When Pirates Mistook a Warship for a Cargo Ship | January 2012

[@tehs3raph1m]

Not only did they board a warship, but they boarded a warship who was on anti piracy mission. Golden.

[@Deleted_Cat]

God:So how did you die Them:Well it’s complicated

[@mightyocelot]

skills

[@RiderBlitz1.0]

Yep, golden it is

[@paulwilliams2663]

They didn't board

[@kosukesseno3394]

not smart 😕

[@basteagui]

Ah, the old pirates versus the powerful Spanish fleet. We hadn't seen that one in a few centuries

[@m955-q7z]

NAHH LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@epiccowboymemes2042]

@Robert Sears Proof?

[@RoyCyberPunk]

@@epiccowboymemes2042 He is full of 💩 they obviously didn't and even if they had then all the navies of this planet would have hunted his pirate warship down and sent it into Davey Jones Locker.

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

@@epiccowboymemes2042 The British Empire

[@darthwiizius]

@@andresmartinezramos7513 🤣. Funny and true, case closed M'lud.

[@anibaldk]

I love the pirates defense: "Sorry...we meant to rob other people, not you" 🤦🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂

[@jerry3790]

They were honest. Probably would’ve been worse hadn’t they been

[@slaughter2517]

@@jerry3790 pirates and honest?u must have not know about atrocities they would commit if they found a women on board ,i once saw bandits executing their victims in a video can only be described as extremely brutal like similar to cartel ones

[@jerry3790]

@@slaughter2517 I was referring to being honest in context of their trial.

[@turkeyman631]

That is America in a nutshell. Criminal good, police are bad! (Until I need them for something)

[@volodyanarchist]

@@turkeyman631 America? Is Somalia in America according to you? Or is Spain in America? Or perhaps Indian Ocean is? And the final question: North America or South America?

[@alertedcoyote7892]

I just love the idea of the crew of the ship being there like "Sir, we've got pirates coming up on us, i think... I think theyre trying to board us? Do we open fire?" "No, no lets just... See how far they get before they realise"

[@ZooZoo293]

😂😂😂

[@ZooZoo293]

It's like a mouse trying to bite a grizzly's toe.

[@Zerg435]

Imagine if they actually pulled off. The warship was not on high alert, and western soldiers tend to surrender when they are under attack and in danger to get hurt.

[@frits191]

​@Zerg435 ah yes all those "western" (whatever country or region that means) military they all give up instantly. Based off of what exactly? Source? I doubt you have one so dont make outrageous claims clearly muddled by your own biases

[@cocosulx9282]

​@@Zerg435???? Where did u get that from

[@damelyngdoh2370]

When you don't level up but still go for the boss

[@naturalgoldenjazz]

XD

[@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306]

lmaoo

[@robertoeijs]

A player of FromSoftware

[@Ghost-jq2bg]

Golden comment

[@MaDrung]

@@robertoeijs Dark Seas 4.

[@sputnikalgrim]

Imagine the look on their faces when they realized they were attempting to board a warship.

[@nachobroryan8824]

The dead pirate didn't have time for that.

[@Its_Hero]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ no u

[@goldenhate6649]

@@nachobroryan8824 they were lucky it was Spanish and not American. Americans have no chill.

[@daquaviousbingleton9763]

@@goldenhate6649 you’re talking about the Spanish navy there buddy 😅

[@Network126]

@@goldenhate6649 You mean the Chinese have no chill! A Chinese warship would've instantly lasered those pirates into dust or something!

[@jerishigan6567]

Pirates: “uh…is it normal for a cargo vessel to have a helicopter?”

[@SkygirlGamingChannel]

Pressumably it has a hangar to protect it of the rough sea. I dont think proper cargo ships have a chopper, but theres for sure some to for example fly sick crewmen home or similar missions.

[@ImDembe]

Been out for days in bad sea and attacked when it was dark + i bet the overall smartness among sea pirates are below average.

[@infovers]

@@ImDembe intelligence

[@Pon1bcd]

@@ImDembe well they were smart enough to attack during rough conditions. Not smart enough to identify it was a warship. But if it is true that they’ve been out on sea, 3-4 days they would’ve seen the warship escorting the cargo ship.

[@ohauss]

@@Pon1bcd Only if they had been in the immediate area when the ship was being escorted. Given that it was in the morning, who knows where they were the day before.

[@talleywa5772]

Pirates: "I think we have the wrong ship." Spanish Marines: "We respectfully disagree."

[@Ghakimx]

Also Spanish Marines: Nice

[@OhNotThat]

Spanish: "No, no, we're here precisely for you. This is the right ship. We usually come to you, it's nice that you came to us for a change!"

[@hereLiesThisTroper]

The pirates calculated the risk. Too bad they were bad at math.

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

Its not even maths there but just self preservation... Some goofs 😂

[@Aaltonen119]

Looks like I have somethin in common with those pirates

[@jasonbourne1596]

@@vermicelledecheval5219 Self preservation works better when you do it right. Attacking a war ship with your 7 men on a skiff is just bad for self preservation.

[@dciccantelli]

They should thank their lucky stars it wasn't a Russian warship. The outcome would have been much different for them (and not in a good way....).

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

@@dciccantelli the Russians would have released them all without charges… into the sea, if you catch my drift.

[@hudsonslim3169]

Kudos to the pirates! They failed to board a Spanish warship but their attempt to board a Spanish prison went spectacularly well.

[@WoodWorxGuy]

They are probably grateful! 3 meals a day for 13 years.

[@jakethebritishpatriot]

@@WoodWorxGuy very true tbf

[@dbyers3897]

They are probably better off & will attempt to stay in Spain after release. The desperation of these people is impressive & shows what people will do to try to survive. I'd be curious to know how much financial aid for Somalia would cost versus the costs of the multi-nation anti-piracy operation. I believe even the Chinese navy has participated.

[@TalkingHands308]

@@WoodWorxGuy Compared to their living conditions in Somalia, definitely a step up...

[@sugarsaint]

You do know that the pirpriatrs are only pirates because all of Somalia fishing waters have been illegally fished by China and Europe for decades to the point there are NO fish in there waters ?

[@mccabber24]

Nobody expects the Spanish Replenishment Ship Patino!

[@CardinalBiggles01]

Well, surprise was certainly amongst their weapons.

[@JelMain]

Postman Patino, then, with his dread pirate cat.

[@johnkoenig326]

(Insert comfy chair joke here)

[@D0CI87PC]

Well played, Sir.

[@SpicyTexan64]

I should have known I wouldn't be first with this but still I... didn't expect it.

[@dl0g09]

Pirates: "We here to rob you" Spanish warship: "And we here to arrest you"

[@SizeThickPlz]

Pirates: "Oh, well we disagree." Spanish: "Helo opens fire." Piraters: "We respectfully surrender. We didn't mean to attack you, we just wanted to rob merchants." Spanish: "Quite brave, or quite stupid. Anyways, off to prison."

[@AWACSLunchCaster]

no one expects the spanish inquisition (modernized)

[@haz1013]

I'm guessing they didn't passed the test to know what kind of ship is at sea😅

[@KanjiasDev]

Warship: "challenge accepted!" 😅

[@Star_Jewel_Realm]

Pirates : Put your hands up. Soldier: You first. 😆😆

[@1LEgGOdt]

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” - Napoleon I find it ironic with how the Spanish Navy was doing something that they haven’t done in centuries since the fall of the Spanish Empire and their once Mighty Navy… Anti Piracy Patrols.

