Thread: USS Nicholas ATTACKED by pirates.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa...ex.html?hpt=T1

lawls didnt these fools attack another US navy ship last year?

this ship is no joke

]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nicholas_(FFG-47)]


at least both parites can agree this is funny.

These idiots are STUPID... Fire on an American War Ship.... uh huh.




Suspected pirates nabbed after skirmish with U.S. Navy ship
By the CNN Wire Staff
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
USS Nicholas reports taking fire from suspected pirate skiff west of the Seychelles
Nicholas boarding team detained 3 people on skiff, 2 on "mother ship," Navy statement says
Detainees will "remain in U.S. custody on board Nicholas," statement says
RELATED TOPICS
Pirates
U.S. Navy Activities
Seychelles
(CNN) -- A group of suspected pirates was captured Thursday after attacking a U.S. Navy frigate in the Indian Ocean, according to a statement released by the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

The USS Nicholas reported taking fire from a suspected pirate skiff shortly after midnight local time west of the Seychelles, the statement said. The Nicholas quickly returned fire and began pursuing the skiff, which was eventually disabled. A boarding team from the Nicholas subsequently captured and detained three people, the statement said.

The team discovered ammunition and several cans of fuel aboard the skiff, which was later sunk by the Nicholas.

Two more suspected pirates were captured on a confiscated "mother ship," the statement said. The detainees will "remain in U.S. custody on board Nicholas until a determination is made regarding their disposition," it said.

The Nicholas, based in Norfolk, Virginia, is part of the U.S. military's Africa Command.

The waters off the coast of Somalia -- the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean -- have been plagued by Somali pirates over the last couple of years. To crack down on piracy, the international community has adopted measures including naval escorts and expanded monitoring.

Last week, one pirate was killed and several others were detained after a private security team thwarted an attack against a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship, the MV Almezaan. A European Union naval force was called in to assist the vessel.

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Thats one Hardcore April Fools joke.

I hate how they use the term mothership it just sounds so stupid...

So, when they say that they attacked the ship, what does that mean? Pop shots from small arms? RPGs?

What wrong with trying to set the bar high? Maybe they over stepped just a bit.