Breaking: Captain rescued, three pirtates dead
Via Fox News
U.S. intelligence official says American sea captain rescued from Somali pirates.
Three pirates were killed and one is in custody, the official said.
U.S. Navy has rescued the American sea captain held by Somali pirates.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said hostage Richard Phillips was not hurt in what appeared to be a swift firefight off the Somali coast on Sunday. Phillips was safely transported to a Navy warship nearby.
Hot Air adds this update
Phillips jumped overboard again, and this time, the Navy was ready to take out the pirates. Great work, Navy!
Great news on an Easter Sunday! Thanks to the US Navy and to the Lord above!
Posted on April 12, 2009, in War on Terror and tagged Captain rescued three pirates dead. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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This is really good news for the nation AND the world. I am hopeful but skeptical that this may cause the pirates to re-think their strategy of high seas pirating as a way of life. I also think it is now more likely that US merchants will have at least 1, and better 2, armed people on each ship.
We will never know how much rescuing this one man cost the US in terms of manpower, ships, fuel etc., but I’m sure we’ll get some payback in terms of national stature. I sure hope so.
I would have preferred that we did not even start negotiations though, but this IS great news!
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