[@15241]

I mean, they did anti piracy patrols even on the days of the spanish empire, just not like today

[@anonymusum]

It is indeed. And this time the pirates weren´t even British.

[@friedhelmmunker7284]

@@anonymusum 😂👍

[@officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408]

And then Hollywood tried making nords "barbarians," when the word comes from the Barbary Coast.

[@turnip5359]

"never eat hot dog when on floor" - some guy

[@ottovonbasedmark]

i would pay heaps of money just to see the looks on their faces. not only the pirates, but also the crew of the patiño: „this is not really happening right now. they didn’t just try to board us with 7 men, did they?“

[@kevinmach730]

I would have paid more to see the looks on their faces as they were hanged

[@mikcon63]

I'd like the imagine the guy manning the Cannon would have looked like a kid on Christmas morning.

[@karamlevi]

😂😂😂😂💩

[@richardschofield2201]

I like heaps of money. What look on my face should I make?

[@SirPano85]

@@mikcon63 I hope not, it's everytime sad to kill a person and if he did like You say he probably is a psyco

[@danieljackson654]

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Excellent words.

[@draftprospectnumber1490]

also applicable to sports like basketball, never call a timeout when your opponent making mistakes or not scoring points

[@linkfromzelda1002]

Sun Tzu said that, not Napoleon.

[@franciscorodriguez2457]

Of course and kill them all and damp them overboard

[@simonmultiverse6349]

@@linkfromzelda1002 Yep, Napoleon knew of Sun Tzu and Napoleon was quoting Sun Tzu.

[@robertleftwich1122]

@@simonmultiverse6349 ~~At that time wouldn’t the enemy be dead ?

[@mrmaple9331]

When you touch a random object in the environment and a screen-size health bar starts filling.

[@AlejandroOjedaN]

This is hilarious! How rude of the Spanish warship not to identify itself clearly. 😂

[@PlayrayGamer]

"Did you just assume their agenda??"

[@alx252]

They started identifying as soon as they where in proper communication distance...

[@karalmom5669]

How rude of the pirates to not identify the warship correctly!!!1!!1!!11!

[@catt8111]

When the ship launched an attack helicopter, they must have collectively crapped themselves.

[@lei-2439]

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake"

[@ptick16]

Being flown to Spain to stand trial for their crimes must have been a luxurious vacation for these pirates. Being fed at least 3 times a day, medical care, decent living conditions (compared to what they probably had to endure in their homeland), and given clothing. They likely couldn't believe their luck.

[@FR4NKY666]

luck? prison is prison dude

[@fordmustang7269]

Plenty of people have purposely committed crimes to be thrown into jail if they have nothing and are homeless I’ve seen it. They go to jail and they are around people. Warm They have bed food guaranteed.

[@rsfakqj10rsf-33]

@@FR4NKY666 In prison, you’re at least kept alive

[@biggierocc1935]

@@FR4NKY666 It's a Spanish Prison Prisons are generally better anywhere else than they are in America

[@pugasaurusrex8253]

@@biggierocc1935 +100 social credits

[@Nissan-S15]

Pirate : "Yo why is one container pointing towards us?"

[@paisuk6566]

Another pirate: #### it not container it 20mm gun and it a warship RUN

[@BlueShellshock]

"Maybe it's a payload delivery system?"

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

​@@paisuk6566 a 20mm isn't thst big.

[@mahpell7173]

​@@sinisterthoughts2896 Your shredded in pieces body will part-heartedly disagree.

[@Darkspark06]

@@sinisterthoughts2896 full auto

[@campbella2796]

The worrying feature of this is surely the ability of a small boat to approach a warship quite undetected in rough seas.

[@HiroNguy]

The skiffs used by these criminals are small and the height of the waves actually can hide them from radar and IR, as explained in the vid.

[@TheColonialGamer131]

If your interested in learning more about that. Look up “Iranian Gunboats” it’s Somalian speedboat tactics but with 10x the amount of boats & they all have missiles/torpedos

[@garthdonovan5373]

Exactly magnetic mines

[@vadfarkas14]

​@@TheColonialGamer131 indeed. With good enough coordination those things could wreak havoc and cause serious damage to any warship or even sink them. Look at Millenium challenge 2002. During that wargame BLUFOR initially lost and entire fleet of warships including but not limited to sixteen warships: one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and five of Blue's six amphibious ships. Essentially crippling the force's ability to continue the conflict.

[@samisuhonen9815]

Yes, big warships have to be careful around coasts and islands due to this. Coastal vessels being very cost effective and dangerous to big warships is nothing new. That's why for example, the Finnish defense force navy uses exclusively coastal vessels. They have no desire to go into open ocean. They would much rather navigate their island heavy coast and torpedo/missile down huge Russian destroyers and cruisers.

[@240pixel]

I would've love to see the faces of the pirates when they realized this is not a civilian crew they are trying to intimidate.

[@ProsperityEngine]

The moment you realize that your 7 men are trying to take by force a military ship with 180 soldiers on board itching to kill you😥

[@jimmer1047]

I just so happen to have a photo.......🌚

[@TheJoeyboots]

😮😭 Something like this I imagine

[@raleighkellyc9375]

oh yeah me too

[@swedishmeatballs7818]

@@jayk3551 did you not watch the video?

[@erintyres3609]

I met a relative of Captain Phillips, and he told me that cargo ships traveling the coast of Africa now have armed soldiers aboard. Any pirates who try to take a cargo ship today are at a huge disadvantage, with trained troops shooting down at them.

[@dahasolomon7314]

As a somali I've noticed that the international media fails to cover that some of these "pirates" are just normal fishermen who are mistaken for pirates and then shot at. I've heard a few of these stories. Trigger happy privateers are abroad most of these ships instead of soldiers so you can imagine the abuse of power that is possible. I mean it's not like there will ever be an investigation.

[@KarangWedatama]

@@dahasolomon7314 I doubt a lowly fishermen use high speed boat, if I was a privateers I will shoot at a speed boat when they ignore my warning shot, a mere fishermen would use a fishing boat or a traditional boat

[@shubhamparashar1852]

@@dahasolomon7314 ah yes. You all are fishermen. Like the peaceful community who did 9/11.

[@legion_prex3650]

@@dahasolomon7314 of course, so it is.

[@dahasolomon7314]

@@KarangWedatama The pirates and the fishermen use the same types of boats. But it's pretty easy to tell them apart because one is just fishing and the other is actively chasing you down. What I'm talking about is that mercenaries aboard these ships can be very unhinged. Mercenaries are more prone to sadistic misuses of power like for example Russian mercenaries active in Syria or the infamous American group Blackwater.

[@levisanchez7143]

"No amount of sea shanties will save you now!" -Spanish Marine, probably.

[@Monkechnology]

Pirates: "Look at me, I'm captain now" [gets shot by a spanish sailor] Capitán: "someone make a note of that man's bravery"

[@GabrielTobing]

Lol XD

[@krh5081]

This may be the funniest thing I read all day.

[@Vindkast]

HA!

[@joeblow26]

You're in the custody of the United States now and your friends are all dead

[@Type_I_9]

wait, wasn't this from pirates of Caribbean

[@chrisschoenthaler5184]

Seven pirates vs 180 marines. Most humiliating curbstomp ever.

