Conservative Rumblings

THAT’S the way to do it, boys!

Arlington, Va. — Captain Richard Phillips is now safe and healthy aboard the USS Boxer after Navy Seals launched a rescue attempt that ended when snipers killed three pirates in three shots, all direct hits to the head.

Vice Admiral William Gortney, Commander of Navy’s 5th Fleet, told journalists at the Pentagon Sunday evening a decision was made to take the shots after the pirates were spotted pointing an AK-47 into the back of Captain Phillips.

As soon as the shots were fired, Navy Seals “scurried down” a tow line attached to the lifeboat, and were the first to get to Phillips. They surveyed the scene and found three dead pirates. Phillips was alive, although tied up.

Three snipers…three pirates…three headshots. Freaking awesome.

Hopefully this serves as a warning. If you mess with the bull, you’ll get the horns.

We may have a totally naive wuss in office, but our military is still the toughest fighting force on the planet and they will stop at nothing to protect American lives. Thank you for your service, ladies and gentlemen.

Fox News, AP and CBS are reporting that the 20-man American crew has regained control of their vessel after it was hijacked by Somali pirates.

US Crew Tosses Pirates Overboard, Retakes Ship

CBS News Pentagon Correspondent David Martin reports the crew of the Maersk Alabama has overpowered the pirates, threw three of them overboard, and took one of the men into custody, according to military sources. The 20 American crewmembers are reportedly back in control of the ship

THAT’S AMERICAN RESOLVE RIGHT THERE, BABY! YEAH!!!! If you mess with us, you are going to pay a price!

More from the AP:

“The crew is back in control of the ship,” a U.S. official said at midday, speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the record. “It’s reported that one pirate is on board under crew control — the other three were trying to flee,” the official said. The status of the other pirates was unknown, the official said, but they were reported to “be in the water.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the crew of an American-flagged vessel hijacked off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the ship and has one pirate in custody.

The official said the status of the other pirates is unknown but they were reported to “be in the water.” The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

The ship was captured by pirates near the coast of Somalia, in what is believed to be the first hostage-taking of American sailors in 200 years.

BBC:

The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources.

Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by the crew of the Danish-owned Maersk Alabama, which was seized earlier in the Indian Ocean.

The status of the other pirates was unknown, but officials said they were “in the water”.

That’s what you guys get for attacking an American ship! Want to go for round 2???

Blackbeard would not be proud.

Pirates who attacked a ship off the coast of Somalia got more than they bargained for when it turned out to be a naval vessel - from an international force against piracy, Nato said.

The pirates apparently mistook the FGS Spessart for a commercial merchant ship when they targeted it in the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen.

The German supply ship pursued the pirate boat, joined by two other ships, a frigate, a helicopter and a plane.

A Nato spokesman said: “Poor judgment by the pirates turned out to be a real opportunity for seven nations representing three task forces to work together and strike a momentous blow for maritime safety and security.”

I’m sorry, but I just find this hilarious. I find the whole concept of a bunch of Somali pirates running around yelling “avast” and “scallywag” while wearing eye-patches awesome, but this would be akin to a pirate ship in the 1700s sidling up to a British patrol ship and demanding they surrender. Just amazingly stupid, and thus amazingly funny for us to witness.