What Happens When Pirates ATTACK a US Submarine?

Somali Pirates vs. US Navy. Somali Pirates Attack Wrong Ship delves into the perilous world of piracy off the coast of Somalia, where desperation drives men to the high seas, targeting ships for ransom. This documentary explores a fascinating scenario: what happens when Somali pirates, armed with rudimentary weapons, mistakenly confront a US Navy submarine? Through expert interviews, archival footage, and dramatic reconstructions, we uncover the origins of Somali piracy, tracing back to the aftermath of Somalia's 1991 collapse. As foreign vessels decimated local fish stocks, fishermen turned pirates, evolving from defenders of their waters into formidable adversaries on the open sea.
The film examines the audacious nature of these pirates, daring to challenge not just commercial vessels but military might, including the formidable presence of US navy ships. Through the lens of a hypothetical confrontation between a ragtag pirate skiff and a technologically superior US Navy submarine, we explore the potential outcomes of such an ill-fated encounter. The documentary further delves into the broader implications of piracy and naval defense strategies, highlighting the unlikely yet intriguing possibility of a clash with a narco sub-a semi-submersible used for smuggling drugs. #usnavy #submarine #pirates
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[@navyproductions]

Would Somali pirates really be bold or reckless enough to attack a submarine? Drop your thoughts below 👇

[@geraldjunior4235]

How they get the path of the ships there must be someone working on inside... The alliance they made with connection with Oil/gas war countries

[@General5USA]

I agree … Who writes these fairy tales?

[@frankleepower2333]

Somali pirates catching a submarine would be like a dog catching a moving car. What would it do next?

[@danmiller1857]

You would be surprised on how suicidal a pirate will become when they’re high on cocaine

[@jasonrhodes9726]

When a nuclear submarine dives, it will not surface again until the cruise is over. It will only come close enough to the surface for periscopes or communication masts to be deployed. It is extremely rare for a sub to come to the surface unless signaled. The only exception would be an emergency onboard the sub. With all the naval activity in the region help wouldn't be far away. Subs are usually painted a dark color and very little of them actually raise above the ocean's surface so they would be very hard to spot There is also very little reason for a submarine in that area of the world. With so many surface ships, which can deal with pirates, there is no reason for sending a sub into such congested waters.

[@Dirtboxhor]

I was a submariner. Pirates DONT attack subs.

[@TAllyn-qr3io]

No f*cking $hit there brother. I started this clip and saw your comment and had to post this…did NOT proceed with the video. You said it. I am a Navy veteran (STG2, found out in Sub school that I was claustrophobic during the damage control drill…and they rewrote my contract for surface sonar) and I am retired Army 1SG. I really wonder why someone makes these 100% implausible videos? “IF” anyone even attempted an unauthorized boarding of a Naval vessel, especially a Destroyer, Cruiser or Frigate, they would be the dumbest criminals on the planet. An analogy would be: someone decides they want some fully auto weapons. Decide the only way to get them would be to rob the “Arms Room” and while the entire unit happen to be cleaning their weapons that that time.

[@Dirtboxhor]

@@TAllyn-qr3io simmer down bubble head

[@MegaJune08]

I’m sure,someone has tried ! 😂

[@Chris_at_Home]

@@TAllyn-qr3ioMy older brother taught sonar school in Key West in the early 1970s.

[@earltealjr6334]

And the TITANIC was UnSinkAble, and look how that turned out 🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂

[@808Unionist]

I'm a retired PHNSY WL-10 submarine sail system mechanic who helped to repair the USS Hartford in Bahrain. This boat was hit by a U.S. Troop Ship and it could not submerge. We were very worried that a terrorist group could attack so we had to mount machine guns on the sail, put in specialized equipment, and have two escort patrol boats follow it back to the East Coast. Most Submarines don't carry a lot of firearms so the normal defense if attacked by pirates is to submerge.

[@808Unionist]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hartford_and_USS_New_Orleans_collision

[@jimroberts2647]

Thank you for serving from one that was disqualified

[@lockehaney3013]

I cannot fathom anyone seriously asking this question and getting more than a good belly laugh

[@steveheuser7382]

Capt Pirates ! Dive the boat mr . Capt they are right above us ! Surface mr. Surface Capt the pirates can’t swim ! Standard speed ahead mr . When is lunch ?