[@WalterModel45]

Sailors, not "marines" Those ships just have small groups of naval infantery to the helo, fast boats and some basic infantery to protect the ship

[@commanderboom2626]

⁠@@WalterModel45they say in the video that there were approximately 180 Spanish marines in addition to the ship’s crew.

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

​@WalterModel45 180 marines plus however many sailors from the crew of the ship. All part of the Navy.

[@robbieaulia6462]

​@WalterModel45 I don't think a crew of 180 people can operate a ship that big AND maintain the operations of 2 large helicopters.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Oh not even close to most

[@matodiniv]

Pirates: [expecting to board a defenseless bountiful cargo ship] Patino: *"NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH NAVY"*

[@oscardelucas994]

*Spanish theme from pirates of caribean plays*

[@alejandroe3616]

Ironic how instead of the Spanish popping out of nowhere, it was the pirates instead lmfao 😭

[@jasoncaulkin9830]

Good One 😄

[@WildBikerBill]

@@oscardelucas994 I thought it was a variation of Monty Python's "Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition".

[@ianoceallaigh7107]

Only because it is...

[@hiredmurderer6228]

"Uh, guys, since when the cargo boys use berets and camo?" - A pirate last words

[@trevorperry3081]

This is actually really scary if you think about it. That skiff was in contact with the Patino's hull before the lookout called the alert. If it'd had explosives instead of men in it, there would have been a lot of dead and wounded sailors from that ship. The USS Cole comes to mind.

[@nuagetama1405]

Sadly this is a problem for any modern navy in peace time. Any unidentified vessel could come in contact with an extremely big warship, even an aircraft carrier (This happened to the french nuclear aircraft carrier Charle de Gaulle in November 2021 for example) because in peace time they aren't allowed to open fire before identifying a real threat. A surprise attack on your most crucial warships just before declaring war is a really serious threat to many navy around the world and one of their biggest weakness.

[@lofihotbeats5805]

Spanish American war vibes

[@dubious6718]

@@nuagetama1405 Doubt American warships would care about such "laws" and would fire warning shots towards the approaching vessel.

[@cy85041]

@@dubious6718 American warships aren't authorized to fire warning shots, unless doctrine has changed in the last decade since I got out. They can only issue warnings over loudspeaker and ship's whistle, then if those aren't heeded, they can open fire if the offending vessel is in their exclusion zone (I don't remember exactly what it was called)

[@bartonbone8559]

That's the thing though, the pirates were looking to take the ship and its cargo for ransom, as opposed to the USS Cole where they were looking strictly to cause damage and death.

[@scaryback]

Let’s be honest, a Spanish prison is like winning the lottery for these guys..

[@bylu6712]

Exactly what I thought

[@adriann2649]

13-17 years in prison 🤔 lottery? and after what? Ahh sure. Be old guy in an unknown country and living on the street. Is there snow in Somalia? Great Lottery :) No hay "pagas" para estos "inmigrantes".

[@bylu6712]

@@adriann2649 What? Your English is so terrible you're barely comprehensible

[@adriann2649]

@@bylu6712 y tu español qué tal está??? Dime cuantos idiomas hablas y ya luego te quejas que me parece que el inglés no se parece en NADA al español, el italiano, el francés, el portugués... Ah y no se habla ese idioma en ningún país EUROPEO xD

[@bylu6712]

@@adriann2649 Ты никому не нравишся

[@jonnym4670]

if you ever thought you were bad at your job look at these guys

[@razorbackblood06]

Well these guys have an IQ of probably around 60.. so being smarter than them is not really much to be proud of or anything. There are probably downies smarter than those scumbags.

[@barbados3592]

I think they did a pretty good job all things considered.

[@zoots15]

Those dudes have more balls than brains and nothing to lose

[@bigsmall246]

@@barbados3592 the most important part of being a pirate is knowing which ship to board, and they sucked at it

[@MrBilbobaggins77]

actually good , kudos to them more than 3 days in a tiny boat and rough sea

[@TentaclePentacle]

pirate: "I am the captain now!" Spanish:: "Spain has been dealing with pirates for over 300 years."

[@InceyWincey]

And for the first few decades The British Empire was almost entirely funded by the proceeds of pirating the Spanish Navy, so they really did learn from the best.

[@davexb6595]

Over 500 years.

[@nigermant6347]

these ones a little less received in their speech, I'm afraid. 😜

[@Tb0n3]

And they used to do it right. Walk the plank.

[@Vdetty]

This is the definition of "Call an ambulance. But not for me."

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

[@Lupus_Indomitus]

@Robert Sears yeah. that would have been a giant OH SHIT, WE MESEDD UP. love to have sen that.

[@chan6565]

Wow Napoleon, u r still alive? Damn

[@sagittariusa7662]

@Robert Sears Maybe they should have an education system that is mandatory for all Somali children and um take them away from their families, transitioning starting at age 6. "But Somali families need their children." For unpaid labor and when that labor cannot suffice, they join gangs and become pirates or child soldiers. "But children need their families." That is why they only come during the weekends and return to mandatory education. You can be homeschooled, but your parents have to be wealthy. Also children really don't need their families. They need guidance, which they can get from anyone who is willing and proper.

[@tcglasscox]

Amen! 😀

[@bobblue_west]

What a pity the Sea King Heli' didn't just finish them off and let the garbage sink to the bottom. Now they have to feed the scum for 17 yrs.

[@Freelix2000]

"okay, we're boarding the defenseless cargo ship now." ... "huh, they got some guns." ... "fuck that's a lot of guns"

[@jvmiller1995]

"And a bloody helicopter! What the hell! " Hell I bet the the war ship did not kill the one thrown overboard! Instead he was the one that identified it as a easy target and his own crew threw him overboard after they fled.

[@kungszigfrids1482]

@@jvmiller1995 Interesting theory.

[@Pheonix-gb6qu]

"So, what you in here for?" "I was a pirate and we mistaked a warship for a cargo ship"

[@Amitttttttttttttttttt]

"Understandable"

[@realdjaykay]

Mistook

[@realdjaykay]

Mistaked isn’t a word

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

"We attacked a country with a proud 1000 years of naval history under their belt and we were in a dinghy"

[@jakkrit6910]

@@realdjaykay im also not speaking english as the first language but i think mistaken is a word. so i just check. mistaken mean wrong in what you believe, or based on a belief that is wrong ex. Unfortunately I was mistaken about how much it would cost. if you want to be gramma police. please also explain what the person do wrong.

[@robrick9361]

That's like a thief walking into a police station thinking it's a bank.

[@azurelectrium1100]

No thats like a bank robber walking into a prison

[@bostonrailfan2427]

actually it is…literally trying holdup the security force whose bare essentials would destroy your ship in a second let alone mow down the entire crew

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Funny!

[@MatthewCampbell765]

Actually something that once happened that's kind of similar: A group of bankrobbers once tried to rob a bank...as it turned out, the bank in question was the nearest bank to the FBI headquarters...and it was payday.

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

Big robbing the donut store vibes

[@bobbylee9727]

Congratulations to the Captain for training and maintaining a well prepared crew. I hope this sends a message to sea pirates.

[@jaybee9269]

It was 10 years ago. If I had to sail there I’d have an armory.

