you just took an American ship .............

MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN) -- Richard Phillips, the captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, tried to escape from his captors Thursday night by jumping out of the lifeboat where he's being held, a U.S. official said Friday.

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Phillips was believed to be trying to swim to the USS Bainbridge, a naval warship that is in communication with the gunmen holding Phillips off Somalia's coast, the official said.
The kidnappers jumped into the water, recaptured him, and returned him to the lifeboat, according to the official.
The U.S. military has every reason to believe that he was unharmed in the incident, the official said.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/10/somalia.u.s.ship/index.html
 
are you guys old enough to remember "carter",,tried to talk his way out of everything,,
made us americans look even worse,,IMO!!
 
it's getting tense. friggin' pirates. :cuss:


http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-10-voa31.cfm

"The officials say the pirates, who are holding Phillips on a lifeboat, are apparently trying to use the other hostages as shields. The lifeboat is being trailed by a U.S. warship, the USS Bainbridge.
The pirates have threatened to kill Phillips if they are attacked. They are demanding a ransom for his release."
 
These pirates really have nothing to live for if they are hijacking US ships. The most powerful country on the planet... are they really this insane?

I think the Somalians earn the Balls of Titanium Alloy award.
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it's estimated they have earned over $30 million. the somalies kicked our ass once, I guess their really not too scared.
 
the pirates are forming a, a, ..................... what do you call a formation of pirates?

like all the other pirates are in their boats surrounding there buddies. they are going to take on the navy. crazy pirates. arg.
 
wtf? and they get away with it?


"A US military official said that early on Saturday the four pirates in the lifeboat, who are believed to be armed with pistols and AK-47 assault rifles, fired a few shots at a small navy vessel which had approached, possibly to conduct reconnaissance."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7995543.stm
 
hu...all this bull shit over a couple of pirates? WTF?
all the president has to do is issue a ultimatum to the pirates give up the capt we will let you go or dont give up the capt.
in that case you are going to be boarded and taken if you point a gun at the crew coming over you will be destroyed .
if you kill the capt. you will die in gittmo. ( the muslims hate the sound of gittmo).
send in the seals and be done with this bull shit.
the president is making this country the laughing stock of the world.
 
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