other pirates was unknown, the official said, but they were reported to "be in the water."
The crew apparently contacted the private shipping that it works for. That company, Maersk, scheduled a noon news conference in Norfolk, Va, defense officials said.
The 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama was carrying emergency relief to Mombasa, Kenya, when it was hijacked, said Peter Beck-Bang, spokesman for the Copenhagen-based container shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk."
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:25 AM PDT
by
Girlene
To: 11th_VA
Just heard on radio, in a Rush break, the Father of one of the Mariners (from Mass) teaches a class on anti pirate tactics, lol!
To: hoosiermama
They need a hero’s welcome when they come to shore.
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:47 AM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
("The smallest minority on earth is the 'individual'." ~ Rush Limbaugh)
To: Moose4
this morning the US Navy said they had “boats” carriers etc about 250 miles away and were headed to the area... anyone know how long it would take to travel the 250 miles.
Our son deploys on a DDG in a few weeks for 6 months and my poor daughter in law is a wreck this morning thinking that pirates may board a DDG - I’ve done my best to comfort her as well as one can do via telephone.
To: Robe
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:56 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
(Obama wants to put the same crowd that ran Fannie Mae in charge of health care)
To: usmcobra
Why aren’t any crew armed?
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:32:58 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: usmcobra
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:33:28 AM PDT
by
11th_VA
To: maggief
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:34:10 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: maggief
No guns, could get in trouble in certain countries when docked. But they have other things.
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:34:33 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Beat a better path, and the world will build a mousetrap at your door.)
To: KansasGirl
[CNN is saying that 3 pirates escaped by “jumping” into the water]
That's the crew's story and they are sticking to it!! LOL.
I sure hope they were at speed when they "jumped". The screw would make for an interesting ride. Aloha Akbar sucker.
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:34:37 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Don’t boats carry ‘flare guns’? *evil grin*
I suppose a flare gun up the okole would make anyone jump overboard!
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar; All
Just because someone doesn’t have a verifiable source at the moment for a statement doesn’t mean that it won’t be confirmed within a short time as true. Perhaps “Robe” has, as I do, a source that is not always quotable for security reasons. Free Republic has members all over the world. Perhaps the father of the second in command of this vessel who was first contacted by his son saying the ship was retaken is a FReeper. Who the heck knows?!
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:35:00 AM PDT
by
My hearts in London - Everett
(Remember the 3 Rs: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.)
To: maggief
PLUS MOST COUNTRIES DON’T ALLOW SHIPS TO DOCK WHENH FIREARMS ARE ON BOARD......
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:35:01 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: maggief
I think it may be International law...
To: The Electrician
still waiting for obama to do something over N Korea.
silly me he must be busy to deal with that after all I am sure he is going out of his way to find a church to attend like he said he would
what he isn’;t doing what he said
419
posted on
04/08/2009 9:35:19 AM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Key to the city....any city....lots of cities.....
FOX giving much praise to the crew.
Hope they write a book and become very wealthy....(tax free)
420
posted on
04/08/2009 9:35:19 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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