They just don't learn, do they?? .... Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
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They just don't learn, do they?? .... Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
dwc43 Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:25 am
Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
Reuters
American ship damaged in latest pirate attack
IMB hails 'robust' military action against pirates AFP/Ecpad – A picture released by the French army off the Somalian coast shows pirates and hostages on the boat, …
Tue Apr 14, 9:46 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pirates attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons, but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner said on Tuesday.
The crew of the Liberty Sun was unharmed, but the vessel suffered damage, according to a statement from Liberty Maritime Corp of Lake Success, New York.
The ship immediately requested help from the U.S. Navy and was now under escort, the statement said.
"We are grateful and pleased that no one was injured and the crew and the ship are safe," it said.
Liberty Maritime said the pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the vessel, which was carrying U.S. food aid for African nations and was en route to Mombasa, Kenya, from Houston, it said.
A spokesman for U.S. Central Command had no immediate comment on the incident.
It was the second attack in a week on a U.S.-flagged ship in the region. On Sunday, U.S. snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American ship captain they had been holding hostage for five days.
Heavily armed pirates from lawless Somalia have been increasingly striking the busy Indian Ocean shipping lanes and strategic Gulf of Aden, capturing dozens of vessels, hundreds of hostages and making off with millions of dollars in ransoms.
Earlier on Tuesday, Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on a third in attacks that showed a determination to go on striking at shipping on the region's strategic trade routes.
The attacks were a clear sign pirate gangs have not been deterred by two raids in recent days in which U.S. and French special forces killed five pirates.
Reuters
American ship damaged in latest pirate attack
IMB hails 'robust' military action against pirates AFP/Ecpad – A picture released by the French army off the Somalian coast shows pirates and hostages on the boat, …
Tue Apr 14, 9:46 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pirates attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons, but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner said on Tuesday.
The crew of the Liberty Sun was unharmed, but the vessel suffered damage, according to a statement from Liberty Maritime Corp of Lake Success, New York.
The ship immediately requested help from the U.S. Navy and was now under escort, the statement said.
"We are grateful and pleased that no one was injured and the crew and the ship are safe," it said.
Liberty Maritime said the pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the vessel, which was carrying U.S. food aid for African nations and was en route to Mombasa, Kenya, from Houston, it said.
A spokesman for U.S. Central Command had no immediate comment on the incident.
It was the second attack in a week on a U.S.-flagged ship in the region. On Sunday, U.S. snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American ship captain they had been holding hostage for five days.
Heavily armed pirates from lawless Somalia have been increasingly striking the busy Indian Ocean shipping lanes and strategic Gulf of Aden, capturing dozens of vessels, hundreds of hostages and making off with millions of dollars in ransoms.
Earlier on Tuesday, Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on a third in attacks that showed a determination to go on striking at shipping on the region's strategic trade routes.
The attacks were a clear sign pirate gangs have not been deterred by two raids in recent days in which U.S. and French special forces killed five pirates.
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Re: They just don't learn, do they?? .... Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
dmw56 Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:34 pm
Wonder what they would do if someone shot back at them! Arm the sailors and ships!
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Re: They just don't learn, do they?? .... Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
dwc43 Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:02 am
Good idea. Lets start up a security company catering to the shipping industry. After all land base companies have armed and unarmed security. 
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