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@jasonvazquez2563

Жыл бұрын

Destroyer and a Tico Cruiser, big difference

@exrep0182

Жыл бұрын

Sounds very interesting 🤔 👀

@goofyone4043

10 ай бұрын

Somali's obviously aren't too bright...LOL

@richardschwartz5797

10 ай бұрын

The problem is. Is that we have been become so "weak" in the minds of any agressor that they are not intimidated in approaching our forces. VERY SAD

@siroswaldfortitude5346

9 ай бұрын

I think our navy should just blow them out of the water, and leave them to the sharks. Arresting them is not a deterrent. @@richardschwartz5797

USS Cape St. George: "They scratched my paint!"

@spartan078ben

Жыл бұрын

And the ship took it personally...

@krafterz12

Жыл бұрын

Tis but a scratch

@stephenmccalley8346

11 ай бұрын

Yes, deck division was not happy.

@haz1013

Ай бұрын

They are not attacking cargo, cruise or tanker ship but THE BOSS.😂😂😂 Ooops!!!

Abdul now an instant uncontested Darwin award hall of famer.

@kleuafflatus

Жыл бұрын

I'd say it's a tough competition with the stowaways who attacked the crew of a ship in the English channel literally outside of the British SBS base lol

@RadioactiveSherbet

Жыл бұрын

@@kleuafflatus Maybe they had no idea where they were? Dunno.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

@@kleuafflatus nah, those deserve to be praised: on-the-job training is rare, they gave the SBS commandos a great training chance 🤣

@edwinsalau150

Жыл бұрын

@@kleuafflatus Was Maggie p.m. at the time? For their sake I hope not!

@edwinsalau150

Жыл бұрын

It must be a relative that we have in the United States Congress from Minnesota!

For everyone wondering: the 12 Pirates were exchanged for hostages of a freight ship that went missing in January the same year. i had to quite dig deep for that one. But of course this happened behind closed doors and was covered up quite nicely. Officially the USA does not make deals with terrorists and pirates. but behind the scenes... well, if innocents can get back to their loved ones, its worth in my book.

@otpyrcralphpierre1742

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. Thank you for your work on this, I'm sure it took a Lot of time.

@CJ-1776

Жыл бұрын

good info. Yeah 12 useless pieces of trash in exchange for innocent people is a trade I'd make every day. That coast is so infested with these rodents that sending 12 of them back is pretty insignificant.

@otpyrcralphpierre1742

Жыл бұрын

@@CJ-1776 I would have sent them back with a remote-control hidden destruct button. BOOM! Take out their Peeps, too.

@josevarela3913

Жыл бұрын

Unless there’s a basketball player involved.

@collincaperton6718

Жыл бұрын

@Otpyrc Ralph Pierre that would completely destroy up any trust either side has for eachother to be able to make proper exchanges, if this were to happen not only would it be a war crime but we would never be able to negotiate an exchange again

The epitome of "bringing a knife to a gun fight"... "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" also comes to mind.

I love how you put the word damage between apostrophes when describing the 'Damage' done to USS Cape St George

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

it’s still damage even if it’s nothing some filler and paint won’t fix then again, they’re probably just going to repaint and put markers where the dings were to commemorate the event

@ATBatmanMALS31

Жыл бұрын

@@bostonrailfan2427 the black shoe navy sure does have a hard on for remembering battle damage ... in the airwing, we just hoped the next damage wouldn't be in the same spot (harder to repair)...

@joebloe1401

Жыл бұрын

🦍🐒🐵APES NOT TOO SMART, EH!!!! 😄🙂🙃

@nikel-

Жыл бұрын

Well, it is still a damage. I imagine some people furiously repainted the whole thing

@shingoku999999

Жыл бұрын

Lol dents and chips in the paint. Wtf were the skinnies thinking?

