And the Darwin award goes too......

[Saxman]

Less than 12 hours after that attack on the US Navy Guided Missile Frigate USS Nicholas,  The US Navy Aegis Destroyer USS Farragut came to the aid of a commercial ship the MS Evita, which had come under fire from Somali Pirates well off the coast.

The Farragut not only immediately stopped the attack, but proceeded to sink the pirate mothership that the two attacking skiffs had come from!

These Somali pirates must all be short a few brain cells, for some of them aboard the mothership had actually opened fire on the Farragut as it approached.  How could they not recognize an Aegis Destroyer as being a warship?   Here is a photo of what the USS Farragut looks like:

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Here is a photo of the Farragut in action yesterday, with the sinking Somali pirate mothership ablaze off in the distance:


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Looks like Pirate hunting season is warming up!!

See:

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/02/pirate-season-is-heating-up/?test=latestnews

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Cool stuff.

Although minor pet peeve: Don't use "The" in front of the ship name. You just call her Farragut or USS Farragut:

...the mothership had actually opened fire on Farragut as she approached...

[Ruler2]

Yes it did though in the case your thinking of the pirates actually boarded the military command ship for the area and opened fire with assault rifles. Imagine their surprise when the entire crew shot back lol.  I don't remember what European country owned the command vessel though.

  I picture the navy guys saying "wait for it, wait for it, NOW" LOL

[Delirium]

I'd like to see a ship "shadowing" program setup down there. Get a group of merchant ships to sail together, and have a destroyer or frigate hiding on the other side of them where nobody coming from Somalia can see it, the pirates attack, the ship comes out of hiding, pirates become pixie dust 

They are better off initiating some kind of 'Q Ship' program. Those lone merchants are a lot more tempting than a group all at once.

[Dadsguns]

I cannot think of a better use for a Destroyer

'a Kill had been Recorded'

Wonder if they paint kill flags on the door to the bridge?
5 and the boat/crew are aces?

I can imagine the pirate commander sending for his brown pants

-GE aka Frank

I was on the USS Bainbridge just yesterday, (the one that had the Seal snipers shoot the bad guys to rescue the captain), they have a skull and crossbones painted on their bridgewings along with other unit awards from prior engagements.

[OSU]

I was on the USS Bainbridge just yesterday, (the one that had the Seal snipers shoot the bad guys to rescue the captain), they have a skull and crossbones painted on their bridgewings along with other unit awards from prior engagements.

I saw a television special on the SEAL snipers, can't remember what channel, but those guys were absolutely amazing. What they did requires huge amounts of patience. And great work by USS Nicholas and USS Farragut. I don't know what makes these "pirates" think they can stand up to a destroyer and frigate of the U.S. Navy. Must be all that khat they're chewing.

[Motherland]

I wonder if people would have remembered what nationality that European ship was if it wasn't French

[TwinEng]

Here is a better version of the photo taken of the USS Farragut sinking the Somali Pirate Mothership:





The photo was taken by US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Thompson.   They actually have girls on board the Farragut.     

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[Maverick]

No, they have female sailors on the Farragut.
 

[bcadoo]

No, they have female sailors on the Farragut.
 

female sailors??....failors?   feamen?  seagals?

[Dadsguns]

female sailors??....failors?   feamen?  seagals?

Just Sailors.

[AWwrgwy]

 They actually have girls on board the Farragut.     

Ewwwww.  Girls.  Cooties.  Icky.

 


wrongway

[badhorse]

One wonders how it's possible to mistake a warship for a merchant vessel in the first place. Same thing happened with a European warship a couple months ago, didn't it?

Those guys can't be to terribly burdened with the smarts.