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Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: April 15, 2009 04:41AM

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Pirates attack second US vessel

The Liberty Sun - file pic
The Liberty Sun was damaged in the pirate attack

Pirates have used rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons to attack another US merchant ship off the coast of Somalia.

The pirates damaged the Liberty Sun, which was carrying a cargo of food aid, but were not able to board it.

The ship asked for assistance from the American warship involved in the rescue of a US captain seized last week.

Pirates have vowed to avenge the deaths of those killed in recent rescue operations by US and French forces.

The BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington says the latest attack shows the defiance and danger posed by pirates off the Somali coast.

Despite renewed US calls to quell piracy, four more vessels have been successfully seized over the past two days.

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Re: Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: Kenny_Powers ()
Date: April 15, 2009 06:02AM

Jack Sparrow wouldnt have ran away like a bitch.

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Re: Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: Lurker. ()
Date: April 15, 2009 08:51PM

Send in a couple of F-18's and use the pirate boats for target practice.

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Re: Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: spunky ()
Date: April 15, 2009 09:14PM

You know pirates have been around along time, are we moving backwards in time now?

Back in the 90's the Navy was being shot at by pirates off Thailand, there's so much not mentioned.

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Re: Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: Navy Vet ()
Date: April 15, 2009 10:25PM

We've been dealing with pirates off Somalia for years too, but nobody gave a shit until some Americans were taken hostage.

My buddy's ship actually blew some up back in March '06, after the opened fire on them with some AKs. Not sure what they were thinking there.

Pretty much every ship out of the east coast that heads over to the gulf shoots down to Somalia for a few weeks at some point to go around in circles and pretend they're actually making a difference.

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Re: Pirates attack second US vessel... and fail. ;)
Posted by: Shadow ()
Date: April 24, 2009 09:38PM

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