[@MrSourceMan]

The funny thing is, incidents like this and armed guards being present on other cargo ships has largely curtailed pirate attacks.

[@svenm7264]

I saw the video title and thought "that was probably the last mistake they ever made"

[@Trollportphosphat]

To these couple of guys this was a message, but to all other pirates it was just another small pirate boat going missing in rough sea, so nothing out of the ordinary.

[@quasimodo8959]

"Sea pirates"? Are there "land pirates"?

[@eliasblum753]

I spent a couple of weeks on board the Patiño. I was in the Royal Navy and based on the Spanish ship during a NATO exercise. Great lads and lasses. Very professional sailors. I was impressed.

[@SeekDestroy-sk1mo]

What do you think about Somali pirates tho? Did they get what they deserve?

[@robinharwood5044]

The Spanish Navy is at lest as old as the Royal Navy. Plenty of tradtion to build on.

[@vodkavodka8903]

thank you for your service

[@SeekDestroy-sk1mo]

@@robinharwood5044- they were great when the ships were made of wood not so much anymore. America dominates the seas.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

I am quite sure sure there is a weapons locker on board. Hmm a command ship, maybe got armed marines also. Whoopsy.

[@adamfowler350]

How hard did these soldiers laugh after this? They even threw their boarding ladder upon the ship deck LOL

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

Not even just soldiers, Marines in Europe are closer to special forces than they are the army. They literally couldn't have attacked something more dangerous

[@berkeliumk]

@@mrcaboosevg6089 Next, US aircraft carrier

[@AlejandroPRGH]

The Spanish Penal Code has, or used to have, under the crime of piracy, a heavier penalty for "the pirate captain or skipper". That must be the reason why one of them got more years.

[@analoguegeek]

Youll never forget the day you almost caught captain jack spa... :BARS CLINK:

[@calypsohandjack9278]

Behavior in prison could have something to do with it as well. I'm sure Somali pirates didn't integrate well with the Spanish prisoners

[@sierralarars]

@@analoguegeek Thanks. You’ve got the Lonely Island Jack Sparrow song stuck in my head now.. I suppose it’s better than the Bezos song that was stuck in my head for most of today o.o

[@lewisner]

So if you look like Johnny Depp you are screwed ?

[@adamabele785]

If he was identified as somebody who fired directly at a person means it is aggravating as attempted murder. We do not know, what damage they caused and if they injured somebody, that is also aggravating. But you are right, if he is the one who hired the others or had the command, then he is the leader, also aggravating.

[@danieldiegotamai797]

Never interrupt your enemy when it´s making a mistake. Napoleon brilliant as always.

[@hoppspross2837]

but very small

[@expandedhistory]

This has to be one of the greatest, “no you” moments in History.

[@akiakato9516]

Those pirates took a fat L from the warship

[@Boeing-ER-yj8nn]

And the greatest "YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL!!!"

[@brianwest2775]

It's sad that such brave dedicated men didn't (or couldn't) put that dedication towards doing something good.

[@allanshpeley4284]

Nah they're just scumbags.

[@douglas752]

so true

[@Mitaka.Kotsuka]

Yeah... I just was like "How good those 7 guys would do as marines themselves"

[@baghazukhov152]

Hunger is a VERY potent motivator.

[@scotth6814]

@@baghazukhov152 So are greed and drug addiction.

[@silvergreylion]

Imagine the conversation on the bridge: "Captain, we're being boarded by pirates." "What?? Seriously?" "Yes sir, we're being boarded by pirates." "Why the fuck would they.." *sigh* "Ok, try not to kill them. We need to ask them why."

[@jeffma7507]

I love how the captain gives the pirates credit for their “supposed” bravery out at sea 😂

[@jeffma7507]

@Apollo -1 its not the point lol, the captain tried to over look the fact that a bunch of Mercs tried to ambush a military vessel.

[@lewisner]

@Apollo -1 if the pirates put their mind to it they might have joined the Spanish navy and made something of themselves

[@scotthill1600]

@Apollo -1 yet another one, how did the US come into this comment section about Spanish warships & Somali pirates💀🤡 like I said in another comment I could mention Antarctica melting & the first comment would be ab that the US sucks at Antarctic exploration. I’d love to know as much ab other countries as everyone knows ab the US but hey everyone only ever mentions the US. Guess when your biggest fish in the pond they gotta talk ab you, I’d be mad too

[@scotthill1600]

@Apollo -1 eh basically anybody would lose the war when the enemy just hides & uses guerrilla tactics, I’m just surprised the US hasn’t learned that by now, I take solace knowing they have killed thousands of terrorists, the Taliban gets new high ranking memebers every few years bc they old one gets killed💀 can’t remember who was the most recent the isis or taliban leader that got killed in 2020? If I remember right?

[@scotthill1600]

@@ph5023 thanks for the info

[@jannieboy58]

Like breaking into a prison thinking it’s a bank 😂

[@josiahpowick1553]

lego movie vibes

[@javierherrera7276]

😂😂

[@Filip_Wessman]

Which has actually hapened. Or rather, they made the bank job then fled the heist crossing some random walls. Prison walls. In the 60ies or 70ies.

[@javierherrera7276]

@@Filip_Wessman 🙄

[@silvergreylion]

Yeah, or a courthouse.

[@jessiehogue.]

*"Oh, fu-"* -The pirates, a moment before the Warship crew returned fire.

[@Memorixt]

Just to be exact: a replenishment ship is not a warship, just because it’s belongs to the Navy. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Spanish sent this ship with this purpose willingly, as it easily can be mistaken for a cargo ship (which indeed is: an armed cargo ship from the Navy), so it’s a quite good trap.

[@jeffburnham6611]

For all intents and purposes, the Patino is a small freighter. You're correct, it's not a warship, and its large complement of Marines was likely due to protect the ship from such pirates as it really has no offensive weapons. It's mission was likely to support the real warships operating in the area. I think the pirates got off easy, they should have been tried and then hanged.

[@makoshark40]

Even military replenishment ships are considered a war ship they deliver cargo to places while potentiall getting shot at they have men armed to the teeth all with militarty training theres no civillians on board. And it has guns to shoot at lightly armored vehicles and low flying planes it is by att purposes a warship

[@FernandoJimenez-nl5ij]

Pirates aren't that smart at all ,they thought that was a cargo ship but fortunately it was the oposite ,i think it would be alot better to eliminate pirates uproot ,if the navy and marines change the look of their vessels covering all official displays ,i mean to look like a normal cruiser from outside but realy loaded up inside ,no need to deal with more problems any more ,this is just an idea to erradicate those f...n pirates! that doesn't belong here in this world.

[@Oll1000]

@@jeffburnham6611 You don't hang them. You cut off their hands and send them back to where they came from as a message to other thieves.

[@kingslaphappy1533]

@@jeffburnham6611 he clearly stated that it carries 2x20 m cannons and at least 2 SeaKing helicopters which i presume carry some weapons. (door mounted machine guns) To a small pirate skiff…that’s plenty armed…not to mention 180 armed marines.

[@norbertfleck812]

At the very beginning of Atalanta Mission some pirates attacked an Indian Destroyer with a RPG7. The grenade left a pencil sized hole in the hull of the warship and a severe dent in the captain's pride. He got the attack answered with a volley from all the ship's cannons. The remains of the pirates nor their vessel were never found.

