Pirates' Shock As They Pick On The Wrong Ship

Beansprout · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:38

5hrs, sounds like they dragged it out for some fun knowing that if they got bored they could hit the red button on whatever big gun they had to hand - I know I would

Longbow · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:38

Sinque said:
It took the German naval ship and Greek, Dutch and Spanish naval ships as well as a Spanish marine aircraft and US marine choppers 5 hours to catch

Too bad the Americans mothballed the Iowa class battleship. I would just have loved to see USS Missouri engage it with it's 9 x 16" guns.

Strife212 · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:40

Burnsy2023 said:
They'll be on benefits quicker than you can say "Stop!"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3736239.ece

THE Royal Navy, once the scourge of brigands on the high seas, has been told by the Foreign Office not to detain pirates because doing so may breach their human rights.

Warships patrolling pirate-infested waters, such as those off Somalia, have been warned that there is also a risk that captured pirates could claim asylum in Britain.

P_A_N_I_C · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:40

Greenlizard0 said:
....*sigh* ok, well, I would have thought that a military ship would look sufficiently different from a freighter.

not really, check the pic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spessart_(A_1442)_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg i'd imagine if it was low light you wouldn't have a clue at all it was a military vessle. heh maybe they'd been on the rum

LukeTW · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:41

Owned!

Crizzy · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:41

Haha classic

Tefal · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:44

Greenlizard0 said:
....*sigh* ok, well, I would have thought that a military ship would look sufficiently different from a freighter.

well it's a military freighter

[IG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...t_(A_1442)_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg[/IMG]

Iraklis F.C. · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:44

Energize said:
And none of these military ships can deploy speedboats?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3YfQeh49Zo
thats the GR ship in the area , it appears it does have a speedboat. Who knows what happened

Tefal · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:45

Longbow said:
Too bad the Americans mothballed the Iowa class battleship. I would just have loved to see USS Missouri engage it with it's 9 x 16" guns.

Well it wouldn't have a chance in hell of hitting a small speed boat with them at close range :/

Greenlizard0 · 30 Mar 2009 at 22:49

P_A_N_I_C said:
not really, check the pic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spessart_(A_1442)_entering_New_York_Harbor.jpg i'd imagine if it was low light you wouldn't have a clue at all it was a military vessle. heh maybe they'd been on the rum

Aye haha, they probably have a few before heading out to sea. Nutters.

Also I wouldn't have imagined they'd have been too far away, since they'd probably not have long range weaponary.

a1ex2001 · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:13

Tefal said:
Well it wouldn't have a chance in hell of hitting a small speed boat with them at close range :/

General area would suffice.

Zip · 31 Mar 2009 at 07:18

Didnt the French Recently blow a pirate ship out the water?

arknor · 31 Mar 2009 at 07:30

they should just send jeremy clarkson over in a helicopter mounted with a chaingun and save some money

Streeteh · 31 Mar 2009 at 07:36

Tefal said:
Well it wouldn't have a chance in hell of hitting a small speed boat with them at close range :/

To be fair, just drive up real close and fire over their heads, but the look of the photo the shockwave would disintegrate their boat.

Solari · 31 Mar 2009 at 07:50

Archibald0 said:
they should have shot them dead - problem solved

Aye, shoot and sink. That way they won't be doing it again.

Gepetto · 31 Mar 2009 at 09:08

Isn't the penalty for piracy still hanging?

matt_fsr · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:06

Tefal said:
Well it wouldn't have a chance in hell of hitting a small speed boat with them at close range :/

I'm sure anywhere within the nearest 1/2 mile of a 16" broadside should suffice

Must admit, despite the success in catching them.... it seems a little sad that it needed vessels from 4 navies and 5 hours to catch a paltry speedboat.

Rules of engagement change time needed.

Oh... and did anyone mention - EPIC FAIL!

arknor · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:08

matt_fsr said:
I'm sure anywhere within the nearest 1/2 mile of a 16" broadside should suffice

Must admit, despite the success in catching them.... it seems a little sad that it needed vessels from 4 navies and 5 hours to catch a paltry speedboat.

Rules of engagement change time needed.

Oh... and did anyone mention - EPIC FAIL!

should just get an aircraft carrier or some drones and blow them out of the water it would probably save 5hours and 55minutes

Meridian · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:10

Gepetto said:
Isn't the penalty for piracy still hanging?

Not in this country.

M

Sankari · 31 Mar 2009 at 10:12

Don't mess with the Krauts. After two world wars and a few decades of Communism, you can't expect them to be in a good mood.