Wow! There's an IQ test for you, attacking a destroyer with an RPG!😂

@RadioactiveSherbet

Жыл бұрын

I mean, I dunno if these guys are given target profiles of warships & cargo vessels, but Jesus Christ, surely it would be rather obvious that something is up when 2 vessels are in formation with each other... and then open fire with machine guns. Maybe that should've been enough of a clue that continuing the engagement was *NOT* the best idea. haha

@edwinlamont4187

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they'd read about Lieutenant Mills and his lads on what they did to the ARA Guerrico at South Georgia in 1982!

@Fuhrerjehova

Жыл бұрын

@@RadioactiveSherbet If I see a ship with canons on it I will not engage it with small arms and RPG fire. I don't need to know if it's a Swedish coastal corvette or a US destroyer, because I will be fucked either way.

@RadioactiveSherbet

Жыл бұрын

@@Fuhrerjehova Nationality was not my point. It was simply warship vs. civilian ship. You are absolutely right, though. A warship is a warship... and RPGs & small arms vs a warship is like a knife to gunfight.

@allen6173

Жыл бұрын

@@RadioactiveSherbet A butter knife.

As a Navy vet I can only shake my head at the blatant stupidity of attacking a fully armed US Navy vessel with small arms. Bravo Zulu to all hands! Cheers....

@Dilllonm

Жыл бұрын

its like attacking the death star except you guys dont have a exhaust port

@bazzer124

Жыл бұрын

@@Dilllonm and they don't have x-wing fighters! Cheers....

@CASA-dy4vs

Ай бұрын

@@Dilllonmor, attacking an entire flotilla of Anti Air directed ships in a small piper cub

When I was in the US Navy in the mid'80s, we were attacked by three small craft off of Beirut in the early morning. They had slipped by our escort vessels and were within a few thousand yards. With our 5" guns and short-range missiles, all three were destroyed. One of the scarier hours I spent while serving.

@joyamador5992

Жыл бұрын

Why not just kill all of them ?

@danielcarlson800

Жыл бұрын

Last mistake those pirates WILL EVER MAKE!!!!!

@goodshipkaraboudjan

Жыл бұрын

Ship?

@joyamador5992

Жыл бұрын

@@rezakarampour6286 Israel admit mistake. Not intentional.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

@@joyamador5992 Must SEE . ' The Military Knows Israel Did 911 . '

If only the stupidity of the pirates was just a little more lethal.

@Part_121_Wannabe

Жыл бұрын

Those pirates are desperate, not stupid.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

@@Part_121_Wannabe the one killed was probably their “leader” AKA the thug threatening them and their families forcing them into the job

@K0gashuk0

Жыл бұрын

It would have been nice if they were not too close for the five inch.

@allen480

Жыл бұрын

@@K0gashuk0 I call bullshit about the 5” being too close to use and I am very disappointed in the COs of both ships. They should have blown the Somalis to Mars!

@peterni2234

Жыл бұрын

@@allen480 no offense, but if that’s the thoughts you and I have, there’s ain’t no way either one of us is getting close to the fire control system.

4 min video huh? Guess that’s how long the pirates lasted lmao

@TheOrangePatriot

Жыл бұрын

i wish i lasted 4 mints

@joebloe1401

Жыл бұрын

🦍🐒🐵APES NOT TOO SMART, EH!!!! 😄🙂🙃

@masteroogway1586

Жыл бұрын

@@joebloe1401 thats a little racist but you know what fuck it i dont care

@John117-BlueTeam

Жыл бұрын

Oh god, that got me rolling🤣

@Alexis_Gz

Жыл бұрын

@@joebloe1401 funny thing you come from one😂

These pirates have devastating effect on travelers of civilian vessels. They murder and kidnap and much worse. These people for the most part are remorseless and ruthless. They should have ben left to swim home.

The pirates need to go back to ship identification class.😂

The real insanity isn't the pirates attacking two destroyers, it's the fact that the pirates were returned to their home country after being well-fed and cared for no doubt.

@bongodrumzz

Жыл бұрын

and hopefully repatriated from 10,000 feet without parachutes?

