Maersk Alabama attacked by pirates...again

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,806
edited November 2009 in The Clubhouse
This time they shot back!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/maersk.alabama.pirates/index.html

Consequently, they are still sailing.
U.S. ship fends off second pirate attack
November 18, 2009 9:12 a.m. EST

(CNN) -- The U.S.-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama, which played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring, was attacked again Wednesday.

But this time, the container ship fended off the attack by firing back, the European Union's anti-piracy force said.

Pirates fired automatic weapons at the ship as it sailed about 350 nautical miles east of Somalia, the EU naval force said.

Private security guards aboard the Maersk Alabama ship fired back and used loud sounds to repel the attack, the U.S. Navy said.

No casualties were reported.

In April, the Danish-owned ship was attacked in the Indian Ocean.

The pirates seized the ship's captain, Richard Phillips, and held him hostage on a lifeboat after their failed attempt to hijack his ship.

Five days later, U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates, rescued Phillips and arrested a fourth pirate.

Maybe if the pirates were proper pirates with parrots, peg legs and big ships with sails instead of rubber dingys, they might be more successful?
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2009
    Stupid pirates...
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    shack wrote: »
    Stupid pirates...

    That just about sums it up! Although they did get $3.3 million from Spain.

    Stupid Spain ........
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited November 2009
    You'd think they'd realize by now that anything "Alabama" is gonna be armed. We hunt down here, dammit! :)
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited November 2009
    I'm taking Admiralty law this coming spring semester. I can't wait to read some classic pirate cases!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    I'm taking Admiralty law this coming spring semester. I can't wait to read some classic pirate cases!

    Will they teach you to talk like a pirate when you're in court ;)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2009
    dkg999 wrote: »

    Stupid Spain ........

    +1,000,000,000,000,000

    Sill trying to find a reason why they did that. Not even a good reason...could be a bad reason. Can't find it.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited November 2009
    If they want to put an end to this nonsense, they should give these ships TOW missiles.
    Eventually, the pirates will run out of both dhow's and bodies:rolleyes:.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    I'm impressed that they are now using private security forces! Of course in an article I read some whimpy-a$$ed brit was whining about how ships shouldn't need to be armed and that navies and countries should provide the security and how the US had taken a non-agreed upon approach.

    To the whiney brit dude I say ............... there are reasons you lost the war!
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited November 2009
    Shoot every ***king one of um........

    rubber boats ...for christ sakes just shoot the boat , shoot the boat

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2009
    fossy wrote: »
    rubber boats ...for christ sakes just shoot the boat , shoot the boat


    Double WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited November 2009
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Will they teach you to talk like a pirate when you're in court ;)

    I hope so. Do pirates still say ARRRrrgGGggg?
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2009
    How to talk like a pirate:

    http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2009
    Further instruction:

    http://www.howtodothings.com/careers/how-to-talk-like-a-pirate
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2009
    Still further instruction:

    http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/pirate talk.html
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    Saw this on another forum!
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