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| US warship tracking hijacked yacht |
| 2011-02-21 |
| A warship is shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard - which was taken by Somali pirates on Friday - according to pirate sources and a Somali government official. The yacht Quest was reported to be moving closer to Somalia after being boarded off the coast of Oman, but is now in the waters between Yemen and northern Somalia. A pirate, who gave his name only as Hassan, told the Associated Press that a warship with a helicopter on its deck was near the Quest. The pirate's claim could not be independently verified, and U.S. officials on Sunday did not release any information about the yacht. Hassan said he was speaking directly with the pirates aboard the hijacked yacht. A second pirate who gave his name as Bile Hussein and a Somali official in Puntland - who asked not to be named - both said the Quest was in between Yemen and Somalia and heading closer to Puntland, a haven for pirates on Somalia's northern tip. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 above was based on this song not fit for pristine ears |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-02-21 17:51 |
| #4 Been waiting for a pirate story.... No reflection on our troops: |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-02-21 17:42 |
| #3 Remember the last time the US Navy acted, it was the local commander's initiative, not the National Command Authority, that had the SEALs render the pirates environmentally compatible organic mass. The WH initially was making very angry noises about the green lighting until the massive press response was so positive, and then, demonstrating the real pivot skills, made nice noises and took credit immediately. It woud be interesting to see after the nice shiny medal for the Commander on scene, how his career progressed. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2011-02-21 14:30 |
| #2 warship with a helicopter on its deck SHOULD be worrisome to pirates in any case. But if it's a big helicopter, and/or if it keeps going and coming, they might want to go ahead and abandon the yacht and its captives before the SEALs appear. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-02-21 08:43 |
| #1 Remember when they wanted to try that Special Forces vet using a .50 caliber Sniper unit from the back of a US Destroyer who shot four pirates pop-pop all over ding ding done.? Let's put some Congressional Democrats on a Yacht off Somalia and let them talk to the pirates about Hope and Change. Let them try to get the VERY OWN Nobel Peace Prize, its getting easier and easier. All Obama needed was a light tan and a big smile. Remind me again why Arafat got his Nobel....was it because he was good at sacrificing sheep?...I mean, that IS where they sacrifice ritual sheep in Mecca, the Plains of Arafat, isn't it? Yeah, that's the place to sacrifice sheep... Islam is so colorful. But whatever you do dont murder those Pirates in cold blood as if you were Dick Cheney...or somebody like that. That's so inhumane and un-California. |
| Posted by: Dribble2716 2011-02-21 05:20 |