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• Popeye or Sissified Socialist?

  
  Kennebec Captain — Authority: 414
  Popeye the Sailor Man Yesterday I came across this post - Maersk Alabama Crew vs Somali Pirates: American Heroes or Obama’s Men? at the site RightPundits.com posted at the time of the hijacking of the Alabama which says: One pictures the rough men of the Maersk Alabama grizzled from years of the high-seas, ...
  2 days ago

• Maersk Alabama - Instructions or Warnings?

  
  Kennebec Captain — Authority: 414
  Maersk Alabama leaves Mombasa, Kenya, April 21, 2009. (Photo from Wikipedia) The Maersk Alabama has made two brief reappearances in the news, when she was attacked a second time, reported on the 18th of November , and then again, on the 2nd of December , when four crew members filed a lawsuit against the ...
  6 days ago

• Maersk Crew Members Blame Capt. Phillips for Hijacking

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  Some crew members aboard the hijacked Maersk Alabama now blame the ships captain for the hijacking. Some crew members say Capt. Richard Phillips ignored warning and that led to the hijacking. (Dec. 4)
  2 weeks ago

• Maersk Crew Members Blame Capt. Phillips for Hijacking

  
  enUws — Authority: 466
  Maersk Crew Members Blame Capt. Phillips for Hijacking Some crew members aboard the hijacked Maersk Alabama now blame the ships captain for the hijacking… %video$
  2 weeks ago

• Top 9 News Stories of 2009

  
  Babeled - six guys who have never been in your kitchen — Authority: 418
  2009 was not necessarily a good year.  Not by any means. But for some reason that remains a mystery to me, Daniel Scocco over at Daily Blog Tips is hoping to make a compilation of posts aimed at helping us all remember the year that we are all trying to forget.  Here is my contribution to the 2009 in Review ...
  2 weeks ago

• AP Enterprise: Crew blames capt. for pirate attack (AP)

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 461
  AP – Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now allege. Read more: (AP)"> ...
  2 weeks ago

• AP Enterprise: Crew blames capt. for pirate attack (AP)

  
  Technology Blog — Authority: 170
  AP - Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now allege.Source:AP Enterprise: Crew blames ...
  2 weeks ago

• Punishing the SEALs

  
  New Majority — Authority: 147
  Earlier this week, news broke that three Navy SEALs were charged and may be court-martialed for allegedly punching a prisoner.  The prisoner, a high-value target (HVT) was turned over to authorities with a bloody lip. According to a source of mine — a retired SEAL who like myself still serves in other capacities ...
  2 weeks ago

• A SOMALI PIRATE TIE-IN?

  
  Theo Spark — Authority: 636
  Sean Linnane reports on the latest liberal outrage against troops in the field - the SEAL operators facing charges for turning in a prisoner with a fat lip, and the word going around Fort Bragg about what its really all about. . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER
  2 weeks ago

• Former crew members sue US shipping firm over hijacking

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 475
  Last April we posted about the Chief Steward on the Maersk Alabama who sued Maersk for damages for sending him into piracy-prone waters near Somalia without adequate protection.  Apparently now, John Cronan, a third assistant engineer, and other crew members are now also suing for damages. Company targeted ...
  3 weeks ago

• Secretary LaHood Reminds Mariners of Best Practices Following Recent Attacks on the Maersk Alabama and M/V Harriett

  
  gCaptain.com — Authority: 495
  Washington, DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today reminded mariners about the importance of taking necessary precautions and implementing best practices in the wake of recent attacks on the M/V Harriett and Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia. “These ships’ successful defense against ...
  4 weeks ago

• Reconsidering Arming Merchant Ships to Counter Somali Pirates

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 475
  When the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somali pirates the other day they repelled the attack by evasive manuevers, long-range acoustical devices and small arms fire.   Until recently the consensus among ship operators and owners was that arming crews or providing onboard security details could increase the risk ...
  4 weeks ago

• Somali pirates attack U.S. ship ... again

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama yesterday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a noise device.
  4 weeks ago

• Maersk Alabama: same ship + armed guards = pirates screwed!

  
  Eideard — Authority: 149
  Maersk Alabama attacked by pirates, again. Mistake.
  4 weeks ago

• Maersk Alabama Escapes Pirate Attempt to be Hijacked Again

  
  Right Pundits — Authority: 140
  The ship Maersk Alabama sailing under the American-flag was under attack to be hijacked by pirates on Tuesday morning off the coast of Somalia for a second time in a year . Four pirates, carrying automatic weapons and traveling in a skiff, ignored the crew’s warning shots and launched an attack toward the ship. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Merchant Ships Using Armed Guards

  
  David's Musings — Authority: 123
  To me, this is a no-brainer. In fact, Im puzzled why it hasnt been used before to combat the Somali pirates operating off the coast of Somalia. There is some BS rule the UN has incorporated that inhibits the crew of these merchant ships from arming themselves from attack. Ive always felt one of the basic "human ...
  4 weeks ago

• Late Night: High Seas Hijinx – Pirates and Monkeys Attack!

  
  Emptywheel — Authority: 692
  Arrrrr. Thats right matey, teh pirates be back. It was just last April that US flagged ship the Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates causing a five day standoff finally resolved when Navy snipers took out the pirates which by then had the Maersk captain hostage in a lifeboat. The Maersk, its captain, crew ...
  4 weeks ago

• Ex-crewmen: Company Wouldn’t Rename Maersk Ship

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 178
  The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say. (Nov. 18)
  4 weeks ago

• High-tech letdown: Somali pirates repelled by bullets, not soundwaves

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 759
  Filed under: Company News , Technology Sometimes, high-tech isnt all its cracked up to be. After a powerful " sonic cannon " was not "effective" in repelling Somali pirates in a high-seas showdown Wednesday, armed guards successfully battled the marauders off the good old-fashioned way -- with firearms -- said ...
  4 weeks ago

• Military News Update

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 447
  Every year around Christmas, Marines band together to help brighten the spirits of kids in need. Security is being ramped up in the Afghan capitol of Kabul ahead of Thursday’s inauguration of President Hamid Karzai. The cargo ship, Maersk Alabama, came under attack by Somali pirates again Wednesday.
  4 weeks ago

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