Last edited by Drang; 07-13-2019 at 08:17 PM.
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That was an in-extremis hostage rescue, not just piracy (the act of unlawfully seizing a vessel) in itself. They weren't shot because they were pirates.
It's the policy of CTF-150/151, Ocean Shield, and Atalanta to catch and release armed persons suspected of piracy (i.e. roaming the high seas with weapons, pursuing vessels when evasive action is taken, more people than usual for a boat of its size, and not hauling any cargo or fishing). Those who are caught in the act of attempting to seize a vessel are arrested and sent to Kenya where they are almost always released due to non-prosecution.
The system is incredibly weak; no western nation treats piracy on the high seas as punishable by death anymore.
Last edited by TGS; 07-13-2019 at 08:44 PM.
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Totally bad ass? Yes. Were there better courses of action that could've been taken? Yes. Could you say that about every totally bad ass action in the history of forever? Yes. Did the Union Navy call? Yes. Do they want their ironclad back? Yes.
Recovering Gun Store Commando. My Blog: The Clue Meter
“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is always for us to give the government more money and power, while we eat less meat.”
Glenn Reynolds