PARIS –
Somali piratesin two skiffs fired on a
French navy vessel early Wednesdayafter apparently mistaking
it for a commercial boat, the French military said. The French ship
gave chase and captured five suspected pirates.
No one was wounded by the volleys from the Kalashnikov rifles
directed at La Somme, a 3,800-ton refueling ship, French military
spokesman Rear Adm. Christophe Prazuck said.
La Somme "was probably taken for a commercial ship by the two
small skiffs" about 250
nautical
miles(290 statute miles) off Somalia's coast, Prazuck
said.
"They understood their mistake too late," he said.
One skiff fled, and La Somme pursued the second one in an
hour-long chase.
"There were five suspected pirates on board. No arms, no water,
no food," Prazuck said.
Franceis a key
member of the EU's naval mission, Operation Atalanta, fighting
Somali pirates in the
Gulf of Aden.
It has aggressively tracked and caught suspected pirates and handed
over at least 22 to Kenya. An additional 15 suspects were brought
to France for prosecution after allegedly seizing boats belonging
to French nationals.
President Nicolas
Sarkozycalled for tougher action against piracy last year
after dozens of attacks.
Title: Gotta love this story... PARIS
Posted by billrosen on 7th of Oct 2009 at 03:37 pm
PARIS – Somali piratesin two skiffs fired on a French navy vessel early Wednesdayafter apparently mistaking it for a commercial boat, the French military said. The French ship gave chase and captured five suspected pirates.
No one was wounded by the volleys from the Kalashnikov rifles directed at La Somme, a 3,800-ton refueling ship, French military spokesman Rear Adm. Christophe Prazuck said.
La Somme "was probably taken for a commercial ship by the two small skiffs" about 250 nautical miles(290 statute miles) off Somalia's coast, Prazuck said.
"They understood their mistake too late," he said.
One skiff fled, and La Somme pursued the second one in an hour-long chase.
"There were five suspected pirates on board. No arms, no water, no food," Prazuck said.
Franceis a key member of the EU's naval mission, Operation Atalanta, fighting Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. It has aggressively tracked and caught suspected pirates and handed over at least 22 to Kenya. An additional 15 suspects were brought to France for prosecution after allegedly seizing boats belonging to French nationals.
President Nicolas Sarkozycalled for tougher action against piracy last year after dozens of attacks.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh I smell a NWO
Posted by macnsc on 7th of Oct 2009 at 03:39 pm
NWO?
Posted by billrosen on 7th of Oct 2009 at 03:40 pm
NWO?
new world order...actions have consequences.
Posted by macnsc on 7th of Oct 2009 at 03:49 pm
http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/07/24/kelley-b-vlahos-3/
??? what does that website
Posted by billrosen on 7th of Oct 2009 at 03:58 pm
??? what does that website have to do with 4 idiot Somali pirates?