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Rescued by USN and he is unharmed. Three Pirates killed and one in in custody.

That is a good thing !

I'm sure we all will be interested in the details of the rescue as well as to hear why it took so long.

AEA wrote:Rescued by USN and he is unharmed. Three Pirates killed and one in in custody.

Patience pays high dividends.

Link to CNN article:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04 ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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i wanna meet the snipers. they got to be some of the greatest guys around. shoot three people on a raft going up and down and they are on a ship that is moving. glad the capt is home safe and glad the great people of the USN are out there

brian704 wrote:i wanna meet the snipers. they got to be some of the greatest guys around. shoot three people on a raft going up and down and they are on a ship that is moving. glad the capt is home safe and glad the great people of the USN are out there

I saw it reported that the pirates were 25 yrds. away when the snipers opened fire. Not exactly difficult for a couple of seals. Glad the captain got out alive.

FlynJay wrote:

brian704 wrote:i wanna meet the snipers. they got to be some of the greatest guys around. shoot three people on a raft going up and down and they are on a ship that is moving. glad the capt is home safe and glad the great people of the USN are out there

I saw it reported that the pirates were 25 yrds. away when the snipers opened fire. Not exactly difficult for a couple of seals. Glad the captain got out alive.

25 yrds on board a guided missile cruiser (that ain't actually short), shooting at a rubber raft that was bobbing in the water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bainbridge_(DDG-96" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

So at 25 yards they had height advantage but were still rocking in the water.

WarHawk-AVG wrote:

FlynJay wrote:

brian704 wrote:i wanna meet the snipers. they got to be some of the greatest guys around. shoot three people on a raft going up and down and they are on a ship that is moving. glad the capt is home safe and glad the great people of the USN are out there

I saw it reported that the pirates were 25 yrds. away when the snipers opened fire. Not exactly difficult for a couple of seals. Glad the captain got out alive.

25 yrds on board a guided missile cruiser (that ain't actually short), shooting at a rubber raft that was bobbing in the water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bainbridge_(DDG-96" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

So at 25 yards they had height advantage but were still rocking in the water.

You forgot to add the part about 3 simultaneous shots ...

AEA wrote:Rescued by USN and he is unharmed. Three Pirates killed and one in in custody.

Excellent job, carry on...aye aye SIR

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