Walter, The hijaking in question has nothing to do with kid gloves, Sweden or Switzerland. Don't forget, the Russian navy show off operation was after finding out that the ships crew had locked themselves safely in a compartment. What deserves praise is the South Korean navy demonstrating outstanding performance a few weeks ago by killing most of the pirates and saving all of the good guys who were exposed to the firefight. S/V Quest a 58ft US yacht was hijacked, captain and crew were held at gunpoint. US Navy located the small target very efficiently and followed the yacht very effectively but evidently there was no opportunity to kill the hijackers without one of them also getting the opportunity to kill some or all of the good guys so lets not compare apples and oranges. If the almighty Russian destroyer captain had intercepted the S/V Quest what was he going to do that we don't allow the US captains to do? This is the question you need to answer. Other than that, we have enough monkeys who constantly beat their chests on this list. No offense mate, just telling you the thoughts I consider rational. Ahmet sv8827
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:35:20 -0400 Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Pirates get another one I think it's about time we take the kid gloves off and show we mean business. I personally don't care what Sweden or Switzerland think about us, we have the duty (and power) to defend our citizens. Piracy is covered by international law… (hang'em high?) Loved the way the Russians handled it, maybe it sends a message "Don't mess with Russian flagged vessels"? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Rogers Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Pirates get another one The USS Momsen is on scene. < http://www.strategypage.com/military_photos/201102051916.aspx > This is the missile frigate USS Momsen destroying pirate skiffs on February 4th after an attempted attack on a tanker. She is in company with the cruiser USS Bunker Hill. Let us hope that they can rescue the American citizens aboard the sailboat. This will be more difficult as the pirates are in-charge of the pleasure craft. It will probably depend upon US Marine and SEAL assets available to the task force. Ron Rogers _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
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