I know a Somalian pirate, he hates when the get the wrong ship.

Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship

Mar 17, 12:01 pm ET
NAIROBI, Kenya – These somali pirates picked the wrong ship to hijack.

Troops aboard the Dutch warship HNLMS Tromp fired warning shots Wednesday off the coast of East Africa as suspected Somali pirates in two small skiffs raced toward their warship, the EU Naval Force said.

After the pirates realized they had made what spokesman Cmdr. John Harbour called a "rather silly mistake," they turned around and fled. EU Naval Force personnel tracked down the two skiffs and a third suspected mothership, finding ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades on board, said Harbour, a spokesman for the EU Naval Force.

The two skiffs were destroyed and the pirates were set free on the mothership after it had been cleared of weapons.

"This morning's attack may show a lack of sophistication in the pirate's selection of targets, but it should be a warning to the merchant community that the pirates will try to attack any vessel on the high seas," said Harbour.

The EU Naval Force has disrupted 11 pirate attack groups off the coast of East Africa over the last two weeks as part of a more offensive mindset to stop pirate attacks, Harbour said.

Experts say piracy will continue to be a problem until an effective government is established on Somalia's lawless shores. It has not had a functioning government since a socialist dictatorship dissolved into civil war 19 years ago. The current administration is too busy fighting an Islamic insurgency to tackle the well-armed and well-funded pirate bases along its 1,900-mile (3,100-kilometer) long coastline.

The London-based International Maritime Bureau says Somali pirates captured 47 vessels last year and launched 217 attacks. More than 100 crew are still being held.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_re_af/piracy

[Edited on March 18, 2010 at 3:00 PM. Reason : n]

3/18/2010 3:00:20 PM

[Edited on March 18, 2010 at 3:02 PM. Reason : nevermind]

3/18/2010 3:01:13 PM

Man...Blackbeard would have never made a mistake like that...

3/18/2010 3:01:29 PM

if it was robert the hair, he would be attacking a douche warship

3/18/2010 3:02:04 PM

and this one for lols

3/18/2010 3:13:40 PM

now how is releasing them going to prevent them from committing future attacks?

3/18/2010 3:25:44 PM

Theres no need for anyone to ever own a gun...if your ship is being boarded by pirates, just dial 9-1-1

3/18/2010 4:10:22 PM

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"now how is releasing them going to prevent them from committing future attacks?"

i guess they still have spears and bean shooters

3/18/2010 4:14:48 PM

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"Man...Blackbeard would have never made a mistake like that... "

Blackbeard's mind was so ravaged by syphilis that he probably would have made this mistake numerous times.

3/18/2010 5:01:33 PM

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"now how is releasing them going to prevent them from committing future attacks?"

for real...I thought you were allowed to hang pirates then and there

3/18/2010 5:02:56 PM

i wish someone would come out with a poster cartoon about france in which there are four stages

first stage.......france looks at germany and just is face to face

second stage.....france in a full nelson by another german standing behind him while getting punched in the face and balls

third stage........a little french kid going from scared and compliant infront of the nazi to flicking him off while his back is turned.

4th stage.........we are standing next to them and all they can say is peace peace peace

3/18/2010 6:20:54 PM

They should have fucking fed them to the sharks.

3/18/2010 6:36:34 PM

I wonder if they shop at Leather Mystics.

3/18/2010 7:10:35 PM

France kicked some serious ass in the early 19th century.

3/18/2010 8:01:48 PM

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"Blackbeard's mind was so ravaged by syphilis that he probably would have made this mistake numerous times."

But he didn't

3/18/2010 11:15:37 PM

you pick some weird shit to obsess over

3/18/2010 11:20:04 PM

hahaha...don't judge me!

3/18/2010 11:22:29 PM

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"Coalition forces released the suspected pirates after making sure they couldn’t attack again."

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/02/photos-show-navy-warship-destroying-pirate-mother-ship/?hpt=T2

facepalm

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4/2/2010 3:44:44 PM

Solinari Pirates

4/2/2010 3:47:35 PM

I love how so many fucking pacifists are like "DON'T ARM YOURSELVES, THAT WILL ONLY CREATE MORE BLOODSHED."

You're damn right it will, and that's exactly what we need. Dead fucking pirates and a living fucking crew.

4/2/2010 3:49:56 PM

Somali pirates stole all my fuckin eggs

4/2/2010 3:52:03 PM