Story Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 These idiots actually took on our Navy! Should've sunk the lot of them. Mar 18, 2:59 PM EST Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates By JIM KRANE Associated Press Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five others were wounded, the navy said. Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40 a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast in international waters. The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez, which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a 30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and inspect the vessels. The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns, killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel. Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team was en route. The suspects' nationalities were unknown. The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic weapons, the statement said. Dances for nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 They have guts. No brains, though. Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monterey Jack Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.weapons, the statement said. Always wondered what happened to Charlie Brown. :) Monterey Jack "yes I am a pirate 200 years too late, the cannons don't thunder, there's nothin to plunder, I'm an over-40 victim of fate, arrivin too late.........." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Sounds like the little round-headed kid made good! Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaRed Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 WOW. 300 years ago that would have stood a better chance of working... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Looks like the legacy of Old Ironsides is alive and well hey THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathyrn Ramsey Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Always wondered what happened to Charlie Brown. :) Well after all the teasing he needed to do something to wreck his pent up feelings of anger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn_Enigma Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 WOW. 300 years ago that would have stood a better chance of working... Or would it. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 WOW. 300 years ago that would have stood a better chance of working... Or would it. The USS COLE incident is not a good analogy. That was a clever suicidal sneak attack. These Somalians thought they could shoot it out with a US warship that already had the drop on them. Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Morgan Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Even better, I loved the story a couple of months back about some other Somali pirates that tried to hijack a luxury yacht... some news pictures showed the pirates flexi-cuffed on the deck of their own boat, with a US Navy SEAL standing over them with his shotgun! Touche' Ship's Marksman & Crab Fiend Pyrates of the Coast "All the skill in the world goes out the window if an angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket." "Florida points like a guiding thumb, To the southern isles of rumba and rum, To the mystery cities and haunted seas, Of the Spanish Main and the Caribbees..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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