Pretty cool POV video:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHT0qsYxfw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3uHT0qsYxfw&app=desktop

 

 

 

 

kinda cool but anti-climatic.  

Language barrier must be fun lol

Why is this in politics anyway?

Language barrier must be fun lol

 

Nothing to translate.  A rifle pointed at your head gets the point across real quick.

Nothing to translate. A rifle pointed at your head gets the point across real quick.

Well that part is obvious. But it seemed like he was having trouble getting the Somali to go where he wanted.

Interestingly the Smithsonian channel just re-ran a show about HDMS Absalom as part of their "Mighty Ships" series. Absalom is their pride and joy and often involved in anti pirate ops in that area. Interesting stuff

I like the Russian version a lot better

Waste of time taking prisoners. Walk the plank.

Interestingly the Smithsonian channel just re-ran a show about HDMS Absalom as part of their "Mighty Ships" series. Absalom is their pride and joy and often involved in anti pirate ops in that area. Interesting stuff

The Absalon is Danish not Dutch.

I was hoping to see them stick a finger in the dike.

Pirates should be shot, not taken prisoner.

 

 

No country since the 19th Century has authorized any Privateers, so its not like that is a potential issue anymore.

 

Interestingly the United States never signed the anti-Privateer treaties that were enacted by the European powers, so Congress still has the authority and potential to authorize privateers to act on the behalf of the U.S. if they so choose. Fascinating stuff, really.

Pirates should be shot, not taken prisoner.

 

 

No country since the 19th Century has authorized any Privateers, so its not like that is a potential issue anymore.

 

Interestingly the United States never signed the anti-Privateer treaties that were enacted by the European powers, so Congress still has the authority and potential to authorize privateers to act on the behalf of the U.S. if they so choose. Fascinating stuff, really.

Privateers were commissioned during wartime up to the 19th century to raid commericial shipping of countries that were at war, not so much to capture pirates. The last use of privateers I know of was by the Confederacy to raid Union shipping during the Civil War. Although the US did not sign the anti-privateer treaties in the 1850s we agreed to abide by them. This is similar to what we did with some of the Hague and Geneva rules of warfare.

 

There was some talk of commisisoning privateers in the 1980s to deal with the marine drug smuggling problem. The idea was nixed because of concern that some of the privateers would be "over enthusiastic" and create international incidents.

Pirates should be shot, not taken prisoner.

 

 

No country since the 19th Century has authorized any Privateers, so its not like that is a potential issue anymore.

 

Interestingly the United States never signed the anti-Privateer treaties that were enacted by the European powers, so Congress still has the authority and potential to authorize privateers to act on the behalf of the U.S. if they so choose. Fascinating stuff, really.

Couple things to understand. The Dutch military does not get the same level of respect from the Dutch people as the military gets here. For them to shoot/execute disarmed combatants would be worse than an end to a career. Prison time and pariah. Now in this case with the NOS there it will never happen of course. Dutch government will never authorize execution of disarmed combatants. The Netherlands also do not have the death penalty and neither does Germany. Given this was a German vessel I don't think it would've happened either way. In case of a firefight they would've been taken out. This coming from a former member of the Dutch military.

 

Rambling a little but you get my drift I'm sure.

Good line from Capt Phillips movie,

 

Muse (Somali Pirate talking to US Navy officer)

"Are my friends dead?"

USN Officer

"Ummm... Capt Phillips is safe and yes your three friends are dead"