Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 53766
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2010/4/1-14 [Reference/Military, Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:53766 Activity:nil
4/1     http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100401/ap_on_re_af/af_piracy
        Pirates attacked a guided missile warship.  What on earth were they
        thinking???
        \_ "If we take *puff* over that huge *puuuuff* warship with the
            *puffffff* missiles we'll be able to *cough* take on anything
            and be really *puff cough* rich!"
            \_ :-)
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100401/ap_on_re_af/af_piracy
Kenya seeks to cancel deals for trying Somali pirates AFP/File - A group of suspected Somali pirates stands against a wall moments after French war ship the Nivose brought ... By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer Jason Straziuso, Associated Press Writer - Thu Apr 1, 1:17 pm ET NAIROBI, Kenya - The small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken on far more than they could handle: a US warship. The USS Nicholas, a guided missile frigate, was tracking the pirates when they opened fire early Thursday in Indian Ocean waters, the US military said. The Nicholas, which saw combat in the first Gulf War, returned fire and disabled the skiff. Navy personnel later boarded and detained three suspects. The Americans found two more bandits on a nearby mothership and later sank the skiff. It was not the first attack against a Navy ship, but it underscored the fact that most pirates aren't terribly sophisticated, said Roger Middleton, a piracy expert at the British think tank Chatham House. "If you think of the kind of young men who are doing this, they go out into the middle of the ocean in a tiny boat. They might not always make rational decisions, and they often attack things that are bigger than they should (attack)," said Middleton. "It's also quite possible that they don't have a full understanding of the targets they are attacking. Perhaps they just see a big ship they think is a worth a lot of money," he said. International naval forces have stepped up their enforcement of the waters off East Africa in an effort to thwart a growing pirate trade. Thursday's attack took place between the coast of Kenya and the island nation of Seychelles, said Navy Lt. Last May, pirates chased a US Navy warship and fired small arms at it. The ship, which had recently served as a prison for captured pirates, increased speed and evaded the attack. French and Dutch naval ships also have been attacked by pirates. Thursday's attack came just shy of a year since pirates attacked the US-flagged Maersk Alabama and took American Richard Phillips hostage. Phillips was rescued five days later when Navy SEAL snipers shot three pirates in a lifeboat. The US Africa Command said the five pirates seized Thursday would remain in US custody on board the frigate for now. Foughty, the Navy spokesman, said it wasn't yet clear what would be done with the pirate suspects. Doug Burnett, a maritime expert in the global law firm Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, said the five should be charged with piracy and tried in the United States. "After all, attacking a Navy warship is a pretty obvious pirate cause of action. But the US has not been consistent in trying pirates," he said. "The one for the Maersk Alabama is on trial in New York. But others have been let off or sent to Kenya for trial." Experts say piracy will continue to be a problem until an effective government is established on Somalia's lawless shores. The country has not had a functioning government for 19 years. The USS Nicholas served in the first Gulf War, attacking Iraqi positions off the coast of Kuwait and capturing the first Iraqi prisoners of war. The Nicholas also rescued a downed F-16 pilot from the waters off the Kuwait coast. Meanwhile, the Taiwan government said it fears a Taiwanese fishing boat may have been hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast. Officials lost contact with the 79-ton Jih-chun Tsai 68 fishing trawler on Wednesday. Report Abuse I'm sure King Barry will have to apologize to some pirate lord on how our Navy was cruel to his pirates. Congradulations are in order for the ship and it's crew, fair winds and Godspeed shipmates. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.