Muppets attack US Frigate

sink

So it turns out Somali pirates aren't too bright. 3 of them attacked the USS Nicholas, a Frigate with a crew of over 200 and enough fire-power to sink several ocean liners; in nothing but a skiff with small arms and rpgs.

Unsurprisingly their attempted hijack did not go according to plan. Their boat was sunk and they we're captured. The Nicolas then proceeded to capture their mothership and two more pirates on board.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/01/navy.pirates/index.html?hpt=T2

genericguy

you're generalising, not all somali pirates are not bright. you, sir, are a racist.

Biggins

LOL Great stuff.

The sad part is that more than likely they will just be let go eventually.

amcalester

You sunk my pirate ship.

alwaysadub

aw,i thought this was gonna be about Kermit and Miss Piggy et al:(

445279.ie

alwaysadub wrote: »

aw,i thought this was gonna be about Kermit and Miss Piggy et al:(

me too :mad:

Robin Wren

Muppet Pirates?

Life imitating art?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island

drdeadlift

genericguy wrote: »

you're generalising, not all somali pirates are not bright. you, sir, are a racist.

are you for real?

genericguy

sink wrote: »

Unsurprisingly their attempted hijack did not go according to plan. Their boat was sunk and they we're captured.

Very apt username. however, in the interests of keeping in line with the AH tradition of pointing out grammatical errors I direct your attention to the incorrect use of the apostrophe in the emboldened word.

genericguy

drdeadlift wrote: »

are you for real?

nope.

InTheTrees

The on-land equivalent would be attempting to rob a gun store with a plastic knife.

It must have been fun target practice for the crew though, they disabled the skiff with no harm done.

RonMexico

Exclusive Footage

Duggy747

I thought this was about Kermit and Co. going renegade!

If it was the 80's Rambo or Chuck would be sent down there :pac:

ascanbe

3 of them aren't too bright, anyway.
Anyway, here's a song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp8A-0Gs20

Well she can shiver my timbers anytime!

Cheap Thrills!

Muppets, skiffs, pirates......... thread so full of WIN !!!

Cheap Thrills!

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

Muppets, skiffs, pirates......... thread so full of WIN !!!

Well everyone likes a cheap thrill!

The_Minister

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp8A-0Gs20

Well she can shiver my timbers anytime!

What is that?

I feel like I just saw an abyss...

El Siglo

When you said "Muppets attack US Frigate", I thought you were talking about actual Muppets... well this might explain things a bit better!;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvUbbYX9BMs

orourkeda

Are they Dead Yet?

Sofaspud

Deleted User wrote: »

Well she can shiver my timbers anytime!

Why don't you take a seat? Right over there . . .

Hagar

I for one believe the Americans account of the incident. I mean they wouldn't just attack the Somalis and then claim it was self-defence, would they?

dlofnep

1st wrote: »

I for one believe the Americans account of the incident. I mean they wouldn't just attack the Somalis and then claim it was self-defence, would they?

Feck 'em either way. Those Somali pirates need a good kicking.

Manic Moran

Believe it or not, that's the fourth naval vessel that the Somalis have gone after. Two have been American, two French. Granted, one each of the French and American were logistical supply ships, which if it weren't for the fact that they were painted haze gray, could be easily mistaken for civilian freighters, but the other French ship attacked was also a frigate.

In no case thus far have they been successful.

NTM

jill_valentine

Can't fault their ambition at least. A bit more of that can-do attitude wouldn't go amiss.

NTMK

Strong contender for the Darwin Awards i think

davyjose

Jim Henson: what a bollix!

smellslikeshoes

1st wrote: »

I for one believe the Americans account of the incident. I mean they wouldn't just attack the Somalis and then claim it was self-defence, would they?

They are out there to defend shipping and take care of pirates, what possible reason could they have for lieing about something everyone knows they are there to do.

silverharp

1st wrote: »

I for one believe the Americans account of the incident. I mean they wouldn't just attack the Somalis and then claim it was self-defence, would they?

Yeah I guess they could have been fishermen that just happen to use AK47's to catch fish instead of nets:D

Andrew33

genericguy wrote: »

you're generalising, not all somali pirates are not bright. you, sir, are a racist.

YOU SIR are the one with underlying racist issues. Why even bring racism up when this thread is about stupid pirates/terrorists.

MarkR

I like their "can do" attitude.

jill_valentine

Indeed. I appreciate their moxy. I suppose you could say I like the cut of their jib.

Sizzler

If these guys got hoofed into the Indian ocean with cinder blocks tied to their legs who would miss them? Scum.

Sizzler

Sizzler wrote: »

If these guys got hoofed into the Indian ocean with cinder blocks tied to their legs who would miss them? Scum.

