Pirates not of the Caribbean
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Got to admire the nerve of the pirates when they attacked...
Would have been a bit embarrassing if they had captured that one.
12 Jan 2012
Warship
45 NM SE Mogadishu
Safe
Warship
45 NM SE Mogadishu
Safe
Would have been a bit embarrassing if they had captured that one.
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Further to the above:
Could these idiots have mistaken that vessel for a merchant ship and more to the point were the survivors prosecuted?
At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali port of Mogadishu, the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the ESPS PATINO, was approached by one skiff with a group of suspected pirates onboard.
The suspected pirates opened fire with light calibre weapons and tried to board the PATINO. The ship’s force-protection team returned fire in self-defense and the ship’s helicopter was launched.
The skiff broke off the attack and the men surrendered to the helicopter after throwing their weapons, ladder and fuel barrels overboard.
Suspected Pirates transferred to RHIB
Five of the six men who were in the skiff had received injuries, two of which required medical treatment onboard the ESPS PATINO.
The suspected pirates opened fire with light calibre weapons and tried to board the PATINO. The ship’s force-protection team returned fire in self-defense and the ship’s helicopter was launched.
The skiff broke off the attack and the men surrendered to the helicopter after throwing their weapons, ladder and fuel barrels overboard.
Suspected Pirates transferred to RHIB
Five of the six men who were in the skiff had received injuries, two of which required medical treatment onboard the ESPS PATINO.
Could these idiots have mistaken that vessel for a merchant ship and more to the point were the survivors prosecuted?
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I like the way they worded the statement.
"ship’s force-protection team returned fire in self-defense"
Sounds like PC mumbo jumbo to me.
I know we don't know the circumstances but a military ship acting in accordance with UN resolutions waits for pirates in a skiff to fire. What happened to assessing the threat before it got within range ?
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"ship’s force-protection team returned fire in self-defense"
Sounds like PC mumbo jumbo to me.
I know we don't know the circumstances but a military ship acting in accordance with UN resolutions waits for pirates in a skiff to fire. What happened to assessing the threat before it got within range ?
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The skiff broke off the attack and the men surrendered to the helicopter after throwing their weapons, ladder and fuel barrels overboard.
And are probably already walking England's green and pleasant land, at our expense.
And are probably already walking England's green and pleasant land, at our expense.
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I must be missing the point here. There are frigates and destroyers on patrol in the well known shipping lanes. One round of 4.5" would cost sod all and send the pirates to see Mr Davy Jones; toute-de-suite.
Why not repel the pirates with MG fire, notify the naval task force, track pirates on radar until within warship range and have at them with naval gunnery? Once the pirates have opened fire on a merchant vessel, they've nailed their colours to the mast. Navy helicopter positively IDs the miscreants' vessel, engage with main gun from a few km away, job done. Leave survivors to sharks & weather.
Why not repel the pirates with MG fire, notify the naval task force, track pirates on radar until within warship range and have at them with naval gunnery? Once the pirates have opened fire on a merchant vessel, they've nailed their colours to the mast. Navy helicopter positively IDs the miscreants' vessel, engage with main gun from a few km away, job done. Leave survivors to sharks & weather.
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I agree, but the world, especially the EU has become far too PC for blunt action to be taken - unless you are the US or Russians who couldn't give a XXXX about
what anyone says, especially the Europeans / EU as has been shown over the last few years.
Relate the pirate situation to Lebanon / Hostage taking - look at how the Russians dealt with it early on and how the rest of the world did.
what anyone says, especially the Europeans / EU as has been shown over the last few years.
Relate the pirate situation to Lebanon / Hostage taking - look at how the Russians dealt with it early on and how the rest of the world did.