[@UnyahPe1601]

🤭😆😆😅😅😅😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤐🤭🤐🤭🤐🤭🤐🤭🤐🤕🤡🤕🤡

[@victorjones7071]

Well, the US Navy was created to combat piracy...You guys still rock! Even after 248 years! Go Navy!❤🇺🇲

[@rongillespie6003]

Thats as stupid as it gets Pirates arent about to attack any US sub!

[@wickedcabinboy]

@rongillespie6003 - It couldn't be more obvious. I don't know if subs have deck guns these days but aside from that, they wouldn't waste a multimillion dollar missile or torpedo on a 20 foot skiff when all they have to do is dive. This is a ridiculous scenario.

[@re-nz3sk]

Sometimes people are sorta ignorant and will try things hoping for the best. But...a submarine diving below a pirate boat and then doing an emergency blow would be a bad day for the pirate boat...but I doubt a submarine would even engage. The vessel is too valuable.

[@random_user542]

It dives 😂

[@kirkengnath5501]

Are these pirate's actually dumb to attack a surfaced naval submarine? The only thing a sub need's to do is dive to get rid of the little boy's playing pirates.

[@wilfredlamoureux1687]

Exactly,, pretty simple.

[@wilfredlamoureux1687]

Just dive down a little bit and then pop up underneath their little boat and pop them up out of the water, kind of like a killer whale playing with a dumb ball

[@thereverendcoyote]

If I was the skipper of the sub and was on the surface and pirates boarded. I would just order the external hatches dogged and locked and order a dive.

[@wilfredlamoureux1687]

Yeah, pretty simple, right? Pretty straight and forward.

[@juani3880]

This Video is so incomprehensible that it asks the question what in the world is the purpose of doing it?

[@raybarry4307]

They almost certainly wanted to be taken prison in an American prison

[@caramanico1]

A "contest" like this makes me think of the anybody vs the... '72 Dolphins... '85 Bears... '91 Redskins...

[@peterjohn8625]

What Happens When Pirates ATTACK a US Submarine? Nothing, cos they don't. What a pointless vid. 👎👎

[@user-bu5cf6vc8c]

My friend Syed Jamshed, a Seaman by profession never returned after lostin the sea, Employed as seaman on the Cargo Ship Jonathan, back in 90's in the same place. Later it was connfirmed by his Shipping Company Employer source that was also Somali pirates criminal activity. Anisur Rehman Khan, Advocate, Nazimabad-1, Karachi, Pakistan.

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Do sorry for the loss of your friend because of the evils of piracy.

[@Brian-bp5pe]

This is a very strange video.

[@michaelrocker9000]

I guess this was supposed to be a joke. Why would a US Navy submarine even be transiting on the surface in an area like that? ALso nothing those pirates had for weapons could even damage the hull. The sub could also submerge and be gone like that.

[@ifell3]

Imagine phoning up the cartel and talking about a ransom 😅

[@darko714]

LOL! A Virginia Class boat is nearly 400' long, travels at 25 knots (28 mph - about the maximum speed of the pirates' fastest skiff), and can dive out of the pirates' reach on less than a minute's notice. The pressure hull, where the crew lives and works, is made of 3" thick high-strength steel, would barely be nicked by any weapon a pirate would have access to. The sub could simply out-run the pirates, dive, and never be seen again. If the ship's captain was in the mood, he could easily circle back and surface directly under the pirates' vessel, likely distroying it and dooming its crew. A Virginia class boat also contains 134 highly trained and disciplined enlisted men and officers. Besides dozens torpedos and cruise missiles, there's a locker full of small arms which are ordinarily intended to be used to defend the boat from unauthorized boarders while it's in port. If the captain (unwisely, but just for fun) decided he'd rather have a shootout with the pirates, he could station a couple of dozen sailors armed with machine guns and automatic rifles in the sail and on the deck, and see how close the buccaneers cared to approach before his men unleashed a fullisade of bullets -- punching a few dozen holes in their skiff and leaving a few of the pirates in need of medical attention.

[@MrTPF1]

Anyone who has been on a submarine knows that this is a preposterous scenario.

[@williamdodge5123]

USS DIXON AS-37 Point Loma Ca 79-81 81 western Pacific deployment to Diego Garcia. Tended Submarines and Surface warcrafraft during the Iranian hostage.

[@williamdodge5123]

USS FORRESTAL CV-59 82-84 Mediterranean- Indian Ocean deployment. Out n back Suez swatting Kadafi's Migs.