[@troy3456789]

This response seems reasonable to me. It's a reasonable response given the attack on the vessel.

[@kristoffermangila]

There is no such thing as overkill...

[@saikatsen9875]

It was INS Talwar (Talwar= sword).

[@usamakhan7856]

Any source for this? I can't find anything on the net. Seems like an interesting read.

[@norbertfleck812]

@@usamakhan7856 I read it in the .loyal magazine, a military magazine of the Reserve organisation of the German Bundeswehr (VdRBw).

[@allistairneil8968]

Los piratas: Sorry, we thought you guys were just a normal cargo ship. Los marineros: Ahh, comprendo mi amigos, no problemo. We very impressed by your tenacity!

[@Ocker3]

The Captain was very generous in his description of them, and I think is also alluding to how motivated the pirates are because of terrible economic conditions at home.

[@allistairneil8968]

@@Ocker3 ¿Really? Poor Somali Pirates are forced into risking their lives for three days at sea, just so they can kill Tom Hanks and his merry men mercilessly and toss their own dead overboard. Wow, I never thought about it like that. They must be nice guys. And there I was thinking they were a bunch of ockers only interested in lots of money.

[@majalca03]

Your Spanish is impressive. Did you learn it from Dora the Explorer?

[@christarant2538]

No wonder we still have Gibraltar 🇬🇧

[@allistairneil8968]

@@christarant2538 Yeah, but the Spagnioli's have two... Ceuta and Melilla. So really they can't bitch too much about Gib. Ha ha!

[@a1ryu233]

"What could possible go wrong" said the pirates . ""EVERYTHING""

[@linton5117]

Imagine being a pirate, boarding this ‘unarmed’ merchant vessel only to be met with the bullets of Spanish marines, only then to realise you’ve just tried to seize a warship of one of the worlds most powerful navies…

[@thecybranchild1768]

I think it would have been even funnier if it was a American carrier, but I cant imagine mistaking one for a cargo ship but I could be wrong.

[@wadesheckles5420]

Replinishment ships are just cargo ship that ships for the military

[@dynad00d15]

"It's at this moment he knew he f*cked up" :D

[@rogerbeatty9436]

. .&Photo Photo 0000000

[@rogerbeatty9436]

@@wadesheckles5420 Jeremy .

[@Laz_Arus]

Pirates: "We didn't mean to attack the warship" Judge: "Oh. Ok then. Case dismissed!" 😲

[@pitadriti9767]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😛🤣

[@duggydugg3937]

******* DA bragg

[@WalterModel45]

In spain you got more prision for a piratery act thant for homicide For real Homicide, 12-15 years

[@PaulDziomba]

That would have happened in Philadelphia.

[@roverboat2503]

That also happened to RFA Wave Knight off Oman. I was on it at the time. Around 11 o'clock at night the 'Quickdraw' pipe came over the ship's tannoy. We all stood to and found three fast pirate boats, lit up like New York, attempting to get us in a pincer movement. All we did was squirt some 20mm with tracer in their general direction. For some reason they then decided to high-tail it in the opposite direction at the rush!

[@knobeljoseph11]

What year? i was aboard the USS Mason on deployment in Aug 2019 and refueled with you guys off the coast of oman and i dont recall hearing about pirate attacks during that time. Glad you gave the pirates hell though, i'd imagine you would've ripped them up if they got in range of those miniguns yall carry!

[@HistoryGe3k]

Why not wait until they came into effective weapons range and just tear these boats apart? You were just wasting ammo and giving the pirates the opportunity to attack other boats in the future.

[@itsjohndell]

@@HistoryGe3k Word

[@Tyler_J_Cook]

@@HistoryGe3k Believe it or not but most militaries in developed countries follow very political rules of engagement, whether you agree on it or not, Lone Survivor would be a really good but harsh example of what I mean by that.

[@roverboat2503]

@@knobeljoseph11 Hi there. It was in 2009. In those days the pirates used to wander all up the Omani coast as at the time no one was allowed to sink them. Most depressing from our point of view. That same year the Wave Knight was present when a British couple was kidnapped by pirates and we weren't allowed to open fire. Allegedly so we didn't endanger the couple, but in reality we had to get direct permission to open fire from London and permission wasn't given. It wasn't long after that that attitudes changed. In 2011 the RFA Fort Victoria had an open brig built under the flight deck for storing the pirates we captured. They were then transported to Kenya for trial.

[@DrBoneright]

"I wouldn't have picked your pocket if I knew you was a cop!" LOLOL

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

Exactly lol

[@roberthuntley1090]

I can remember a similar story, a decade or more ago, about a group of pirates that attacked a 'merchant ship' carrying French special forces. Needless to say, it didn't go well for them. At least in that case, the ship was supposed to look unarmed.

[@peterbaker3429]

That actually resulted in a film being made about the affair. Can't remember the title but a damned good film.

[@megapet777]

@@peterbaker3429 any chance you could remember the film?

[@adenmitchell7633]

@Mrfixit Quickly nah

[@howardtreesong4860]

Imagine boarding a ship and it has a detachment of the French Foreign Legion on board. It could positively ruin your entire day.

[@danielyoung1899]

Tom hanks captain Phillips

[@Inspired2Teach]

It's amazing that some people think, "I'm sorry, we thought you were defenseless." is an excuse.

[@volodyanarchist]

I do not think this was a defence. Most people in the comments cannot tell the difference between "They said that this has happened" and "They have defended their actions by this". I am sure that they said their names, and it was not "I am innocent because my name is ...".

[@gabiferreira6864]

I didnt see anyone saying that..?

[@samk6051]

Every bully ever

[@gottathinkupanewone]

It should happen to all pirates. I think every ship that's required to sail in areas known for pirates should have arms enough to fight off an attack like this, or alternately have armed guards to protect the ship.

[@kevincrosby1760]

A ship at sea can pretty much carry anything it wants. The problem is when that ship enters the territorial waters of a country and is thus bound by that country's laws. Most of the "armed contractors" are stationed on so-called "arsenal ships". They meet with the cargo ships in international waters and transfer the armed guards there, then reverse the process just before the cargo ship enters port.

[@katrinapaton5283]

I remember holding an internet conversation with an ex-USMarine who was working as an engineer on a cargo ship. He suddenly apologised and disappeared only to return about half an hour later to relate how he'd had to disuade a group of pirates using an assault rifle kept for that purpose.

[@randytaylor1258]

Nothing like the sting of a 20 mm. hornet to dissuade thugs from being a nuisance. Feed the sharks, boys!

[@trashpanda2312]

most of them have armed guards on board going past Somalia.

[@troy3456789]

It makes more sense to simply shower their vessel with several electric gatling guns. Tough love

[@charliewhelan8677]

The fact that the Spanish only managed to kill one pirate shows remarkable restraint and professionalism.

[@nekotranslates]

How does it? A pirate is no more than a thief. And pirates love going below the waves like in the movie. The sea is their tomb afterall.

[@SizeThickPlz]

You clearly never have been on a ship in rough seas. I have. You know nothing.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

A former world empire like the British.

[@diggerrob6356]

Or piss poor marksmanship!

