Cruise Ship Attacked by Somali Pirates

[Amused]

Talk about scary!!!

Cruise Ship Attacked by Somali Pirates
Monday, December 01, 2008

AP

A luxury cruise ship carrying passengers between Rome and Singapore came under attack from Somali pirates as it sailed between Somalia and Yemen on Sunday.

The Nautica, an Oceania cruise ship, was carrying 690 American, British and Australian passengers and a 386-member crew when two small fishing boats tried to intercept it.

The ship's captain, Jurica Brajcic, began evasive maneuvres when the pirates were about 1,000 yards away from the ship and managed to avert the attack.

While cargo ships and small pleasure boats have been attacked by Somali pirates in the past, this is only the second time they have attempted to hijack a cruise ship.

Three years ago, rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the Seabourn Spirit. Two of the ship's officers were injured.

"Nautica was immediately brought to flank speed and was able to outrun the two skiffs," An Oceania spokesman said.

"One of the skiffs did manage to close the range to approximately 300 yards and fired eight rifle shots in the direction of the vessel before trailing off."

No one aboard the ship was harmed and the ship did not suffer any damage.

 

[dainthomas]

The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Evasive huh? This isn't that big of a cruise ship though and can manage some speed and maneuvers. However, those monster liners they're building at Royal Caribbean are slow boats that chug along at 20 kts at best.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

Actually that would be great... a cruise ship just roaming around, but instead of customers its full of marines. Just start wiping out pirates.

 

[Mr Pickles]

404 credible source not found.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: dainthomas
The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

Actually that would be great... a cruise ship just roaming around, but instead of customers its full of marines. Just start wiping out pirates.

The old Trojan Horse trick eh!?

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Evasive huh? This isn't that big of a cruise ship though and can manage some speed and maneuvers. However, those monster liners they're building at Royal Caribbean are slow boats that chug along at 20 kts at best.

I guess these just happened to be the retarded pirates.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
404 credible source not found.

http://www.google.com/search?n...ca+pirates&btnG=Search

http://news.google.com/news?nu...property-revision&cd=1

Yeah, I'm about as much of a liar as you are a googler.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Evasive huh? This isn't that big of a cruise ship though and can manage some speed and maneuvers. However, those monster liners they're building at Royal Caribbean are slow boats that chug along at 20 kts at best.

I guess these just happened to be the retarded pirates.

Kinda like the ones that tried to attack a US missile cruiser a few years ago. I believe a few warning shots from the gatling gun mounted on the front helped convince them to change their minds.

Anyway, the US should just start conducting maneuvers off the coast of Somalia. You know, keep a carrier battle group there. That would probably help curb the piracy problem.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
404 credible source not found.

http://www.google.com/search?n...ca+pirates&btnG=Search

http://news.google.com/news?nu...property-revision&cd=1

Yeah, I'm about as much of a liar as you are a googler.

Oh I never called you a liar. Its not my job to hunt for the original article of your posts.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Were you the call-in-an-air-strike guy?

 

[Wheezer]

It's too bad that the Love Boat was never hijacked by Mr. Rourke and Tattoo and held for ransom on Fantasy Island.

They could have sent in Steve Austin and Jamie Sommers for a rescue attempt.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
404 credible source not found.

why would someone make up something like this?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
Were you the call-in-an-air-strike guy?

Was. But now I advocate calling in a SEAL team or something similar.

Whatever we do, we need to stop paying ransoms before they get control of a large cruise ship.

 

[Aikouka]

They ought to try and use this against them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Freedom_(LCS-1)

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
Were you the call-in-an-air-strike guy?

Was. But now I advocate calling in a SEAL team or something similar.

Whatever we do, we need to stop paying ransoms before they get control of a large cruise ship.

Fair enough, that seems like a much more rational position. Agreed that paying ransoms is a bad idea either way.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
404 credible source not found.

why would someone make up something like this?

Why would you reply without reading my post a few posts above this? Amused wouldn't make this up, but good for nothing fake news websites would. I just didn't see it on CNN or MSNBC and wondered where it came from.

Edit: Hey look at that, there she is, MSNBC finally caught up with the Miami Herald.

 

[isekii]

Just deploy a small sub in the water.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

It would be statistically unlikely that it would be one of the very few ships that the pirates attack. You need to either arm all ships out there, have a rapid response force, or simply ignore it and count it as another danger of doing business in the region.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

They need to start making it a past time to do "skeet shooting" with pirates and .50 cal machine guns. Pirates come, people can go up and start ripping off rounds at them!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
404 credible source not found.

why would someone make up something like this?

Why would you reply without reading my post a few posts above this? Amused wouldn't make this up, but good for nothing fake news websites would. I just didn't see it on CNN or MSNBC and wondered where it came from.

Edit: Hey look at that, there she is, MSNBC finally caught up with the Miami Herald.

It was an AP story.

And do you really think I would read, much less reference anything but a reputable news site?

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

I like this idea.

 

[child of wonder]

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: dainthomas
The Navy should buy a cruise ship and pack it full of Marines.

It would be statistically unlikely that it would be one of the very few ships that the pirates attack. You need to either arm all ships out there, have a rapid response force, or simply ignore it and count it as another danger of doing business in the region.

I'd say have each liner carry two Army personnel, both above average snipers, and pick off the pirates as they approach.

<obligatory sarcastic racism>
Or throw a bucket of KFC overboard to distract them while the liner gets away.
</obligatory sarcastic racism>

 

[darkxshade]

You think missiles and guns are enough? It's all fun and games for the Navy until the pirates summon the Kraken... then they're in a world of hurt. :disgust:

 

[God Mode]

fucking geneva agreements.