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2008-12-17 Africa Horn

Here is what happens when a merchant vessel is attacked by RPGs

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-12-17 15:24|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Saw a lot of this during the Tanker War. Somewhere I have photos of ships sailing or being towed into Bahrain for repairs, sometimes with the superstructures still smoking.

In one instance two tankers were being attacked about 25nm away. The captain of one, a Greek, was on the marine-band radio, screaming and pleading for the Iranians to stop shooting. The other, a Brit, calmly described the attack as it went on, down to the small craft and their crews.

The Sauds(!) sent a helo and managed to drive off the Iranians.

Posted by Pappy 2008-12-17 17:02|| 2008-12-17 17:02|| Front Page Top

#2 What do you expect? Merchant ships aren't armored at all. For that matter, a lot of modern naval vessels aren't really armored the way they were in WW II. (Visit one of the museum battleships to see what I mean.)
What most naval vessels (especially Americans) do have is compartmentalization and damage control training.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2008-12-17 18:49|| 2008-12-17 18:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Rambler check the link.

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-17 19:57|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-12-17 19:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I have no doubts some of these vessels have COVERT PRO-PIRATE OPERATIVES working aboard, as mixed with trusted crew.

* ION DRUDGEREPORT > ISRAEL is warning that iff IRAN goes nukular, it may use any primitive indigens nuclear bomb device(s) in SEABORNE NUCLEAR TERROR STRIKE(S) AGZ THE USA USING MERCHANT VESSELS [read, NYC, California Ports, etc BUT ESPEC NEW YORK CITY-HARBOR].

True enuff, but the USA taint exactly free from AIRBORNE or INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE-BASED TERROR EITHER, NOR COMMANDO TEAMS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-12-17 20:20|| 2008-12-17 20:20|| Front Page Top

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