Good news copied from another list.
----- Original Message -----
From: attyedkelly@aim.com
| The report of the US Navy putting some rounds into the pirates recently
| sure makes a lot of cruisers happy. It would be nice to see continued
| action to keep international waters safe. I like the Navy's direct way
| of taking charge in the circumstances, BUT FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO
| WAIT FOR THE UN TO GIVE AN OK ONLY BECAUSE UN SHIPS ARE HARRASSED:
|
|
| THE STORY FROM THE JIMMY CORNELL WEBSITE:
|
| News agencies reported at the weekend that two U.S. Navy ships
| exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia on
| Saturday March 18, killing one and wounding five. The battle occurred
| at about 5:40 a.m. local time, about 25 nautical miles off the Somali
| coast in international waters.
|
| At the time, the USS Cape St. George, a guided missile cruiser, and the
| USS Gonzalez, a guided missile destroyer, were conducting maritime
| security operations as part of a Dutch-led task force.
|
| They observed a 30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared
| to board and inspect the vessels. The naval boarding team noticed the
| men were armed with what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade
| launchers. The suspected pirates opened fire and the US warships
| returned fire with small arms. Several suspects were taken into custody.
|
| On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
| operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy as
| pirates have been targetting ships from the U.N. World Food Programme
| carrying relief to the millions of people affected by the drought in
| east Africa.
|
| Yachts making the passage from Salalah to Djibouti or Aden have
| reported that US and French airplanes have been conducting daily
| surveillance of the area, and the international forces are listening on
| VHF 16 and will respond to any calls.
Good news copied from another list.
----- Original Message -----
From: <attyedkelly@aim.com>
| The report of the US Navy putting some rounds into the pirates recently
| sure makes a lot of cruisers happy. It would be nice to see continued
| action to keep international waters safe. I like the Navy's direct way
| of taking charge in the circumstances, BUT FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO
| WAIT FOR THE UN TO GIVE AN OK ONLY BECAUSE UN SHIPS ARE HARRASSED:
|
|
| THE STORY FROM THE JIMMY CORNELL WEBSITE:
|
| News agencies reported at the weekend that two U.S. Navy ships
| exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia on
| Saturday March 18, killing one and wounding five. The battle occurred
| at about 5:40 a.m. local time, about 25 nautical miles off the Somali
| coast in international waters.
|
| At the time, the USS Cape St. George, a guided missile cruiser, and the
| USS Gonzalez, a guided missile destroyer, were conducting maritime
| security operations as part of a Dutch-led task force.
|
| They observed a 30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared
| to board and inspect the vessels. The naval boarding team noticed the
| men were armed with what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade
| launchers. The suspected pirates opened fire and the US warships
| returned fire with small arms. Several suspects were taken into custody.
|
| On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
| operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy as
| pirates have been targetting ships from the U.N. World Food Programme
| carrying relief to the millions of people affected by the drought in
| east Africa.
|
| Yachts making the passage from Salalah to Djibouti or Aden have
| reported that US and French airplanes have been conducting daily
| surveillance of the area, and the international forces are listening on
| VHF 16 and will respond to any calls.