@jacquesblaque7728

Жыл бұрын

Hardly. Those ex-pirates likely would spread the word that those gray-ghost ships' small arms (.50 cal M-2s) are badass. Shoulda fired a few rounds from 5"-54s.

@TheDunks209

Жыл бұрын

The U.S. ships were probably thankful. To them it was like a live action training drill.

@jonathanbair523

Жыл бұрын

Kinda makes you wonder what we are doing with are Navy there if they can't enforce the law of the sea on one of the most clean cut cases of pirates... Only case I can think of that is more clean cut is when the Pirates went to raid a war ship... I think that was a Dutch Friget...

@poonlenghenryyap2923

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDunks209 they probably framed d pirates after attacking the pirates.

The miss judgment of all miss judgments 😂

AAAH Daammit You Scratched my boat!!!

Just for clarification, the destroyers could have used their main guns in a direct line of fire. However they were in what at the time they considered "minimum engagement zone" because they didn't want to risk having the explosion rain shrapnel down on the US ships.

@Dilllonm

Жыл бұрын

basically even a-fraction of their full power was more a danger to themselves than the pirates full power lol

@KawaiiSoulB42

Жыл бұрын

The main guns of the destroyer would killed all the pirates.

@TheThewulasvegas

Жыл бұрын

Raining men…

@patrickdoyle9369

Жыл бұрын

Didn't what to risk shrapnel raining down onto a war ship !!! ... HELLO it's a war ship... That's like having a brawl in a pub bar and worrying about glass being broken.. Who gives a shit about shrapnel when you're under fire.. Or taking up boxing and not wanting to get cut.. . And trust me i wouldn't have let them go, only to go back to what they're doing again, with more information on what to do next time.. I'd had sent them to the bottom of the sea ASAP. Too bloody soft, that's the problem...

My father was on Gonzalez when this happened and our family is still good friends with the Commander. I remember him telling this story when I was young but I forgot most the details. Wonder how many memories this video could spark...

@theshittybowman

Жыл бұрын

Make sure to share with your father; that’s pretty cool!

@foerdie

Жыл бұрын

What a cool job to have, i wanted to join the Malaysian Royal Navy but my grandma didn’t let me to do so haha

@joebloe1401

Жыл бұрын

🦍🐒🐵APES NOT TOO SMART, EH!!!! 😄🙂🙃

@minadadehiwala

Жыл бұрын

lmaoooooooooooooooooo

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search . The Day Israel Attacked America .

The pirates: "Ah yes, let's use our handheld weapons to attack a pair of warships with primary weapon emplacements and .50 caliber machine guns. I can't see how this could possibly end poorly!"

One can feel only admiration and respect for our Navy guys, in their restraint and their fighting skill in this incident. Anchors aweigh.

@t3nosanfran803

Жыл бұрын

And these pirates really learned their lesson, went home and lived saintly lives. Yeah, right!

@greenktoo

Жыл бұрын

They could have literally and legally blown then all away. Good restraint.

If you're going to be dumb then you gotta be tough.

@greenktoo

Жыл бұрын

Then they are without a doubt, the toughest I've ever seen lol.

This guy is so underated

@Thaitanium73

Жыл бұрын

By who?

@justjordiano

Жыл бұрын

And his accent is elite

@2ndcomingofFritz

Жыл бұрын

Underrated*

@insert_handle_here8457

Жыл бұрын

@@2ndcomingofFritz 🤓

My brother was in the navy and they faced a similar situation with pirates. When the pirates tried to surrender, they kept shooting, ensuring there were no survivors.

@daddybob6096

Жыл бұрын

@Mega Promo. Way to go. ( Veteran Infantry Soldier. New Zealand.)

@k1ngpac631

Жыл бұрын

I dont think you shoulda admitted your brother commited a war crime on youtube. 🤣

@weeblordgaming6062

Жыл бұрын

@@k1ngpac631 Geneva Conventions? More like Geneva suggestions

@tpitman

Жыл бұрын

The ideal response would be to sink their craft and let 'em swim home.

