Thorlifter
Captain
They need to mount .50 cals on the bow and stern of the cargo ships. Anything gets within 1000 yards, open fire. Stupid pirates!
Somali Hijackers
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ToughOmbre
Senior Master Sergeant
Just in on FOX News.....
FOXNews.com - American Crew Regains Control of Hijacked Ship, One Pirate in Custody
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FOXNews.com - American Crew Regains Control of Hijacked Ship, One Pirate in Custody
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
I guess the US crew took the ship back!
Pentagon says crew retake US ship from pirates
"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."
Pentagon says crew retake US ship from pirates
"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."
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Marshall_Stack
Senior Airman
It seems that the U.S. flagged merchant ship was able to fend off the pirates and captured one of them. The news says that the cargo ship crew were trained in security and how to deal with pirates. The surprising part is that the crew didn't have any weapons.
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Marshall_Stack
Senior Airman
Did the crew members bitch slap the pirates? Swing a pork chop, a used tampon?
evangilder
"Shooter"
Odds are with you when there are 20 of you and only four of them, armed or unarmed. Sooner or later, they have to get tired. With a well trained crew, they could overpower them and leave them in the drink. Don't know how good a skinny would taste to a shark though...
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Marshall_Stack
Senior Airman
Yeah, I guess you are right. I don't know why they wouldn't give the crew something to defend themselves, maybe at least a Chinese Star.
Solution to the pirate problem:
"Q-Ships"
1. Deploy ships that look harmless and vulnerable.
2. Pirates approach
3. Mini guns, MK29 Grenade launchers, 40mm guns pop-up from storage containers and behind railings.
4. The sea is chummed w/pirate meat
.. hell, most of the pirates are armed with machetes and rusty RPG's... a few single shot .50 cals for the good guys and you have a floating sniper school.
Merchant marine sailors are prohibited from carrying fire arms but a para military detachment of Q-Ships would be ideal. it would make a great reality TV series too!
Q-ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Q-Ships"
1. Deploy ships that look harmless and vulnerable.
2. Pirates approach
3. Mini guns, MK29 Grenade launchers, 40mm guns pop-up from storage containers and behind railings.
4. The sea is chummed w/pirate meat
.. hell, most of the pirates are armed with machetes and rusty RPG's... a few single shot .50 cals for the good guys and you have a floating sniper school.
Merchant marine sailors are prohibited from carrying fire arms but a para military detachment of Q-Ships would be ideal. it would make a great reality TV series too!
Q-ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marshall_Stack
Senior Airman
evangilder
"Shooter"
I like it, Comiso! Give 'em hell.
ToughOmbre
Senior Master Sergeant
Latest from FOX....
Pirates are off the ship in a lifeboat, but are holding the captain and another crewman as hostages.
USS Bainbridge is on her way to the area.
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Pirates are off the ship in a lifeboat, but are holding the captain and another crewman as hostages.
USS Bainbridge is on her way to the area.
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BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
Why separate the Iranians, aren't they allowed to do their but alongside the US and her allies? Otherwise agree with all sentiments expressed here...
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Q-ships....right on! As for the crew taking the ship back...Maersk should give them all a raise and an open bar-tab. And some hard-core hand-to-hand combat training.
Maybe this'll show up as a movie sometime soon, Lord knows Hollywood is out of ideas for new stuff. Or maybe a new FPS, Call of Duty-style!!!
Prayers are still with the Skipper and crewman...prayin that at least one of the pirates has more than half a braincell between his ears...
Maybe this'll show up as a movie sometime soon, Lord knows Hollywood is out of ideas for new stuff. Or maybe a new FPS, Call of Duty-style!!!
Prayers are still with the Skipper and crewman...prayin that at least one of the pirates has more than half a braincell between his ears...
We don't get along very well with Iran would be the main point I think he was making. Common sense.
BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
On the contrary, isn't working with the Iranians a potentially sound step toward rapprochement and avoiding the need for yet another costly Middle Eastern war? Or has the US already decided to have that war anyways?
Vassili Zaitzev
Master Sergeant
Yeah Comiso, Q-ships sounds just what we need now.
BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
We will have to agree to disagree on the 'necessity' of this war. I accept it is a possibility, even a probability, but I don't see it as being inevitable. I think that for all of Iran's undoubted threat, there are gesture's like this one, and the talks with the US some weeks back, which show a willingness to engage and offer a possible starting point for dialogue. I also think that certain elements in US politics and society are attempting to ignore these admittedly small and faint opportunities at all costs, and pushing ahead with a war that was planned out and decided upon long ago. Indeed, by refusing to engage with Iran, they are making the war a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Yeah, that was the point I was making. They tend to iritate a lot of people. Seem to get along well with the Russians though. Put them in with them to work along side them. Probably make everyone happy.
