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Reply With QuoteOh shit, you got me.Originally Posted by JRT
Aplogizes to JRT Benny.
This thread is a sticky thread. Since when is a sticky thread considered inactive?
Also the post was on topic. The PLA(N) are supposedly hunting Somali pirates, will be using a port in Seychelles for resupply, and may be operating drones from the airport there.
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Oh shit, you got me.
Aplogizes to JRT Benny.
Can't you people read? I specifically said "Dormant for almost a year and still not a necro. Impressive..."
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Gotta love your ingenious excuses.
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To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
Seriously, I'm not seeing much benefit being added by some of the recent chatter.
How about getting back on topic?
Various events change motivations and strategy.
Is China's motivation to defend their maritime shipping against Somali piracy in the western Indian Ocean leading the PLA(N) to more quickly learn to operate for extended time in blue water outside of the region local to China?
What do you think about this?
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JRT:
Good morning. gf0012-aust isn't looking for excuses to go off topic. You can always start a new thread re China's blue water aims vis a vis it's pirate patrols.
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Took your suggestion and started a new thread (here).
Its not my objective to cause any problems on this discussion board.
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The increase attention in the gulf of aden had resulted in the pirates widening thier net more deeper into the sea!!
Do USN has any legal mechanisms to prosecute captured pirates at sea?
The problem is that once arrest pirates, They cannot stop tour deployment and bring them back to the base or kill them in Cold blood.
Most of the time, Navies just seize the captured pirates weapons and let them go!!!
How about this one (just popped up today):
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Navy destroyer has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected pirates just days after Tehran warned the U.S. to keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf.
American forces flying off the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd responded to a distress call from the Iranian vessel, the Al Molai, which had been held captive for more than 40 days, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The Kidd was sailing in the Arabian Sea, after leaving the Persian Gulf, when it came to the sailors' aid.
A U.S. Navy team boarded the ship Thursday and detained 15 suspected Somali pirates. They had been holding the 13-member Iranian crew hostage and were using the boat as a "mother ship" for pirating operations in the Persian Gulf.
Amid escalating tensions with Tehran, the Obama administration reveled in delivering the news.
"This is an incredible story. This is a great story," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, explaining that the very same American ships the Islamic republic protested for recently traveling through the Strait of Hormuz were responsible for the Iranian vessel's recovery.
"They were obviously very grateful to be rescued from these pirates," Nuland said.
The episode occurred after a week of hostile rhetoric from Iranian leaders, including a statement by Iran's Army chief that American vessels are no longer welcome in the Gulf. Iran also warned it could block the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that carries to market much of the oil pumped in the Middle East.
The Iranian threats, which were brushed aside by the Obama administration, were in response to strong economic sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear enrichment program. Last week, President Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions targeting Iran's Central Bank and its ability to sell petroleum abroad.
According to the Navy, the Kidd was part of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, which had recently left the Persian Gulf through the Strait and into the northern Arabian Sea.
A Navy search and seizure team was taken by helicopter from the Kidd to the Al Molai and met no resistance from the pirates, who surrendered quickly.
"The Al Molai had been taken over by pirates for roughly the last 40-45 days," said Josh Schminsky, a Navy Criminal Investigative Service agent aboard the Kidd. "They were held hostage, with limited rations, and we believe were forced against their will to assist the pirates with other piracy operations."
Schminsky said the Iranian boat's captain thanked the U.S. for assistance. "He was afraid that without our help, they could have been there for months," Schminsky said in a prepared release.
The U.S. team gave the crew food, water and medical care. Nuland said the crew then returned the Iranians to their fishing vessels "and they went on their way."
The captured pirates remain on the Stennis while the U.S. considers options for prosecution and consults with other nations that have joined forces against piracy.
"Sadly, this is not a new thing," she told reporters, citing more than 1,000 pirates picked up at sea who are under prosecution in some 20 countries. "So this is always a question of where to send them and who will do the prosecution."
Asked if the rescue mission could provide a chance for a thaw in relations with Iran, Nuland declined to comment. She said the Navy had made a "humanitarian gesture" to take the Iranians onboard, feed them and ensure they were in good health before setting them off. She said the U.S. and Iranian governments have had no direct contact over the incident.
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