Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship Again

FOX News ^ | 11/18/2009 | FOX News

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

NAIROBI, Kenya — The EU's anti-piracy force says that Somali pirates have again attacked the Maersk Alabama, the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked last spring.

The EU Naval Force says pirates fired automatic weapons at the ship, but that guards on board the craft fired back and thwarted Tuesday's attack.

[Tennessee Nana]

Oh, noes...

Those poor widdle Moslem pirates...

Calling Dictator Barry...

[Telepathic Intruder]

Maybe it’s time for Obama to appologize to the pirates for whatever we did to make them hate us.

[Venturer]

Start placing RPG’s on these ships and this crap will stop fast enough.

[AmericanInTokyo]

What audacity.

My you would think there was an image of America being weak or something.

[Spktyr]

“It’s, like, one of them drug dealer boats,” Vic says, looking through his magic sight. “Five guys on it. Headed our way.”
He fires another round. “Correction. Four guys on it.”
Boom. “Correction. They’re not headed our way anymore.”
Boom. A fireball erupts from the ocean two hundred feet away. “Correction. No boat.”

[1776 Reborn]

I suppose they didn’t want to disclose what kind of weapons the ship has onboard. I was hoping they would say they were blowing the pirate boats to smithereens.

[ricks_place]

[SkyPilot]

The EU Naval Force says pirates fired automatic weapons at the ship, but that guards on board the craft fired back and thwarted Tuesday's attack.

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[SkyPilot]

Maybe it’s time for Obama to appologize to the pirates for whatever we did to make them hate us.

You're right. The crew of the Maersk Alabama acted "stupidly." I really do think this is a "teachable moment."

[SF_Redux]

until they turn pirates into fish food, and let them remains float up on beach, this crap will continue

[Psalm 73]

"....guards on board the craft fired back and thwarted Tuesday's attack"

Simple - "More Guns, Less Crime"

[from occupied ga]

Start placing RPG’s on these ships and this crap will stop fast enough.

The RPG is and excellent weapon, but probably worthless in trying to hit a fast moving small boat. MUCH better choice would be heavy machine gun (like the russian 14.5) or a 20mm autocannon like ths older hispano

[Venturer]

I like the portability of the RPG.It can be put away and gotten out quickly.

These ships are supposedly unarmed, I believe the International community would crap themselves if deck weapons were mounted on these ships. Although I have no objections.

An RPG going off in close proximaty to a skiff full of African Tyrones should be pretty devastating to their bad intentions.

[Non-Sequitur]

Start placing RPG’s on these ships and this crap will stop fast enough.

The armed guard they had on board seemed to do fine with the weapons at hand.

[wastedyears]

[Venturer]

Yes: He frightened them off, but now they can prey on some other ship. They need to be destroyed.

[mad_as_he$$]

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[from occupied ga]

I like the portability of the RPG.It can be put away and gotten out quickly.

no good if you can't hit the enemy with it. Range is relatively short. Backblast is dangerous. Wind effect is counterintuitive, etc. Read this and maybe you'll see.

[cll]

Could some mariner please tell us why ships keep transiting through these pirate infested waters? Is there not a way around?