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2014-05-19 Africa Horn

Somali Pirate Gets 41 Year Sentence for USN Ship Attack

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Posted by Pappy 2014-05-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 Morons. They attacked a ship with hundreds of Marines on board.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2014-05-19 00:37|| 2014-05-19 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 killed when the Ashland returned fire with its 25mm cannon, blowing up the skiff.

This is why you never bring a skiff to a naval gunfire engagement.

Posted by SteveS 2014-05-19 00:50|| 2014-05-19 00:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Somali men of piracy
SMOPs

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-19 05:01|| 2014-05-19 05:01|| Front Page Top

#4 ZF a reasonably current of Janes is $150.00 and not Prime eligible, so shipping could be pretty pricey (especially given piracy concerns in the area). That said you'd think of all those ships they've taken their might be a copy or 2 in the ships library.

This would be most helpful for SMOP-OPs.

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-19 05:05|| 2014-05-19 05:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The pirates are lucky the Ashland didn't kill everyone one on board.

Also, since when is a life sentence considered cruel and unusual punishment?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-19 07:27|| 2014-05-19 07:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Since Obama declared it so. (Executive action, of couse)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-05-19 07:43|| 2014-05-19 07:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Were I CO of the LSD Ashland, there would be a certain Gunner's Mate that would be getting his behind blistered for his poor shooting skills.

Posted by GORT 2014-05-19 08:08|| 2014-05-19 08:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Somali men of piracy

Sung to Real Men of Genius.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-19 10:18|| 2014-05-19 10:18|| Front Page Top

#9 I guess that skiff lacked a copy of "US Navy Book on Ship & Aircraft Recognition".

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-19 11:12|| 2014-05-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#10 GORT, according to Wikipedia, Ashland only fired two rounds. So I would say that's pretty good shooting.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-19 13:29|| 2014-05-19 13:29|| Front Page Top

#11 I would say that's pretty good shooting.

Not as they lived to stand trial.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2014-05-19 15:38|| 2014-05-19 15:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Khat Light presents: Somali Men of Piracy

(somali men of pi-racyyy)

Today we solute you, Mr. Pre-Dawn Target Acquisition Man

(mr. pre-dawn aquisition maan)

Using nothing but a silouette and a smile,
you are living the Somali dream.
Working hard to earn a ransom...and eating.

(eating welll)

Sure's there's danger, sharks, navy patrol, and contractors.

(watch out now)

Your keen instincts tell you to keep to freighters and yachts. And if that doesn't work? You're all civilian fishers.

(or poor repressed smugglers)

So take a big chaw of Khat Light, pirate boy. 'Cause we all know, when the going gets tough, the tough shoot back.

(Mr. Pre-Dawn target aquisition guuuy!)

credit/apologies to Mr. Nudist Colony Activities Director Guy, Bud Light commercial series.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-19 16:03|| 2014-05-19 16:03|| Front Page Top

#13 LOL, my favorite yet. I could hear it in my head.

Posted by Shipman 2014-05-19 17:09|| 2014-05-19 17:09|| Front Page Top

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