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2011-01-21 Africa Horn
SK special forces retake ship, kill 8 Somali pirates
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Posted by tu3031 2011-01-21 11:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 "Three of our soldiers suffered light scratches on their bodies as they were fired upon by pirates on Tuesday," he added. "Our Lynx helicopter immediately returned fire and several pirates fell into the waters. We believe they are dead."

They don't seem too concerned about checking that out.
Well, sharks gotta eat too...
Posted by tu3031 2011-01-21 12:02||   2011-01-21 12:02|| Front Page Top

#2 During the Vietnam War the South Koreans were known for killing anything and everything that interfered with pacifying their AO.

Nice to see they haven't forgotten.
Posted by Frozen Al 2011-01-21 12:20||   2011-01-21 12:20|| Front Page Top

#3 More from the Korea Times...

The unprecedented rescue operation, which had been kept top secret since it started early this week, took place in high seas about 1,300 kilometers off northeast Somalia.

On Tuesday, the Cheonghae unit carried out its first rescue mission, but had to retreat after three South Korean Special Forces troops were wounded in a gun battle, a spokesman at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.“None of the three, identified as a lieutenant commander, a senior chief petty officer and a petty officer 1st class, had life threatening injuries but they were taken to a hospital in Oman,” JCS spokesman Lee Bung-woo said.

He said the Cheonghae unit launched the operation after some pirates armed with AK-47 rifles left the Samho Jewelry in a small boat to hijack a Mongolian freighter. The Cheonghae unit’s Lynx helicopter attacked the boat, killing all of the pirates onboard.

"Three of our soldiers suffered superficial injuries as they were fired upon by pirates Tuesday," Lee said. "Our Lynx helicopter immediately returned fire and several pirates fell into the waters. We believe they are dead."

Since Tuesday, a standoff between the South Korean destroyer and the Somali pirates had continued. An Omani Navy ship arrived at the scene of the confrontation to support the rescue operation.
Posted by tu3031 2011-01-21 12:48||   2011-01-21 12:48|| Front Page Top

#4 As far as timing goes, irritating SKor right now would seem to be an incredibly bad idea. In the best of times ROK soldiers are temperamental. Right now they are positively itching for some knock down drag out.
Posted by  Anonymoose 2011-01-21 13:06||   2011-01-21 13:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Looks like two separate attempts, one on Tuesday and the successful one today.
Posted by tu3031 2011-01-21 13:14||   2011-01-21 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 They don't seem too concerned about checking that out.

I can't tell you how concerned they were. It's just that it was lunchtime, and you know how union rules are.
Posted by gorb 2011-01-21 13:35||   2011-01-21 13:35|| Front Page Top

#7 that Mother Ship should have been "lost at sea, no survivors" as well.
Posted by Frank G 2011-01-21 14:04||   2011-01-21 14:04|| Front Page Top

#8 ...some pirates armed with AK-47 rifles left the Samho Jewelry in a small boat to hijack a Mongolian freighter.

And here I thought the Swiss Navy had that escort duty.
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-01-21 14:37||   2011-01-21 14:37|| Front Page Top

#9 PETA is going to go after SK for poisoning the sharks.
Posted by Charles 2011-01-21 19:23||   2011-01-21 19:23|| Front Page Top

#10 good too read some good news for once
Posted by chris 2011-01-21 19:47||   2011-01-21 19:47|| Front Page Top

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