Interesting point! I wonder how many unreported failed attacks ended that way?

Capt'n Midnight

thing is that muppets can win in asymmetric warfare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

and war games have shown this
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/washington/12navy.html

American officers have acknowledged that they have been studying anew the lessons from a startling simulation conducted in August 2002. In that war game, the Blue Team navy, representing the United States, lost 16 major warships — an aircraft carrier, cruisers and amphibious vessels — when they were sunk to the bottom of the Persian Gulf in an attack that included swarming tactics by enemy speedboats.

“The sheer numbers involved overloaded their ability, both mentally and electronically, to handle the attack,” said Lt. Gen. Paul K. Van Riper, a retired Marine Corps officer who served in the war game as commander of a Red Team force representing an unnamed Persian Gulf military. “The whole thing was over in 5, maybe 10 minutes.”

If the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, proved to the public how terrorists could transform hijacked airliners into hostage-filled cruise missiles, then the “Millennium Challenge 2002” war game with General Van Riper was a warning to the armed services as to how an adversary could apply similar, asymmetrical thinking to conflict at sea.

Overheal

thats Iranians though in an organized flotilla of dozens or hundreds of boats; not the Somalians.

ejmaztec

Hey dude, where's my skiff?

Capt'n Midnight

Overheal wrote: »

thats Iranians though in an organized flotilla of dozens or hundreds of boats; not the Somalians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

It's interesting the way the pirates are organised , they have to pay people on shore and village elders and hire equipment and then the profits are split according between those who financed it , those taking part depending on their roles and weapons

BTW
Has anyone stopped to consider the effect on climate change of clamping down on pirates ?

Capt'n Midnight

Actually thinking about it the Israeli's and Iraqi's have carried out fatal attacks on US warships without retaliation.

Even the Aussies have taken out a US destroyer but they used an aircraft carrier

Manic Moran

Has anyone stopped to consider the effect on climate change of clamping down on pirates ?

It would seem to me that the true correlation is between the overall pirate effect and global warming, not merely the amount of pirates. Killing off ineffective pirates should be fairly innocuous when it comes to climate change.

Ramen.

NTM

jayteecork

WTF, couldn't believe this sh|t.

Their latest hijacking was actually nearer to India than Somalia.

Amazing that these arseholes operate in dingies with propellers and they can get out that far.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8632232.stm

Standard Toaster

You have to admire the balls of them. And the stupidity

Capt'n Midnight

jayteecork wrote: »

WTF, couldn't believe this sh|t.

Their latest hijacking was actually nearer to India than Somalia.

Amazing that these arseholes operate in dingies with propellers and they can get out that far.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8632232.stm

Not amazing , they just use a trawler.

L.Jenkins

sink wrote: »

So it turns out Somali pirates aren't too bright. 3 of them attacked the USS Nicholas, a Frigate with a crew of over 200 and enough fire-power to sink several ocean liners; in nothing but a skiff with small arms and rpgs.

Unsurprisingly their attempted hijack did not go according to plan. Their boat was sunk and they we're captured. The Nicolas then proceeded to capture their mothership and two more pirates on board.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/01/navy.pirates/index.html?hpt=T2

If your going to be a tool, you may as well prove it!

Manic Moran

They've just done it again, they attacked NF Somme yesterday. This is the second time they attacked that particular naval vessel.

They (Pirates) lost.

NTM

m@cc@

sink wrote: »

So it turns out Somali pirates aren't too bright.

These ones maybe, but in general they've punched well above their weight.

NTMK wrote: »

Strong contender for the Darwin Awards i think

There were no deaths.

EraseAndRewind

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp8A-0Gs20

Well she can shiver my timbers anytime!

is she not like only 10 years old???:eek:

General Zod

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp8A-0Gs20

Well she can shiver my timbers anytime!

dude, she was 14 in that.

EraseAndRewind

omfg:eek:

im a laydee by the way

General Zod

General Zod wrote: »

dude, she was 14 in that.

She's 18 now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianna_Rose_Mauriello

ScumLord

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

It's interesting the way the pirates are organised , they have to pay people on shore and village elders and hire equipment and then the profits are split according between those who financed it , those taking part depending on their roles and weapons

BTW
Has anyone stopped to consider the effect on climate change of clamping down on pirates ?

Manic Moran wrote: »

They've just done it again, they attacked NF Somme yesterday. This is the second time they attacked that particular naval vessel.

They (Pirates) lost.

NTM

Maybe they're targeting the Naval vessels. I've heard that these are rebels fighting foreigners that are dumbing waste and overfishing they're waters because there's no government to stop them. Maybe they've switched to military targets due to the international outrage that surrounded the kidnappings.