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Four More Darwin Award Candidates Bite The Dust - 5/17/2011 10:24:35 AM

MasterCord

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The Danish Navy killed four pirates and released 16 hostages last Thursday after an encounter with a pirated vessel.

The Danish warship ESBERN SNARE was approached by a pirate mother ship Thursday morning odd the coast of Somalia. When the warship told the pirate ship to stop, the vessel opened fire, and the warship immediately returned with fire. The pirates onboard finally surrendered, throwing their weapons in the water.

Four pirates were killed during the firefight and 24 were taken into custody – 10 of the 24 were treated for injuries onboard the warship. No Navy personnel or 16 Iranian hostages onboard the dhow were injured during the mission.

The four dead pirates were buried at sea in following with NATO procedures and Muslim traditions.

(From Maritime Executive Online)

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Talk about over-confidence. Attack a WARSHIP already at general quarters, with a dhow??????

Seems burying criminals at sea is becoming a growth industry.

MC

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RE: Four More Darwin Award Candidates Bite The Dust - 5/17/2011 8:08:15 PM

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Y'know, I figure that by the time I retire the checks won't be worth the paper on which they're printed. So I have an idea. I'll just get a canoe and start shooting at a Coast Guard ship. Hell, I'll probably even get a free burial at sea.

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RE: Four More Darwin Award Candidates Bite The Dust - 5/18/2011 1:51:39 PM

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One of these stories comes up every year or two. Usually, it's a military cargo ship or a military oiler so it doesn't really look like a war ship....then the M2's start coming out of the arms lockers. They're always fun to read.

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