@edwinsalau150

Жыл бұрын

@@k1ngpac631 They were shooting and fire was returned! Not a crime doofus! They had so little consideration for their tribal members!

Thank you for posting this sir.

I think the Captain of the Pirate vessel needs to book an appointment to see his optometrist ASAP 🤓

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

it’s probably him who died

@vmitchinson

Жыл бұрын

See a brain surgeon to get a brain implant.

“when they realised that they couldn’t defeat 2 warships”

Not going to lie that paint on the cruiser probably cost more than any money the pirates would ever get

@rumrain838

Жыл бұрын

The bosses get all the money, those grunts get paid little for doing all the work.

Thank you for your service to all the men & women serving. People don't really understand what it's like serving on a ship. I salute you all! Watch your 6. Be kind to one another. Be safe out there people. Love to all

Ask any Boatswains Mate, damaging the paint work is a capital offense.

I can just imagine a Chief on the ships annoyedly telling the Capt, "Ya, their shooting at us, sir."

@scotthenderson292

Жыл бұрын

Casualty report for the enemy? 1 dead, 5 wounded, and their ship blew up. What are the casualties for us? Sir..... sir.... What is it? I'm sorry sir.... they.... they dented your ships paintwork. Good lord.....

@spiffygonzales5160

Жыл бұрын

@@scotthenderson292 "I paid good money to get a painting of Jessica Alba in her prime in a Bikini on my ship! No prisoners!!!"

@seanhartnett79

Жыл бұрын

@@scotthenderson292 we lost $10,000 worth of paint.

@jeffcgardner

Жыл бұрын

Actually, it was the XO.

@howardsmith9342

11 ай бұрын

I want to hear the captain say "Ramming speed!"

When your a low level character and accidently attack a high level character in a pvp area

Talk about "Poking the bear"! I can see the Americans telling the pirates as they were let go, "You fellas be sure and tell all your friends what happens when you attack one of ours. Have a nice day now."

Great video as always. Those pirates were either brave or stupid to take on 2 Navy war ships.

@VikingTeddy

Жыл бұрын

Drunk and high most likely. And probably had never come up against any meaningful opposition. But once things start exploding and their comrades dropping, fear and adrenaline snapped them out of any delusions

@MooseMeus

Жыл бұрын

stupid.

@deusvult6920

Жыл бұрын

RHIBs arent "warships" it's actually in the name. Rigid Hull Inflatable BOAT. It's still dumb to attack 1 warship especially when that ship's entire purpose is "destroy"er

@a.mathis9454

Жыл бұрын

@@deusvult6920 they attacked 2 US warships USS Gonzales and USS Cape St George. USS Cape St George even had battle damage.

@a.mathis9454

Жыл бұрын

@@deusvult6920 see 2:08

This is probably one of the best content creators on this website, keep it up sir.

@toshtenstahl

Жыл бұрын

He certainly gives the best goosebumps.

@b58hustler71

Жыл бұрын

If only he could pronounce words correctly, like Ticonderoga. He butchered the hell out it.

I don't understand the logic of releasing the pirates but I guess the display of power & compassion may serve a greater good WELL DONE USN

@Haveagrated

Жыл бұрын

Eric, if you Digital deep you will find all 12 were exchanged for crew members of ships hijacked previously that year. This is why it has happened on a neutral, non combatant ship (I believe a Dutch ship). However you won't find any official info as US navy or government will not make any deals (officially) with any pirates. Read between the lines and you got the answer why. Thanks 😊

I was onboard the Cape St George that day and on watch when it started, I still remember it quite well.

And then the surviving pirates were made to paint of the damage they caused using only Q-Tips

@BennyLlama39

Жыл бұрын

Too bad the ships' crews didn't use Pirate Brain Matter Gray to temporarily patch the paint. 😈

The hell, they just let them go after they captured them? Why?

@ca9968

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!! Show a weak hand, get taken advantage of later...it seems to be something the west just hasn`t figured out about the inhabitants of the 3rd world yet... The only language they speak and understand is that of the heavy hand!

