Bad career move - Somali pirates
Heh... From the UK
Guardian:
Blundering Somali pirates arrested after attack on anti-piracy ship
Attackers mistook naval vessel for a merchant ship off the Somalia coast, Nato says
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 today.
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, yesterday afternoon.
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 taskforces to work together and strike a momentous blow for maritime safety and security."
As for their fate:
Nato said the detained suspects will remain on board until a decision is made as to where they will be prosecuted.
Me? I would take them up in a helicopter, fly over some costal village and drop them off several hundred feet in the air.
Dans ce pays-ci, il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres...
Posted by DaveH at March 30, 2009 9:16 PM
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