Posted on 09/09/2010 8:22:53 AM PDT by Kartographer
U.S. Marines today stormed a German-owned commercial vessel that had been captured by Somali pirates, in what appears to be the first U.S.-led military boarding off the coast of East Africa.
The MV Magellan Star was located in the Gulf of Aden, about 85 miles south of the Yemeni town of al Mukalla, when U.S. Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raiding Force boarded and seized control of the ship.
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle and even highjack. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We kindle and char and in flame and ignite. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villians and knaves. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs. Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do-well cads, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
Wow, it was beginning to look like we didn’t have the resources to pull something like this off any longer.
It’s about G D time!
We should have put an end to this at the inception of the problem. What’s a high seas Navy presence for if you’re not going to protect free passage on the high seas?
Congrats and thanks to our Marines. Great job.
A lesson once learned is never forgotten. Marines did it again after 20+ years.
Semper fi
Do or die
Any pics of dead swashbucklers we could send to Somalia?
Thought this was the job of the recently formed naval infantry since the Marines lately is becoming another land forces branch of the military.
I will always wonder why we don’t just send a boat of black ops out for a couple of weeks and put holes in these pirate boats. It would only take 10 guys and two weeks and the pirates will be wondering where why the pirating convention is so much smaller than previous years.
Probably because there is some long-term gain for World Socialism in allowing the pirates to operate relatively freely.
Now will we do what the Russians did to them?
I sure hope we didn’t harm their Korans... /s
You guys are too funny! I like cowboy’s idea. Just make them disappear...
And where is the German army to protect their own shipping?
Never piss off a Devil Dog, semper fi
You bet. Semper Fi back to you too. (to be clear, I did not serve in our armed services, I respect those who did/are a great deal)
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