@ozzosk

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing financial or intelligence reasons

@rabarberellum1017

Жыл бұрын

Probably legal reasons. If they capture them, they'll be held responsible for them, and due to the fact these are probably stateless people, or are deemed to be as such by there own country who don't want these persons, the US would be obliged by international treaties to take them to the US. And because there are no extraditing treaties with most of these countries, the US would be stuck with them. So it would be a free ticket for the pirates to the US, whether this is to prison or otherwise.

@robertsears8323

Жыл бұрын

I am very mad they let them go also. But it it because the stupid worthless POS Navy is full of pussies that don't know how to do there jobs. F them for not wiping out those evil thugs.

@robertsears8323

Жыл бұрын

@@rabarberellum1017 That is why they should have wiped them out.

Unbelievable: incompetent us decision to simply return them back home , now puts future us lives in danger. (No fear when the result is a free ride back home) absolutely despicable!

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search KZread . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty .'

@miguelservetus9534

Жыл бұрын

It seems that they were exchanged for Western hostages held by Somalis. And one of the pirates did die. Life and leadership are complex. Otherwise any one could be successful.

Yeah nah if i was the commander in that boat i woulda been like “execute order 66” when they started waving their hands 😂

Let's attack 2 U.S. warships. What could go wrong?

@robertsears8323

Жыл бұрын

Noting as they all got let go. Makes me want to do the same thing as nothing bad will happen.

@bigbk3278

Жыл бұрын

@@robertsears8323if u wasn’t dumb you’d kno why but ok🤣

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbk3278 he’s a psychopath who wanted them dead, he enjoys killing just for the sake of killing

@tyrannosaurusimperator

Жыл бұрын

There's pretty decent odds they'll run into each other.

US Navy: So anyways we started blasting!

As a sonar tech aboard a destroyer, I was the gunner of a .50 cal. team, while on station in the Persian Gulf. Saw plenty of stupid acts against our ship, as this is when Iraq was a friendly and Iran was an enemy. Mines in the gulf didn’t help either.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty .

Attacking two US Navy warships with nothing but small arms is known as having a "massive Balls-to-Brains Ratio."

Imagine being so dumb, drunk and fierce at the same time that you start shooting at a US warship

Loving your content. Soon as an LFM video pops up I'm in. Thank you.

@gtpflug2987

Жыл бұрын

LFM? Lonely French Maid?

It is still mind boggling to me how many pirates are operating on the open seas to this day. The US Navy and many other countries navies conduct VBSS operations dealing with pirates at least once a week. The amount of times small arms are shot towards the RHIBs is ridiculous. Nothing some 25mm can't handle from the big ships though.

@benelias3556

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is way too much pirates traffic but that's because they don't deal with them with deadly force they did it would cease

@francisbrewster4948

9 ай бұрын

"Pirates" are poor fishermen Poor fishermen are part-time pirates ...... its been this way for thousands of years hey dude Remember that Julius Caeasar when he was younger, he was captured by pirates in the Mediterranean ---- later with the Empire's resources he eliminated them

So you fire on one of our ships and we just say oh you guys and return them home? You know those 12 pirates were back on the water just as soon as they got home waiting for another ship to terrorize!

@JimWhitaker

Жыл бұрын

Yes but perhaps better to have really stupid people back in their own land and damaging their own performance.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search on KZread . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty . '

@eq1373

Жыл бұрын

​@@rezakarampour6286 what does that have to do with anything at all?

@coachafella

Жыл бұрын

They were traded for hostages. Also, who better to let their pirate friends know that attacking US warships is really bad idea?

Left slight chips in the paintwork love it!

Fun fact. The Russian Navy doesn’t care if pirates put their hands up. They keep shooting until the boat is on fire or sunk.

@fredscratchet1355

Жыл бұрын

What Russian Navy?

@goodshipkaraboudjan

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact - no source for that.

@jrodrig2013

Жыл бұрын

The Moscow University hijacking of 2010 says otherwise.

