Intelligent Somali Pirates: Attacking a warship in a skiff boat "by mistake"

[Elandyll]

I thought this was just too funny to pass up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8294858.stm

Pirates hit navy ship 'in error'

A French defence ministry photo shows the pirates surrendering
A group of Somali pirates has been captured after attacking a French navy ship by mistake, apparently thinking it was a harmless cargo vessel.

French military spokesman Admiral Christophe Prazuck said the pirates attacked in skiffs late at night some 500km (310 miles) off the Somali coast.

But the command and supply ship, the Somme, repelled the attack and chased the pirates, capturing five of them.

Dozens of international warships fight piracy in Somalia's lawless waters.

The country has had no effective central government since 1991, leading to a complete breakdown of law and order, and pirates operate off the coast almost with impunity.

Admiral Prazuck told French TV station La Chaine Info the pirates seemed to be surprised that the navy ship fought back.

"Once they realised they were facing a ship that was responding and was heading towards them, they stopped shooting and attempted to flee," he said.

"The Somme gave chase and intercepted one of the pirates' boats. All the weapons had apparently been tossed into the sea and the suspected pirates are now being held on board the Somme."

About two dozen ships from European Union nations, including Britain, France, Germany and Italy, patrol the waters off Somalia - an area of about two million square miles.

Although the international naval forces have stepped up patrols in the Gulf of Aden this year, relatively few of the pirates detained have faced trial because of the legal complexities involved.

They attacked this:


in this (with 1 or 2 kalashnikofs)

[Fors*]

This was the funniest thing I read all day....thanks OP!

[Navster]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

This was the funniest thing I read all day....thanks OP!

+1... what Idiots... Hope they get whats coming to them

[Psychonaut]

I think I read this wrong. It says the French did NOT surrender.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

I think I read this wrong. It says the French did NOT surrender.

The captain is a Corsican.

[proxpilot]

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

I think I read this wrong. It says the French did NOT surrender.

hahahaha

[Lord_Stewie]

LOL.

what a bunch of 'tards.

[Blu-Raider]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

These guys obviously have some French in them as well.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I think the speak French in Somalia. I forget which countries speak French and which ones that speak Arabic.

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I think the speak French in Somalia. I forget which countries speak French and which ones that speak Arabic.

They don't speak french in Somalia. they do speak Somali.

Mid East mostly arabic dominated as a first language add to that northern Africa starting with Egypt, Sudan and every country that borders the Mediterranean sea speak arabic.

Cote D'evoir, Nigeria some parts of Congo and parts of Morocco Speaks french oh and Algeria as well.

[Elandyll]

Funny thing about double standards is, if I was making stupid jokes about "Americans" (you know, about being fat, or obnoxious, or a bunch of rednecks and the like...) the same way those stupid jokes are made about the "surrendering French", people would get upset and the thread or my comments would get modded.

Isn't double standard a frickin riot?

So no, they do not speak French in Somali, they speak Somali.
There is nothing "French" about the guys in this boat either, they are obviously Africans.

Let me know if you need any other information