[@justachipn3039]

You really should of made this video a comedy... but the fact you were serious is funny as well... this joke is on you "NAVY productions"

[@jamescain6414]

Tune in for another exciting adventure next week: "What happens when a submarine runs out of fuel on the moon?"

[@eliasthienpont6330]

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁LION c LIKE No. 265

[@jyfy7926]

It's time for all ships passing thru pirate invected areas must be allowed to have arms in order to defend themselves.

[@danielpeters5555]

Nuts!

[@jimthomas1989]

DIVE ! DIVE ! DIVE !

[@Escalaminhante]

Remember, submarines can go under water.

[@davidgates1122]

A fully submerged naval submarine can haul a$$. I doubt a pirate skiff could keep up.

[@williamjohnson3664]

Thank you this was very informative.

[@darko714]

No. The pirates aren't that stupid. They're after money, not a battle. That's why they rarely harm their hostages, and demand a realistic ransom.

[@stevebush6048]

Attack a submarine? Who would even think of a story like this? DUH !

[@darylvogel8991]

Very reckless to attack a submarine... A sub would just submerge and the pirates would have to scuba their way onboard...

[@salster]

Call me crazy, but I'm thinking that desperate pirates would prefer valuable cargo and a vessel that they may have a chance of operating and upon which they could actually shoot guns

[@1radar]

I would think a US sub would not be on the surface anyway.

[@josephdanderson5492]

A pirate would have to just plain and simply stupid to attack any US Naval vessel...

[@sparrowhawk3894]

NAVY Productions must be loosing it to come up with such a tangential production as this piece of crap.👎🏻

[@johnkilbara3835]

The rusty old AK-47 will still fire

[@wallacegrommet3479]

What if a U.S. sub was on the surface and the crew was asleep when the watch guy went to the can and didn’t lock the screen door, eh?

[@stephencooper3583]

😆😆😆

[@craigdvorkin8955]

What are Somali pirates doing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans?

[@SlingbladeJim]

ONE USELESS VIDEO

[@mach1553]

yup

[@joelmccoy9969]

Foreign industrial fishing fleets scraped the sole of the Coast of Somalia for every living fish in the Sea while NATO and the adjacent Arabs stood by and said `Aint it Awful´. China now has to supply naval assets to defend its freighters in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in order to secure its right of passage. The price of easy money.

[@user-ki5ue3fd4x]

Philip idea....😢Sorry KingDoG England 😮

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

Quick answer... They find out

[@markhoffman9655]

What would Captain Nemo do? (Nautilus, 20000 Leagues Under The Sea) Full steam ahead and ram their flimsy boats!

[@kenmohler4081]

Why?

[@riprapter6322]

If you gave a sub to them how in the world would they know how to even operate it enough to moveit.

[@redrust3]

Submariners don’t take prisoners. Have you ever heard of a “Columbian Necktie”?

[@timdaniels7827]

You never answered the question it started the video, which was extremely too long with no answers

[@nkosanabavuma3034]

Pirates are crazy they can not fight military war ships 😅

[@larrygaines7462]

Sure way to make a reef

[@generaljimmies3429]

What Happens When Pirates ATTACK a US Submarine? They die.

[@rleroygordon]

Bringing rocks to a nuclear exchange.

[@robertj.ritchie2979]

or one of the people who is not a pirate trying to pull the US into Somalia to fix their country.

[@brandondaniel4019]

15 minutes just to say, they could dive nd disappear.

[@mortimerschnerd3846]

Hey Einstein, did ya ever think to just submerge?

[@robertcarveth8722]

Get a topic you know something about instead of expouting bull shit!

[@nospam3001]

"Foreign fishing vessels"? You mean Chinese fishing vessels.

[@robertamie4895]

Great work gentlemen

[@MemoWardwell]

Oh, PULEEEZZEE TRY ONCE !! 🐧

[@mikeross14]

These guy's just wanted to fish and feed their families! big fishing corporations were starving them out plus Big business had to be protected by the friggin U.S. Navy had to protect big business. Give them back their fishing grounds and problem go's away!

[@user-ek8cm1ug4m]

Yes, subs r dangerous but pirates r hungry either for money, power or survival.

[@TroyFlarty]

Are they dum?? The navy seals will come..

[@user-nw7ss5ss7w]

They would quickly drown!

[@rickdavids695]

they come for air?

[@montarakid1943]

U S Navy subs can stay under water, if need by, for up to 3-4 months. Soo...NO!

