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Teller25
Cherokee (3.8 mt)
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
Posts: 254
Location: Spain
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Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:46 am |
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USS NICHOLAS, At Sea (NNS) -- USS Nicholas (FFG 47) captured suspected pirates April 1 after exchanging fire, sinking a skiff and confiscating a suspected mother ship.
While operating west of the Seychelles in international waters, Nicholas reported taking fire at 12:27 a.m. local time from a suspected pirate skiff and returned fire before commencing pursuit of the vessel until the disabled skiff stopped.
At 1:59 a.m. personnel from Nicholas boarded the disabled skiff and detained three personnel. The boarding team found ammunition and multiple cans of fuel on board.
After taking the suspected pirates on board, Nicholas sank the disabled skiff at 2:59 a.m.
An additional two suspected pirates were captured on the confiscated mother ship.
The suspected pirates will remain in U.S. custody on board Nicholas until a determination is made regarding their disposition.
Nicholas, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate homeported in Norfolk, Va., is currently supporting U.S. Naval Forces Africa. U.S. Naval Forces Africa is the naval component in support of U.S. Africa Command.
The pirate attack on the USS Nicholas followed what has become the standard pirate plan of attack. A larger “mother ship” will go out to sea, then send out a small skiff with armed pirates. The pirates on the skiff will then attack and capture a ship and hold it until insurance or ransom money is received. Usually, pirates are paid the money and all parties go their separate ways....
What actually happened was not that they were unusually brave but in fact these people live in conditions so miserable and consequently are so ignorant that they couldn’t tell the difference between a large merchant ship and a military vessel, not even because of the color!. Amazing thing on the 21st century.
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Blurredweasel
Grable (15 kt)
Joined: Dec 17, 2008
Posts: 29
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:29 am |
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We all know that they live in poverty, but they are THAT impoverished that they are ignorant to the difference between a merchant ship and a war ship. WOW! |
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bunkermutant
Grable (15 kt)
Joined: Jan 01, 2010
Posts: 24
Location: Worcester UK
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Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:00 pm |
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Plenty of other people live in poverty all over the world , but they don't resort to this sort of behaviour !! |
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Ballistic
Priscilla (37 kt)
Joined: Mar 21, 2010
Posts: 41
Location: Winterthur, Switzerland
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Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:09 am |
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HAHAHA Darwin was right!!! How can you be so dumb to attack a military vessel with nothing more than a skiff and some machineguns? |
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revolutionman
Cherokee (3.8 mt)
Joined: Jun 14, 2009
Posts: 405
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Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:32 pm |
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It is like how thousands of Americans live in poverty and they resort to slinging drugs like crystal meth and heroin to make ends meet. And also with machine guns. They aren't so different are they. |
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revolutionman
Cherokee (3.8 mt)
Joined: Jun 14, 2009
Posts: 405
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Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:22 am |
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We all know that they live in poverty, but they are THAT impoverished that they are ignorant to the difference between a merchant ship and a war ship. WOW!
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sonicbomb
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Location: UK
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