[@worldtravels2763]

Spanish storn troopers haha

[@zegh8578]

It has to be pretty surreal feeling of "game over" to be picked up by a military helicopter, then taken to a foreign country, where you are put through trial for piracy, and sentenced to a decade in prison

[@barryrose8360]

Probably luxurious compared to their lives in Somalia

[@pr1sm55]

They'll probably have way more food and a thousand times better living conditions even in jail + if I am not mistaken get to walk on Spanish soil after they've completed their sentence. It's a win-win for them if you think about it.

[@StudleyDuderight]

That doesn't feed their families back home though. It's sad that illegal commercial fishing pushed fishermen into piracy. Poor decisions all around.

[@crazyfroggie6546]

They'll get released and sent over to the UK on a dinghy

[@spaceman081447]

@zegh8578 RE: ". . . where you are put through trial for piracy, and sentenced to a decade in prison" Didn't they use to execute pirates?

[@shipmastershadowofintent5249]

Back in early 2000s my brother was deployed with the United States Navy and ran into pirates . Of course his ship was a little more armed with a mixture of flak guns and machine guns and shit. But he said 2 groups of pirates mistakes them for a big cargo ship and it was sorta look over the side and just open fire . He said it happened twice .

[@tigerbatman7881]

Bull crap

[@silverbloodborne9495]

I heard of events like this Those pirate's where so fucking stupid in the early 2000s

[@adamabele785]

@@silverbloodborne9495 No, they were not stupid, they just had not faced armed ships before.

[@SaintNyx]

@@adamabele785 If you attack a navy warship, you’re stupid. It’s not like they didn’t know what guns were, considering they had guns of their own.

[@user-od6gi4lz8t]

They were totally drunk 😂

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

They did the same kind of mistake against a French Navy replenishment ship 🤣 It was also during night. The French ship saw them coming with radar. They pretended to escape (but not too fast). On the morning the pirates had to face to 40mm gun 😅

[@brentblake8306]

Ha, "but not too fast "

[@chrismac7777]

Then the French surrendered

[@arfshesaid4325]

@@chrismac7777 ouch

[@HiroNguy]

@@chrismac7777 Rimshot! 🥁

[@nunyabidnis5407]

I have a French rifle for sale, never fired, dropped once.

[@hiredmurderer6228]

Spanish Navy: Ah, just like in the old times...

[@Viewer13128]

4:31 When tremendous will and determination and hardwork puts you in a situation 100x worse.

[@bird2624]

Imagine how shit their life conditions have to be for them to go to this lenght just get get a living wage

[@sh4ne01]

@@bird2624 wage? They are fucking stealing.

[@charlesatanasio1622]

@@bird2624 They were stealing, and quite likely murdering as well.

[@raimundohott9716]

Something the 2 commenters seem to ignore is that if they had decent living conditions they wouldnt have been doing this. Most criminals are a cause of their social conditions not that they are just born to kill

[@JustJustKen]

@@raimundohott9716 Doing crime is a fucking choice. Not something that is thrown to you by the society you live in. They CHOSE to do pirating. They know what happens by the end of it. You don't experience hardship in life and say "Hm, time to steal from people". You either work properly to earn, or choose the evil, worst, and most stupid mistake of your life and do this. Poverty is not a reason to do crime. Don't make it look like every poor people is a criminal in the making. Jesus.

[@lionljb]

When you accidentially encounter the final boss in a game that you just started

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

Not really the FINAL boss, it was just a replenishment ship after all, those are basically just cargo ships manned by military men. They could have run into the actual warships these one was trying to replenish. So this is like triggering a late game field boss in the early game, but not really the FINAL boss.

[@hkchan1339]

Imagine attacking the huge cargo ship and realising its a huge warship 😂

[@jaye3]

They must have been terrified... One of their friends even got killed in the process.

[@lupusplumber2707]

all of it in the video, I don't need to imagine it... you think you're funny nibba?

[@arghyaprotimhalder5592]

@@jaye3 3-4 actually rest got kicked into prison. Dunno news articles say that

[@jaye3]

@@arghyaprotimhalder5592 According to this video, one of them got killed when they were trying to get onto the ship. That's what I was referring to.

[@dominiklehn2866]

I mean... Technically it IS a cargo ship. Just happens to be a military one

[@IrOnCuRtAiN61]

Ahh, the "You picked the wrong (war)ship, fool!" moment. 😎

[@rdprsty]

"you must be the worst pirate I've ever heard of"

[@dfo990]

but at least we have heard of them now, lol

[@MrMattumbo]

I'm more amazed they only had two 20mms as armament, after the Cole bombing US ships got 240, M2, and Bushmaster mounts put all over the place for defense against small craft. If you're gonna perform counter piracy escorts, command ship or not you should have some extra pintel mounts welded on the deck for machine guns.

[@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829]

Helicopters are a great alternative to this

[@saltmerchant749]

European Navies are significantly less armed than USN ships on average and their Auxillery/Support ships even more so.

[@gunnarscow9571]

@@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829 not really they take too long to deploy

[@Davey-Boyd]

Spain and Spanish forces hardly ever get attacked, unlike US forces though. (No I'm not having a dig at the US in any way). The weaponry it had was more than enough. Most commercial shipping passing through those areas hire a small group of private contractors armed with light weapons as protection. And they do the job well enough. The Patino also had a compliment of marines on board. However in a conventional combat zone I would totally agree, but it wouldn't even be there.

[@tomstech4390]

@@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829 A mounted 4.5in or 30mm's doesnt drink as much kerosene per minute and require a heavily qualified crew.

[@alexalbrecht5768]

“And with a detachment of 180 Spanish marines onboard.” I can only imagine one of the pirates climbing the ladder just to see all of the pissed off marines getting ready to put him 20,000 leagues under the sea.

[@kimmogensen4888]

yes and one thing is that they had 2x20mm and two helicopters, they had passed them, 7 pirates try to take a ship with 180 marines, it's only in movies it goes well 🙀💥☠

[@larsrons7937]

That's not the whole story. The pirates knew what they were doing (but it went utterly wrong). They attacked the Spanish warship because it looked like the US warship from a previous failed assault, a US resupply ship to the nearby Nimitz class super carrier "USS Carl Vinson" - which launched 4 sorties and blew the pirates' mother ship out of the water. It was on TV all over the world.

[@Mikehunthertz51]

Davy Jones locker.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@larsrons7937 That makes them seem more stupid, not less.

[@zobekguerrero1366]

*pirates climb on warship* Also Pirates: Why do we hear boss music

[@jb6027]

A Maritime Darwin Award? Kudos to the Spanish Navy!

[@larsrons7937]

It get's even better. These small boats were not alone in the storm for days, they had a mother ship. This Spanish ship looked very muched like the one from their previous *failed attack on the US resupply ship to the nearby US Nimitz class super carrier "USS Carl Vinson"* - which launched 4 sorties and blew the pirates' mother ship out of the water. The pirates attacked the wrong ship but not by mistake, they knew exactly what they were doing - and it went utterly wrong.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

I'm glad the Rules Of Engagement were clear enough to allow the ship to fire back immediately. Self-defense is the most fundamental human right, including for civilians.