@bryonslatten3147

Жыл бұрын

@@goodshipkaraboudjan several KZread videos on that.

@deanmason5827

Жыл бұрын

@@bryonslatten3147 Well if it was on a YT video it must be true, fun fact, Elon Musk just landed on Mars. LMAO

Just think, if the two US ships had been of WWII vintage the amount of fire power that could have brought to bare would have been far more than these modern ships. With the number of AAA gun mounts from .50 to 40mm there wouldn't have been 12 pirates to pick up.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty .

@foamer443

Жыл бұрын

@@rezakarampour6286 And that has what to do with the 2006 incident or my comment?

@zahylon5993

Жыл бұрын

Light Cruisers and above would have been decimating. The Cleveland-class has 12 6" guns, a few 5" turrets and many AA guns. it would have been devasting.

@markredgrave6282

Жыл бұрын

A Fletcher class destroyer might have been able to bring numerically more light caliber weapons to bear but a single Arleigh Burke or even a cold war era guided missile destroyer like a Charles Adams class, my dad was the skipper of the Henry B.Wilson and it's sister ship The Cochrane was his flagship as Comdesron25, could single handily sink an entire WW2 era Carrier task force.

It’s funny seeing videos where pirates mess with navy ships just to lose really quick before it’s even started

Blessing us with 2 video's in one day🥳

Not the most clever folks those pirates

My brother was a crew member on the _Cape St. George_ a little before this. It was still a story when he was in.

Trying to hijack a NAVY warship is like robbing a police station.

I give the pirates credit for bravery. Not so much for brains though.

There should be military courts on these vessels and pirates should be made to walk the plank.

@robertsears8323

Жыл бұрын

No need for that. Just have the gunner not be pussies and keep shooting till the pirates are all underwater for good. No need to waste good courts on things that are not even human.

@StevenKeery

Жыл бұрын

Simon Poulsen: Ar! Jim lad, the sharks have to eat too.

@weeblordgaming6062

Жыл бұрын

@@robertsears8323 isn’t that a war crime

@robertsears8323

Жыл бұрын

@@weeblordgaming6062 Who cares?

@weeblordgaming6062

Жыл бұрын

@@robertsears8323 probably the Geneva Conventions

What were the pirates thinking? An fragile dhow against 2 modern destroyers lunacy!

Well, to the pirates I’d say, “Play stupid games, and win stupid prizes.”

Love these videos.

Those must be the bravest or stupidest pirates I've ever seen.

@karenrussell2091

Жыл бұрын

As Forest Gump was asked "Are you nuts or just stupid?" That would apply to the pirates in this scenario.

@tonymarchese92

Жыл бұрын

So it would seem

last group of pirates attacked a Spanish navy resupply ship, at least it kind of looked like a cargo ship in their defense. these guys saw that and said "we can beat that" and went for a destroyer...

They should have made sure none of the pirates made it out to talk about it.

Pirates: Small boat Pirates: 2 skiffs US Navy Warships: The audacity of this bish!

What’s funny to me about this, they play it off as if the Navy ships didn’t have time to get the systems up or something, bull! I can guarantee that there were gunners mates that had the 5 inch guns trained and begging for permission to fire. One 5” round would pretty much obliterate the dhow.

@wizardemrys

Жыл бұрын

I think it was because they were too close, at short range the large cannon barrel can’t aim down enough to hit the target

@williamromine5715

Жыл бұрын

@@wizardemrys Yeah, that's what he said in the video. Hardrock1a must have missed that point.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

can’t depress that low(save the BS, it’s a proven issue dating back over a century) and the missiles useless as they were too close…only option left were the bushmasters and .50 cals along with the master-at-arms’ weapons. they chose the .50s to do it but had the bushmasters ready in case they got farther away.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

@@wizardemrys exactly…they can’t get any of the three 5” guns low enough so had to use the Bushmasters and .50 cals

@lieutenantkettch

Жыл бұрын

@@bostonrailfan2427 Probably didn't even use the Bushmasters. Just the .50 cals and small arms.

my cousin went to school with freddy gonzales, this warship's namesake. god rest his soul for his bravery in nam.

