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Pirates Attack U.S. Ship but Fail to Board

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Source: Fox News
April 14, 2009

Another attack by Somali muslim pirates on a US ship carrying food aid to Africa.

Somali pirates attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid Tuesday, but the ship and crew were safe under Navy escort, the military and shipping company said.

The pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the Liberty Sun as it carried food for famine-wracked African nations, said the vessel's owner, Liberty Maritime Corp. The ship was en route from Houston to Mombasa, Kenya, with a roughly 20-member crew, officials said.

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Source: Fox News
April 14, 2009

Another attack by Somali muslim pirates on a US ship carrying food aid to Africa.



FOXNews.com - Pirates Attack U.S. Ship but Fail to Board - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Last I heard NATO's anti-piracy campaign was three ships covering 1 million square miles of ocean. I don't know much about boating, and the amount of territory a single ship can cover... but we need to multiple this number by at least 10.

The more you attack American ships, the larger America's retaliation will be.
 
An example needs to be set, and pirates are going to have to start and keep dying. It's the only way.
 
An example needs to be set, and pirates are going to have to start and keep dying. It's the only way.
Piracy won't stop until someone starts hunting the pirates. Eventually, someone is going to have to go into the villages that give them safe harbor and start doing some shooting.
 
Piracy won't stop until someone starts hunting the pirates. Eventually, someone is going to have to go into the villages that give them safe harbor and start doing some shooting.

Isn't that what the Marines are for?
 
Piracy won't stop until someone starts hunting the pirates. Eventually, someone is going to have to go into the villages that give them safe harbor and start doing some shooting.

I completely agree. Peaceful negotiation can work, but this is not one of those times.
 
Last I heard NATO's anti-piracy campaign was three ships covering 1 million square miles of ocean. I don't know much about boating, and the amount of territory a single ship can cover... but we need to multiple this number by at least 10.

The more you attack American ships, the larger America's retaliation will be.

NBC Nightly News said there are 288 ships in the US Navy, total. That's 3,400 Sq miles for every ship to patrol.

Impossible.
 
NBC Nightly News said there are 288 ships in the US Navy, total. That's 3,400 Sq miles for every ship to patrol.

Impossible.

Looks like allies are gonna have to start pulling their weight also.

I see this ending up as a land fight.
 
This current hue and cry for military action against the pirates reminds me of the sentiment against Saddam Hussein before 2003.
 
-- Another attack by Somali muslim pirates on a US ship carrying food aid to Africa.

I was wrong in thinking that the death of 3 pirates and successful rescue of Captain Phillips would stop the pirates from attacking any more US ships.
 
they should form convoys again, just like during the WWII. It's easier to protect, you'd need only one warship/convoy
 
An example needs to be set, and pirates are going to have to start and keep dying. It's the only way.
Hang a few them over the side of your ship on meat hooks, so they get the message.
 
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