[@5150Magic]

True, but not in Canada. In Canada you can have a firearm for hunting but you are not allowed to use it for personal defense. Go figure, protect yourself and go to prison.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

@@5150Magic Yes, and that's a violation of Natural Rights. The right to self-defense is the right to stay alive. No government can legitimately deny that right. Canada rejected the Enlightenment Philosophy of Natural Law as understood by David Hume, Adam Smith, John Locke, Thomas Paine, America's Founders, etc., when the British loyalists from the American colonies fled there. Natural rights were what Thomas Jefferson referred to as "unalienable rights" in the Declaration of Independence. They are rights that we're born with and have as a result of being human. They are not permissions granted or created by government. And it is physically impossible for the police to protect all people at all times. In most places, there is one patrol officer on duty for every several thousand people. On a related note: piracy would be stopped if all people retained their natural right to armed self-defense. Denying that right facilitates and increases piracy, just as denying the right to self-defense increases crime on land by making it safer for criminals. In game theory, this reduces the cost for attackers.

[@LastBruhStanding]

At least Canaduh doesn't have mass shootings every other day. It's ridiculous. Schools, churches, parades. 8 to 80, anybody can get it in the US.

[@5150Magic]

@@LastBruhStanding Yea, you guys are screwed when the gov'mt comes for ya

[@jameswest4692]

@@5150Magic So if you are attacked by a bear and shoot it, can the bear prosecute you?

[@ttrestle]

The warship vid from this is absolutely amazing! I remember literally laughing when I saw it years ago. Glad you covered this story!

[@JelMain]

There's another from a similar incident some time before. Someone left a companionway down, they made it about halfway up before the watch let loose. It's a long way down from there. Welcome to the Somali Submarine Service.

[@Xerex9999]

where can i find it ? would love to see it as well!

[@philvanderlaan5942]

Happened to a French warship as well .

[@interesting_characteristic23]

The definition of “fucked around and found out.” 😂

[@handsomeclem208]

Well spoken, Sir!

[@Fresh-uc9vb]

What a waste of time money and resources. The crew on the helicopter should of kept firing until the boat sank and then returned to ship. These people were willing to kill sailors going about their work, Now someone has to pay for their medical treatment, court case and prison.

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

These 'pirates' come from a community that used to happily survive by fishing the rich seas around them. Other countries from various parts of the world then stripped the seas in that area by factory fishing. There was no other way these people could survive without turning to Piracy. Before you condemn them ask yourself what you would have done in their circumstances.

[@Fresh-uc9vb]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co I'm aware of that, and theres people in their country making money off it, be they corrupt officials or religious nut cases destroying the country. Thats who they should be shooting and taking from.

[@arfshesaid4325]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co i dont know, how did America and Europe do it, ?

[@theclockworkcadaver7025]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co yeah i probably wouldn't have started shooting at a warship chief

[@Eleftheria_i_thanatos]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co Ok. I've thought about it, and I know I wouldn't have attempted piracy and murder. It's really not that difficult a choice.

[@Drarack]

I guess I'm not the only one deriving almost cathartic satisfaction from this little story

[@MrMarimero1234]

I think the reason for the Spanish ship not to fully identify itself was a tactic to get unsuspecting pirates to try to board it thinking it was a civilian ship, to then get them caught in the process which is what happened. Great strategy and action by the Spanish navy.

[@ivanerodriguez7758]

A Spanish person would totally do this.

[@20PINKluvr]

Disguised as a cargo ship too.. with the loading towers

[@tiffanycayce8701]

I mean how do u miss the two 22mm cannons on deck and helicopters when they got close enough to board it? No need for identification! Cargo ships don't have those! Js!

[@MrMarimero1234]

@@tiffanycayce8701 good one..lol

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

I have laughed for an hour just reading the comments. Bravo por España!

[@ZooZoo293]

Same!.😂😂

[@kevincrosby1760]

Having served on the USS Kansas City (AOR-3), a US Navy Replenishment Oiler, I find this actually quite amusing. Even more amusing would have been seeing them try to close and board the USS Kansas City...The US Navy and the Spanish Navy appear to have subscribed to different schools of thought when it came to arming an Oiler. We also had two 20mm mounts, but ours were Phalanx CIWS mounts...basically a radar-aimed M61 Vulcan autocannon (6-barrel Gatling gun) firing up to 3000 rounds per minute. We had guns at one time, but they were replaced in the 70's with a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow box launcher capable of carrying (8) 8" missiles with a 19 km range and carrying a 90 pound (41 kg) fragmentation warhead. If the pirates would have gotten close enough, they would have been dealing with 4 M2 .50 caliber machine guns (Ma Deuce ROCKS!) and 2 M60 machine guns....Plus a lot of pissed sailors with M14's and 12-ga shotguns. (Yes, M14. The selective-fire model. 7.62 NATO. They were also used for line-throwing guns, something that the 5.56 NATO blanks just don't have enough charge for.) I'm pretty confident that post-engagement activity wouldn't have been arresting pirates. Perhaps examining rather small wooden splinters which was once a small pirate vessel. For those who are about to point out that a Sea Sparrow missile would not engage a small boat due to the programmed engagement parameters, you would be correct. Sort of. The system could be overridden with manual parameters. Tell it that the calcs are incorrect for the boat's radar signature, and that the boat is actually inbound at 700 knots at an altitude of 2 feet, and it would be happy to engage.

[@trident6547]

A total waste of an expensive missile when a few clips of ammo from the M14: would have been more than enough to convince them that they had indeed made a bad decision that night.

[@Brommear]

How does a radar cannon aim when there is no radar signal?

[@arfshesaid4325]

just putting a few rounds of small caliber into the boat would have been way more fun , one 50 cal into the motor and watch them slowly disappear . cmon its not like they didnt deserve it Croz. Word gets out real quick back home that Mo and the fellas never came home and their next boarding party might think twice......cool facts

[@garmack12]

@@Brommear The CIWS is designed to engage small boats as well as low flying aircraft. It has a targeting radar specifically for the job. When they say the boat had no radar return they likely meant the ships main surface search radar

[@Tuck-Shop]

@@trident6547 The missile has a shelf life anyway. Might as well use it. The cost of a single missile would be cheaper than keeping them in prison for their stay too.

[@rudycarrera791]

"Of the six pirates, one was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison, whilst the other five received 8 years; *in 2014, these sentences were reviewed and extended to between 13 and 17 years."* 🤣😂😃😉😄 I confess I laughed when, after further review, the Spanish courts extended the sentences for the pirates! Totally unexpected!!!

[@cvn6555]

In the UK or US they would have reduced or commuted the sentences for humanitarian reasons.

[@perkalov]

@@cvn6555 The human thing is to throw them in prison for life. Take their weapons and belongings and put them back ashore would be a far worse punishment. They are criminals because its objectively the best choice, even if it leads to getting shot. Being put away in a European prison is a lottery win.

[@BillAnt]

In the US and UK the pirates would be promoted to captain of a war ship for their bravery of attacking a war ship. hahaha

[@sandmandave2008]

Cool, the Spanish actually understand how to curtail criminals.

[@sterkriger2572]

Nobody expects the Spanish courts decisions

[@spartandodge6034]

A close friend of mine fought the pirates off that coast for years in the United States Navy. There was very tough fighting and violent boarding with many casualties and injuries. These pirates were treated well it seems. Not so easy considering the damage they cost and the lives they take on a regular basis.

[@Genessyss]

well try to imagine being part of one of the poorest countries in the world and seeing literally the wealth of the world passing by

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

@Spartan - it was long time ago written that these pirates are the fruits of the American destructions in that country, leaving to the enpovered people no other alternative for living. So, what about the damage caused to Somalia by the American intervention ?

