Somali pirates attempt to hijack U.S. Navy ship [Archive]

Singlestack Wonder

04-01-10, 16:33

Somali pirates try to hijack U.S. Navy ship..........

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/01/navy-captures-pirates-gun-battle-indian-ocean/?test=latestnews

Strikeforcewombat

04-01-10, 16:37

I wonder what the thought process that led up to that idea was....

Drunken bet?

So long without food they were hallucinating?

Ship had jelly beans onboard?

Somali version of "dude don't worry its gonna be awesome trust me"?

CoryCop25

04-01-10, 16:48

Cott must do wonderful things to the thought process! :rolleyes:

Let's attack a boat full of weapons and trained personnel. That sounds rational to me!

ZDL

04-01-10, 16:58

*******

Lightning Struck

04-01-10, 17:01

As my buddy Ron White says so well..

"You can't fix stupid...Stupid is FOREVA"

Gramps

04-01-10, 17:15

Thats something when a Navy War ship doesn't even have to disguise itself to allure pirates. "Dude, lets get that ugly ol gray ship over there. They must be caring secret cargo." "Dude, let me finish my dope first, cool man."

citizensoldier16

04-01-10, 17:16

"If you think of the kind of young men who are doing this, they go out into the middle of the ocean in a tiny boat. They might not always make rational decisions, and they often attack things that are bigger than they should (attack)," said Middleton.

Hahahaha! D'oh! :D

wes007

04-01-10, 17:23

EPIC FAIL!!!

Irish

04-01-10, 17:28

They should of just sunk their boats and left them to Davy Jones.

d90king

04-01-10, 17:51

Dude... Hold my Cott.

dbrowne1

04-01-10, 18:06

You guys are looking at this the wrong way. We need to continue to encourage them to attack navy ships............ Trust me... :cool:

I agree entirely. Piracy will quickly become a "self-correcting problem" if they continue to think that taking on warships is a good idea.

GermanSynergy

04-01-10, 19:18

I'm guessing the Somali pirates aren't members of the Mogadishu chapter of MENSA?

thopkins22

04-01-10, 19:51

Just as a reference, the drug they consume is khat, not cott.

LHS

04-01-10, 20:00

Screw warships, we should send cruise ships and cargo ships out there, carrying nothing but trigger pullers. Let the Somalis think they're juicy targets, and discover far too late that it's a trap.

RNorris

04-01-10, 20:02

How awesome is that?! You go pirates!!

Can you imagine being that Naval Officer of the deck? Reporting that you are under attack by a rowboat? HA!

13F3OL7

04-01-10, 21:05

Heard about it on the radio earlier. Thought it was absolutely hilarious.

rrpederson

04-01-10, 21:48

thats awesome, "dude, watch this shit!" hahaha losers.

Honu

04-01-10, 23:18

HOW STUPID :) but I bet even they know a island cant tip over :)

I agree they should have sank them

Jer

04-02-10, 02:25

I guess we're not the only country that enjoys a good April fools joke!

Tards.

:D

ThirdWatcher

04-02-10, 02:50

Industrial-strength stupid.

Don Glock

04-02-10, 03:12

those pirates are serious retards.

FromMyColdDeadHand

04-02-10, 03:54

I bet that Reuters will report it that we sank a Somali Coast Guard ship full of children that was protecting their fisheries. Carpet bomb the pirates ports.

John_Wayne777

04-02-10, 07:38

Somali Pirate Trinity: No one has ever tried anything like this before.

Somali Pirate Neo: That's why it's going to work.

dmanflynn

04-02-10, 08:28

I got an email a while back from my grandpa, it was a spoof ad for a cruise in Somali waters. You could rent Dillon mini guns and they promises a certain number of spottings or your money back. I'll try to put it on here if I can find it.

I couldn't find the email but this is the exact same thing pictures and all.

http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/11581-Luxury-Pirate-Hunting-Cruise.html

GermanSynergy

04-02-10, 08:31

I bet that Reuters will report it that we sank a Somali Coast Guard ship full of children that was protecting their fisheries. Carpet bomb the pirates ports.

Some JDAM strikes on Eyl will go a long way in preventing piracy...

C4IGrant

04-02-10, 09:06

This is just great. How stupid could you be to pick a fight with a Naval Warship????????????????????

When I worked Counter Drug, there were stories of drug runners firing at Naval Warships. The Navy either shot them or ran them over. They quickly learned that it wasn't a good idea to shoot at them so that was the end of that fun.

C4

ZDL

04-02-10, 09:17

*******

GermanSynergy

04-02-10, 09:48