@edwinsalau150

Жыл бұрын

go to rectory and get a Mass Card! better than naming of the ship! give it to the family!! Don’t put your name on it just leave it at the door during the holidays! May he rest in peace! Semper Fi!

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search . The Day Israel Attacked America . '

Listen starlight express, imma give you a 9.6 for technique, 0.0 for choice of victim. -Better Call Saul

Those pirates found that the more fucking around lead to them finding out Also, Jesus Christ, either it’s the lighting or that RPG really got rust on it in 3:47

@MattMerica76

Жыл бұрын

It’s likely rust.

@goodshipkaraboudjan

Жыл бұрын

Yep, rust.

@seanhartnett79

Жыл бұрын

Yeah sounds like it is more a danger to the pirates

Short sighted pirates They obviously needed their eyes testing

Also 4 M2's, 2 m60 or 240B's and a mk38 25mm definitely got their attention I'm sure

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search . ' The Day America Attacked By Israel . '

@kenbrovost9653

Жыл бұрын

Will do my friend, always on the lookout for more stuff like that

@kenbrovost9653

Жыл бұрын

I'm watching it right now and just from the beginning it sounds intriguing Honestly I've never heard of this before thank you

very good!

To even dare shoot at the us navy takes balls

@jacquesblaque7728

Жыл бұрын

Balls, yes. Brains, no. Bend over and grab your ankles, Ahmed. Give our regards to Allah.

Am I the only one who thinks ships on such anti-piracy patrols would benefit from an old school quad 40mm Bofors mount, for just such a contingency.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

they have the 25mm bushmaster and .50 cal M2s for these small ships…anything bigger is overkill and mostly useless since they can’t depress low enough to use

Bringing a knife to a sword fight is an understatement

Personally I don't think they should have stopped firing when the pirate's threw up their hands.

@brenster21

Ай бұрын

This isn't the 18th century. If you surrender in an armed conflict, you should be treated as a prisoner of war or in the pirates case tried in a court. Not killed on the spot. We should strive to better than our enemies not stoop to their level.

"upon realizing they stood no chance against the warships" - like yeah, not shit, that's the point of warships guys

The fact that they were not prosecuted and sent back home is astonishing, for a moment I thought the seas were that little but safer, but nope back to business as usual. Should have let them swim to shore, not rescue them

@collincaperton6718

Жыл бұрын

They were also exchanged for hostages that were taken in January of that year they weren't just given up for shits and giggles.

Pirates attacking an American warship is like bringing a knife to a gunfight

Not sure what those idiots were smoking when they attacked US Navy Vessels but that musta been some real lethal sh-t.

"Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute! " Senator Robert Goodloe Harper (1765 - 1825) said this regarding payment of tribute to pirates.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search KZread . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty . '

@AirForceChmtrails

Жыл бұрын

@@rezakarampour6286 👅

Yeah, don't you hate it when someone chips the paint on your boat?

"Stupid is as stupid does." ~ Forrest Gump

Chipped the Paint ?! LMAO !!! Love It !

Those pirates had the same mentality and thought process our folks did when they released them. Really sends a message about what will happen when you attack A American Warship. they give you aid , food , water and even a way to get home. Give me the old days when we would of just sunk all of the pirates and gone on our merry way.

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search KZread . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty . '

@songhan1586

Жыл бұрын

should have just left them at sea and wait for the sharks to show up and film the whole thing.

Nothing surprises me. The world is nuts. I cannot imagine what the pirates were thinking when attaching a warship with the size and power of those vessels.

@joywebster2678

Жыл бұрын

But do the pirates many u educated teen gang members know the difference in ships they see through drug addled minds? They want money or hostages, that's why they make a living boarding commercial boats, holding the sailors and cargo hostage. Companies paid the Ransoms. Now tne warships patrol, and to the desperate and mindxsktered you just climb aboard threaten and take hostage....not sure when they realize this isnt a load of canned goods!

well, perhaps they lived to "tell the tale" of how hopelessly outgunned they were. And thereby perhaps reducing pirate activity in the area? Just being optimistic here :)

@seanhartnett79

Жыл бұрын

That was it. But the Somali pirates appear to be down.

