Way to GO Navy!!!!!! (suspected, Somali, military, state)

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Way to go, Navy!!!!

U.S. warship captures suspected pirate mother ship – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

U.S. warship captures suspected pirate mother ship

A U.S. warship sank a pirate skiff and captured a pirate mother ship in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, according to a statement from U.S. Naval Forces Africa.

The frigate USS Nicholas came under fire from a pirate vessel shortly after midnight in international waters west of the Seychelles, according to a U.S. military statement.

The Nicholas returned fire and pursued the skiff as it fled, capturing it about 90 minutes later. Three suspected pirates aboard the skiff were taken into custody, along with two others aboard a suspected pirate mother ship that was nearby.
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[sacredgrooves]

I nominate those pirates for a Darwin award. Idiots lol.

[lifelongMOgal]

The entire crew should have gone down with the ship. Sharks need to eat too!

[Chango]

No joke... what where those guys smoking when they thought they could take a US navy warship in a leaky skiff?

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by Chango

No joke what where those guys smoking when they thought they could take a US navy warship in a leaky skiff?

Maybe it was the Somalian version of "hey dude, watch this!" ?

[AeroGuyDC]

The pirates were taken into custody? Why aren't they shark food?

[Mach50]

Be happy knowing that whatever stupid thing you might do today, has already been out stupided.


GO NAVY!

[dubyanumberone]

Good job Navy. Glad to hear there were no casualties on our end.

I'm puzzled as to why the pirates were taken into custody. Why didn't the Navy ship blow the pirates out out of the water once they fired. Why wern't the pirates subject to summary execution once they were taken into custody? UN guidelines permit pirates to be executed on site if I'm not mistaken.

[Chango]

Originally Posted by dubyanumberone

Good job Navy. Glad to hear there were no casualties on our end.

I'm puzzled as to why the pirates were taken into custody. Why didn't the Navy ship blow the pirates out out of the water once they fired. Why wern't the pirates subject to summary execution once they were taken into custody? UN guidelines permit pirates to be executed on site if I'm not mistaken.

Only the CIA does stuff like that. The Navy still has some pride.

[Old Gringo]

This kind of naval action needs to become more commonplace.