Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames

[Skybird]

----------------------------------------------------------------"Dammit - pirates...!"------

-------------------------------------World in danger!--------------------------------------

[August]

Oh oh. The Indians might have sunk the wrong ship....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27903621/

[Skybird]

The pirate ship the Indian navy left behind in flames - apparently have not been a mothership, but a freighter hijacked short before, with the crew of 17 and in chains still being aboard. This could eventually become a PR-desaster for the Indian navy.

[August]

So I just said in the post above your which if you weren't ignoring me would have seen...

[August]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

I love follow-up news for that delicious "oops factor".
Btw I have a complete list of all the people who were cheering at the Indian navy for their great action against the pirate scum

I still think the Indians have the right idea. Go after the pirates and blow them out of the water at every opportunity. But then again i'm an American, according to some we don't care about collateral damages...

[MothBalls]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

I love follow-up news for that delicious "oops factor".
Btw I have a complete list of all the people who were cheering at the Indian navy for their great action against the pirate scum

$5 says I'm on that list.

I'm sure the Indian Navy acted with the best of intentions. Now that the details are out it's a different story. I really feel bad for the innocent sailors, their family and friends, who got caught in the middle of this terrible tragedy.

Let's not lose sight of why it happened in the first place. Their ship was being fired upon, from that vessel. There was no way they could know it was actually the pirates who commandeered the vessel.

The pirates need to be dealt with, harshly and swiftly. I'm sure all of the other warships in the area are going to take heart of this lesson learned and be extra careful to identify the ships they fire upon.

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by MothBalls

The pirates need to be dealt with, harshly and swiftly. I'm sure all of the other warships in the area are going to take heart of this lesson learned and be extra careful to identify the ships they fire upon.

What would likely happen after all this is that the ROE would be tightened even further, and they won't return fire even as the pirates pepper their ship with RPGs, for fear of causing more innocent casualties (read: bad press)

[baggygreen]

Originally Posted by Kazuaki Shimazaki II

What would likely happen after all this is that the ROE would be tightened even further, and they won't return fire even as the pirates pepper their ship with RPGs, for fear of causing more innocent casualties (read: bad press)

might help if the press was more interested in facts than bleeding heart sob stories, too..