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, HERE is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@spartandodge6034]

@@ROMANABSOLUT Thank You for this point of view you have shared here. I will look into this dilemma for more information. Please, do you have a reading recommendation about this?

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

@@spartandodge6034 - the Internet is a huge virtual LIBRARY. Please, feel free to browse it. Articles have been written at that time about this subject. BTW, do you really want to find a better view about any subject ? Skip US and UK. Did you hear about Khatharine Gun ? Watch "Official secrets" 2019. Moreover, take a look to Iraq, libya...places whre the Americans set...not foot, but wars. They became poor. America and the Western countries don't need competitors, but consumers, obeying consumers. As you know, any effect (pirates) has a cause (guess who !).

[@BlueShellshock]

Pirates: "You guys can fight!? We thought you just drank maple syrup all the time!" Spanish: "That's Canadians." Pirates: "So you must be the ones who almost took over the world with your Navy, then?" Spanish: "No, that's the British." Pirates: "Well then, which ones are you?" Spanish: "We're the ones who could win a naval war against the British." Pirates: "...Well, since it would be insane to attack you, we would like to plead insanity." Spanish: "Sorry, that's Americans."

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

they should've just sunk the skiff, sharks need to eat too

[@richiehoyt8487]

To be fair, the pirates gave at the office (You gotta just love that sense of camradarie amongst the pirates... "What do we do?! We gotta get him back to Mogadishu, give him back to his people so he can be decently buried according to Moslem rites and traditions!" "The Hell with that! He's slowing us down, you want him to get us all killed? Fukkim in the drink, and quick!")

[@genocyber4842]

Pirates: sorry, we thought you were a cargo ship 🥺 👉👈

[@MrTPF1]

Beautiful! I like that the sentences were reviewed and EXTENDED!

[@gregcain4482]

Unlike in Australia where the sentences are always reduced so that the public have to deal with the problem 🙄

[@scrat3695]

the pirates thought process: "CAAAPTAAAIINN" "Yep, yeah?" "LOOOOOK!"

[@TemmieContingenC]

Lmao great reference

[@Dradagorm]

"CONNOR GET DOWN THERE!"

[@PhilowenAster]

This is the sort of hilarious thing you wouldn't believe if it happened in a movie. I love it!

[@PhaserFelix]

This is basically the quote "Call an ambulance, but not for me"

[@fooman2108]

The Dutch Destroyer Tromp (defined as a high endurance destroyer capable of years long missions) and has changed crews three times while STILL deployed to Mogadishu. Rules of Engagement (from the Dutch Admiralty) REQUIRE that she fly a 20x50ft NAVAL ENSIGN at the masthead. They were approached by a small boat that Pirates attempted to chase the destroyer away? As they approached (and after Tromp has gone to action stations), the boat hit a large wave, and a man on the bow ACCIDENTALLY fired a rocket propelled grenade in the general direction of Tromp (missing her by more than half a mile), the area commander determined that these pirates constituted a threat and gave permission to fire. Tromp opened fire with all weapons that bore on the boat. After the action it was determined (after the boat burned to the waterline) that the pirates have fired ONE SHOT (the RPG), Tromp responded with nearly FIVE HUNDRED ROUNDS (4.5 inch, 7.62mm machine gun, 25 MM bushmaster cannon, 5.55mm (Dutch Marine small arms) and a NEAR MISS with a penguin missile (from the Tromp's Helicopter), the boat caught fire (but was not abandoned till Tromp approached (none of the pirates could swim?), and they arrested 6 pirates, all wounded.

[@quillmaurer6563]

Arrested six pirates? Amazing there was anything left of either the pirates or their boat after that!

[@oldrrocr]

I guess they really needed the gunny practice. Hey, nobody died.

[@LauraS1]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

Should have just put a few holes in their boat and left. I mean...Sharks need to eat too.

[@angrylittlespider4593]

And the moral of the story is: if you're a pirate, stay the F away from a warship.

[@vgrg7841]

Way to go Spain.🇪🇸🚢⛵💂‍♂️✝️🪖🗡️🛡️🇪🇸 Just like the old days. Been quite a while since they've been through something like that.

[@dooleh84]

I'm not a boat guy so I had no idea what a skiff was, but damn! 7 people in a literal fishing boat attacking a warship in the open seas is just nuts...

[@MrDoyle-ky4he]

"Should we throw these murderers overboard and let the ocean have them?" "No, let's give them food, medical care, and a long-term vacation home back in our own country!" "Brilliant, Commander!"

[@zach11241]

Pirate: “I’m the captain n....” *massive bursts of automatic cannon fire, large caliber gun fire, swarmed by helicopters, cruise missiles flying over head, drones deployed above, etc...” Warship Captain: “I’m sorry, say there again?” Pirate: “.......”

[@aeternusdoleo4531]

Shut them up... with a BRRRRRRAAAAPPPP!

[@mbr5742]

Seems like that happened a lot. Some pirats even managed to attack the only fully functional german warship (The tanker Spessart) in 2009

[@silence8411]

Can't believe we actually have some working military equipment

[@bernardgraf7187]

a round of applause for captain Enrique and he crew 🏆

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Yes, there is something really satisfying that it was the Spanish Navy that dealt with these pirates. The Armada Española likely has the most experience worldwide dealings with pirates since the days it’s gold ships were hunted across the Spanish Main. Que viva España!

[@ikman4006]

¡Viva España! 💪🏻🇪🇸

[@holliswilliams8426]

I think ¡Viva España! is the more normal-sounding expression

[@HungryLoki]

You talking about the ships filled with gold they stole from the Americas? Imagine being proud of colonialism. What were the spanish, if not pirates. The only difference is, the spanish pirates had an entire country with a well-equipped navy to back them, so they could raid the entire world, instead of being limited to their coastal waters.

[@ramadaxl]

When I got to the part of the description that said there were '180 Spanish marines' onboard I spat out a mouthful of tea and just burst out laughing...well done to the Spanish marines !

[@samjmk3029]

yes but most Somali pirates also have a equivalent of a command vessel, its usually some sort of fishing vessel with a radar and 2 or 3 skiffs towing behind. so thats how they were able to stay in the rough seas.

[@dinob1327]

No point detaining them. Taxpayers Paying thousands per head to give them a better life in prison than they had before. That's no deterrent. Bury them at see along with their boat. That's the only way befitting a pirate

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

Whats the going rate for human life these days?

[@jamirovega1332]

@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 apparently nothing with the millions of children aborted every year. so who gives a shit about a bunch of predators taking what they want and killing anyone in their way. sink their boat and sail away. let the pirates feed the sharks.

[@ryszakowy]

@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 51 dollars wich is funny because if you sell the body in good condition for organs you can make thousands.... contrary to somehow lately popular belief black lives have no value around 15 bucks tops and only black politicians need replacement organs so blackmarket doesn't bother that much with the harvest of black organs wich is funny on the double because organs from usual suspects are completely useless meaning they have to snatch a law abiding citizen for the sake of some rich black asshole in the position of power or influence

[@some-jk4nx]

@@jamirovega1332 hello, male seething about women having rights and owning thier own bodies. I would like to inform you that you will get no bitches, L

[@Zfast4y0u]

we are democracy where human rights are being honored.