Not prosecuting them at least and sending them back to their country just tells the rest that nothing will be done to them as pirates/terrorists; but let pirate bodies wash up on shore will send the appropriate message.

@jimjones7821

Жыл бұрын

Thats very true.

U.S Navy = 12 Pirates detained, 1 Pirate KIA Pirates = We scratched your paint a little

@TheCulturedMan34

Жыл бұрын

Congrats thats the closest thing to damage sustained outside of nature

@rezakarampour6286

Жыл бұрын

Search KZread . ' The Day Israel Attacked USS Liberty . '

@seanhartnett79

Жыл бұрын

Yep

The Navy should’ve left those pirates a drift. Allow Davy Jones to have his way with them.

The definition of fuck around and find out 😂

“They were too close to use their main armaments” it would also be difficult to justify using millions of dollars in the main arms of these ships to obliterate a couple of small boats when maybe a thousand dollars of small arms fire did the trick.

@arieldelarosafl

Жыл бұрын

Not even it was like 500 bucks of ammo 💀

@johnn1250

Жыл бұрын

They should have sail away far enough to use the pirates for target practice.

@bostonrailfan2427

Жыл бұрын

one 5” shell would have blown them out of the water: literally! and you poopoo it but it’s actually legitimate training and usage. but in reality, it’s overkill and taking out small attacking crafts are what the smaller guns are meant for

MarDet used to toss 55gal drums in the ocean while underway and during maneuvers, to utilize as targets for mounted and unmounted medium and small arms. Even a small boat is much larger than a 55gal drumb. Sadly, we no longer eliminate threats, we treat them as victims, provide them with compensation, and send them on their way.

@edwinsalau150

Жыл бұрын

marine Corps 59 to 71. aboard an LST When we first got the M60 machine gun! on deck stripped it down the first time. stock came off and I pulled out the retainer for the mainspring which promptly flew overboard!No fam fire was conducted that day and I was on mess duty!

Taking a stab here, no intelligence test when you apply for a job in the pirate navy

The cajones on these boys is unparalleled

That was probably the best meals and medical treatment they ever had while in custody

@goodshipkaraboudjan

Жыл бұрын

Likely so, on a HMAS ship around a later time doing a similar job off the Horn some Yeman/Somali "Fishermen" after a night of chasing them out of the corridor. They asked for help, the dhow sank when the RIBs got close and they got a free ride to a coaster heading back to Puntland. They were astounded at the food, seating, seeing women onboard, lights, freshwater from the bubblers etc. A lot of shit we take for granted. I don't approve but I get it, they've got nothing to lose sitting on dirt worrying about starving.

No doubt the gutless decision by the state department not to prosecute will result in more pirate action and civilian deaths. Let’s go Brandon!! The catch and release response to crime doesn’t work in .Seattle, .Chicago and won’t work off the coast of Somalia. Hopefully we didn’t return or upgrade their weapons and sunk boat.

@danieltaylor4819

Жыл бұрын

I agree with what you're saying, but this occurred in 2006, long before Biden was elected.

@paulbork7647

Жыл бұрын

@@danieltaylor4819 Thanks for the timeline update.

@seanhartnett79

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbork7647 so this occurred under Bush 2. The Somali region is still unstable but piracy appears to be down.

Putting your hands up to surrender while swimming must be quite a chore

Went unpunished to do it again? Insanity!

All I can say is DUH! Seriously? A rubber raft or small dingy against 2 American war ships? Not the sharpest tools in the shed. Well done you - To the two warships! Thank you for the share! ♥️🤍💙🇺🇸♥️🤍💙🇺🇸♥️🤍💙🇺🇸

@joywebster2678

Жыл бұрын

A Dhou isn't a rubber dingy.