Then you’re going to love Somalia. No central government since 1991.
And pirates. Lots and lots of pirates.
I hate pirates.
In this, I am not alone:
The guided missile destroyer USS Winston S Churchill went in pursuit of a suspect vessel after receiving a report of piracy, the navy said.
When other efforts failed, the Churchill fired warning shots to bring the boat to a halt.
The Churchill shadowed the suspect vessel, and tried to make contact over the radio, before resorting on Saturday to “aggressive manoeuvring in an attempt to stop the vessel”.
When this failed, “Churchill fired warning shots. The vessel cut speed and went dead in the water,” the statements said.
Later an unspecified number of sailors were taken off the vessel and a quantity of small arms was recovered, the navy said.
Piracy, including hijackings and hostage-taking, has become common off anarchic Somalia, where there has been no effective central government since 1991.
Nice job, fellas. For, you know: Black shoes.
Hard for Hornets to capture surface ships…
That’s true. But we can put ‘em to bed right quick
Yes sir, that’s true… but the pirate hunting done today sounded good. Makes Surface Warfare look cool for sure.
However to Naval Aviation’s credit, helicopters were out there in this little adventure. I know because we have been beating our heads against the wall to get them parts ….every day…..
Friend of my talked with the the Suppo on the ship, he said the whole thing was “mighty interesting”….Hows that for an understatment.
My black shoe skimmer brothers did a fine job. Not something my particular branch could do. Perhaps that’s why my brothers are known as Surface Warriors.
BZ to Winston. Press on.
Subsunk
Not that this has anything to do with your post… but I found this rather amusing:
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Neptunus Lex! An average beaver can cut down Neptunus Lex every year.Plato believed that the souls of melancholy people would be reincarnated into Neptunus Lex.Neptunus Lex can grow up to three feet in a 24 hour period!There are 336 dimples on Neptunus Lex.It is bad luck to walk under Neptunus Lex.The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in Neptunus Lex!The horns of Neptunus Lex are made entirely from hair.If you drop Neptunus Lex from the top of the Empire State Building, he will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground.In Japan, Neptunus Lex can only be prepared by chefs specially trained and certified by the government.All the moons of the Solar System are named after characters from Greek and Roman mythology, except the moons of Uranus, which are named after Neptunus Lex.I am interested in – do tell me aboutherhimitthem
I’m willing to try out that theory about you growing three feet in a 24 hour period….but I’m not so sure about the whole “moons of Uranus” thing. Sounds kinda kinky…..
*grin*
LMAO! That’s the best one I’ve seen yet! (In case you’re all confused, this is what Were-Kitten is talking about).
FbL-
I’m trying REALLY hard to restrain myself from making a comment about the “beaver” cutting down a Neptunus Lex every year….
MUST.EXHIBIT.RESTRAINT……
We did have an FA-18 help us find the one “orange” sub in the Med…of a flight of 6 that dawn, only one had a working FLIR and the sub CO “blinked,” and was found trolling about the surface. A 1/5th headed to the other CV, per the night intentions promise from the ASUWC. Me and the other watch officer, an P-3/FO, were very happy the USMC sqaudron wasn’t the locators. Our commodore was a huomorless type (Lex, you met him on a middie cruise)….
The pirate “prize” should be sold at auction and divied up to the Churchill’s crew.
Aye, more grog for the men (and women)!
B2
Arrrrrghhh!!!!
I wonder how you say that in Somali.
Arrrrrrrrrgghh!!!!
Wonder how that translates in Somali.
I wonder if the Pirates are still as active in the Gulf of Siam and South China Sea as they were 40+ years ago?
Pirates – scum of the earth not fit to play with Leftists. Found under wet rocks, mold covered excrement and/or Michael Moore.
US Navy – Definitive cure for piracy. Solid, all-American group of fighting men and women possessing the technologic superiority to seek out and destroy Pirates. Recent evidence indicates the Surface Warfare Community (oldest and most revered of all Communities)has scored the latest points in the never ending war against Piracy.
Go Navy!
fwiw, pirate booty = roach infested. Not worth keeping under any circumstances.
skippy, at least you only had to worry about parts. we had to fend off the opnav weenies who were calling every 5 minues for updates and with stupid questions.
Yes, there is such a thing as a stupid question. I have heard them asked all the way from O-3 to O-6 his past week – although I suspect they O-3 has be directed to ask the staff equivalent of “where’s the relative bearing grease” by his superiors.
Sweet!!! Put a couple over the bow and send in the VBSS team. Man, I miss being croud control of the skeleton crew!!!