Calling Seal Team 5....

American Cargo Ship Seized by Somali Pirates

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513183,00.html

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Somali Pirates Hijack Ship, Seize 20 Americans

Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 20 American crew members aboard, FOX News has learned.

The 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama was carrying emergency relief to Mombasa, Kenya at the time it was hijacked, said Peter Beck-Bang, spokesman for the Copenhagen-based container shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk.

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Deathwish, anyone?

Now yous can't leave.

This ship is part of the USSM fleet and the U.S. Maritime Security Program so these pirates I don't think will be of this Earth for much longer....

Well that was fast.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513238,00.html

yeah they picked a bad target this time...these guys are all trained to deal with things like this. I love it though the line about one in custodary and the rest are reported to be in the water is awesome!

Turns out the pirates still have the captain. Negotiations are under way.

Ok this is getting ridiculous now...

Our military needs to step in, this is free target practice!

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Originally Posted by mmedford

Ok this is getting ridiculous now...

Our military needs to step in, this is free target practice!

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If not for the one good guy and millions of dollars worth of cargo on the ship, this would be a good idea.

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Originally Posted by mmedford

Ok this is getting ridiculous now...

Our military needs to step in, this is free target practice!

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Yeah lets shoot up the place while the Capt. is in custody of the Pirates...Great logic...

I meant prior to taking of a US ship & captain...

When this was an issue, a year ago...

Captain Phillips was freed today after Navy snipers killed three of the pirates holding him hostage:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30178013/

Man that's has to be awesome, 3 shooters...targetting 3 targets at once...

As long as the captain is safe...

I wonder what round was used, at what distance...

I was pretty upset that we hadn't taken action yet, and it seemed that we were appeasing and legitimizing these guys. So happy that this man is safe and the our teams took them out the way they did.

Italy, who also has a ship being held hostage, said they were "marveled" at the American efforts to save one man, and asked if we could do the same for them. :)

AMERICA! F YEAH!

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Originally Posted by Phil D.

I was pretty upset that we hadn't taken action yet, and it seemed that we were appeasing and legitimizing these guys. So happy that this man is safe and the our teams took them out the way they did.

Italy, who also has a ship being held hostage, said they were "marveled" at the American efforts to save one man, and asked if we could do the same for them. :)

AMERICA! F YEAH!

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I'm not surprised by Italy's resonse espeically when their PM told their own victims of the earthquake to basically "Chill out." Just show's Europe's continued lackadaisical response to world affairs.

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Originally Posted by mmedford

Man that's has to be awesome, 3 shooters...targetting 3 targets at once...

As long as the captain is safe...

I wonder what round was used, at what distance...

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Seals.

3 headshots @ 25-30 yards in 6 foot seas.

Pretty impressive...