[@rickdavids695]

The pirates!!!@@montarakid1943

[@user-jq2rf4nf3o]

They drown ?

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

They would be THAT STUPID!

[@dennisyates1762]

Stupid comment; "pirates attacking a 'submerged' submarine." How would they even know where it was?

[@PaulLe-jk4uq]

Hey guy, you don’t have anything else to say today??? Pirates attacking USA submarine.??? HOG WASHES!!!👎👎👎👎👎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚽️⚽️🤩🤩🤩

[@star1star815]

They were killed even fishermen not just pirate

[@earltealjr6334]

And the TITANIC was UnSinkAble, and look how that turned out 🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂

[@Andrew_Gufonian_Superstar]

What happens when Somali pirates get their own submarines?

[@user-ki5ue3fd4x]

Microsoft not to do with Variotech

[@rigatoniphoni8247]

What kind of copy and paste type bull sh!t is that thumbnail 😂

[@stephencooper3583]

This entire video is pointless, stupid, and has about a 0.00000000001 percent chance of ever happening. But to answer the question... they'd die. Or more likely, the sub would just submerge because it's not even worth wasting a torpedo.

[@anselrod5699]

you could of done this video in 4 minutes or less.

[@terryfleckster197]

Or maybe not do this video at all.

[@anselrod5699]

@@terryfleckster197 better idea.

[@louisstyrzo4944]

Why do we keep patting the pirates on the back for attacking ships or is it humanitarian that we allow them to do that and not really do anything about it it's just a joke I think it's about time they could get a little stricter ain't piracy against the law

[@prrichgaby]

DROWN?

[@jimroberts2647]

in 'murican" it's pronounced ":norfuck: or about6that.

[@willyyap4062]

Salom daun, para lumos na pirata

[@barnjob75]

TELL ME SOMTHING I DONT KNOW! (DUH!)

[@bradolsen8629]

Boats full of DFN

[@stevehanson752]

Ridiculous!!

[@danthurman9076]

Are they truly that ignorant ?

[@jamesb3092]

Yes.

[@tonyphillips3842]

Get to the point - all this useless repetition

[@billammann9807]

Seems like a rather stupid move for even a very stupid person to do.

[@johnmullendore3445]

Isn't going to happen, somali pirates can have all the cartels subs they want. Go get'em. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@edcjohnson9795]

Is the memory attention of Americans so bad narrators have to repeat themselves so many times the video for other people becomes boring.

[@Paul-ez1zy]

They have a death wish, clearly!

[@josephpacchetti5997]

Narco subs, yes, any U.S. naval force, No chance In Hell. 👊 😎🇺🇸

[@Rob_F8F]

I feel dumber for having watched this video. What's next, what happens when Somali pirates attack the International Space Station?

[@ZSAZSS09]

It takes some time to sail up to the International space stadion. And I doubt they have enough fuel.😂😂 So they probably gonna burn up when they enter the earth. So problem solved 😂

[@MichaelKng-fk5jk]

Absolute rubbish. Somali pirates are mainly a thing of the past. Yes you get Somali's "contracting" to Houthi's and Houthi pirates, not many certainly compared to past years. Somali pirates came out of the UN training SSO's, arming them and training them in those weapons (AK & RPG) then as the UN does it gets bored playing games and walked away. Then you had armed and trained Somali's with zero income, loads of weapons, ammunition and boats, didn't take an Einstein to figure out money! Attacking a submarine, yeah they're stupid and attack warships but, never a sub as they never would be able to! navy productions = bellend!

[@guzziguy1000]

LOL 💩☠💀

[@PaulFerrell-jp2cu]

Must be desperate

[@michaelrowlands1448]

What a lot of bull shit this program is, total waste

[@jamesb3092]

lol 😂this is true fantasy….a narco sub anywhere remotely close to Somalia is terribly lost and a long way from where they’re supposed to be…😂😂

[@bradleyhess4974]

Pure bull crap

[@markbridden3265]

YOU TALK SH T..........................

[@packrat9433]

dumb recap of reality

[@aislinnkeilah7361]

No incentive to do that but if they encountered a sub on the surface and hit the sail with a surface to air missile it would not be good for the sub.

[@nukegator7274]

Pirate skiffs do not carry surface to air missiles, or any other kind for that matter. Also, why you use a surface to air missile on a submarine. Submarines are highly capable but they don't fly. The correct choice would be an anti-ship missile.

[@slammerlo510]

Hijacking a sub to use for modern day operation maybe their goal.