Aye! Aye! As well they should. Let the word go out to all them scurvy dogs. Uncle Sam is scouring' the Seven Seas fer all black hearted bilge rats! Arrrhhh!
The Navy is sending the Skull and Crossbones to Davy Jones Locker.
Aye! Aye! As well they should. Let the word go out to all them scurvy dogs. Uncle Sam is scouring' the Seven Seas fer all black hearted bilge rats! Arrrhhh!
Not likely. Cut in half, Boston Whalers will still float.
Bump!
Thanks for the ping!
After answering a bridge-to-bridge distress call from a Kuwaiti fisherman Feb. 17, multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (BHR) (LHD 6) chased two pirate boats away from a group of fishing dhows in the Persian Gulf.
BHR received the call when a fishing boat was seized by a group of pirates in Boston whalers. Bonhomme Richard made best speed in pursuit of the pirates, chasing them away from the group of dhows.
According to BHR Commanding Officer Capt. J. Scott Jones, just the presence of the big deck amphibious ship was enough to scare the bandits away.
“With 44,000 tons of combat power chasing after them, they got out of there in a hurry,” Jones said. “This proves again the deterrent capability of this ship and her Sailors and Marines. Just by being here, we were able to protect these fishermen.”
I wonder what "target silhouette" the USS Bonhomme Richard's crew gets to paint on their ship after this encounter?