Pirates attack USS Nicholas

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Dumb-ass 's

Did they think they were going to take it hostage?

Story Here

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Dumb-ass 's

Either that, or the story's been changed a bit. You'd have to be more than stupid to attack a warship in a skiff, you'd have to be mentally disabled. Makes me wonder what really happened.

OK, off to speaker's corner with this thread!

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My guess... They saw some lights, thought it was somthing else, attacked and quickly figured out the error of their ways.

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Cap'n Jack Sparrow could've pulled it off, without a drop of rum

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Cap'n Jack Sparrow could've pulled it off, without a drop of rum

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Cap'n Jack Sparrow could've pulled it off, without a drop of rum

Or acting ability!

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Yeah, I would go with they thought they had a "well to doer with a yacht" in their sights. When they fired and then got return fire instead of gold, I would guess the next words where "OH SHIT! run away!"

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Yeah, I would go with they thought they had a "well to doer with a yacht" in their sights. When they fired and then got return fire instead of gold, I would guess the next words where "OH SHIT! run away!"

Matt

I wonder if the NAVY has reconfigured lights on the warships.... to resemble a merchantman..... Hell of a way to bait the dickweeds out there.


Its mighty hard to tell what something is on the horizon at sea on a dark night... and only its lights tend to give you a clue what it is.

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Yeah, I would go with they thought they had a "well to doer with a yacht" in their sights. When they fired and then got return fire instead of gold, I would guess the next words where "OH SHIT! run away!"

Matt

I wonder if the NAVY has reconfigured lights on the warships.... to resemble a merchantman..... Hell of a way to bait the dickweeds out there.


Its mighty hard to tell what something is on the horizon at sea on a dark night... and only its lights tend to give you a clue what it is.

I can neither confirm, nor deny the existance of deceptive tactics

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens

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HEY! Hands off my sig line!

Elvisio "it's cool, i can't act either" Rodriguez

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Haha don't worry it's cool, I was thinking of you when I posted

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Yeah, I would go with they thought they had a "well to doer with a yacht" in their sights. When they fired and then got return fire instead of gold, I would guess the next words where "OH SHIT! run away!"

Matt

I wonder if the NAVY has reconfigured lights on the warships.... to resemble a merchantman..... Hell of a way to bait the dickweeds out there.


Its mighty hard to tell what something is on the horizon at sea on a dark night... and only its lights tend to give you a clue what it is.

I can neither confirm, nor deny the existance of deceptive tactics

I think that area really does need a return of the Q-Ships... lure the dicweeds in and turn em into shark food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

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Oooo... That would be cool.

A few years ago, we followed a few skiffs out there at night from the air, and guided in a friendly (to us) vessel to realign their priorities. Worked every time.

Pirates... Arrrrrrrrgh!

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" ~Samuel Clemens

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