S. Korea navy 'kills Somali pirates, saves crew'
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean navy commandos on Friday stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing all the 21 crew and killing eight pirates, military officials said.While it's not perfect - they should only have left one pirate alive IMHO - it's still a damn sight better than previous efforts:The SEAL special forces boarded the South Korean ship before dawn, freeing all the hostages and killing the pirates in cabin-to-cabin battles, they said. Five other pirates were captured.
Gee. Imagine that. One never pays the Danegeld only once.The hijacking came two months after a supertanker belonging to the same company, Samho Shipping, was released after being held for seven months.
The 300,000-tonne Samho Dream and its 24 crew were freed only after the pirates were paid a ransom reported as a record $9 million.
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Yep, and I'll 'bet' they quit targeting the ROK ships for a while.
From everything I've read about the ROK military, they are people you don't want to f*** with. Apparently, the government of the ROK isn't especially interested in what the International Community thinks about their response to piracy.
"They should only have left one pirate alive..."
Wait a tic, are we dealing with South Korean SEALs or Reavers?
Firefly FTW!
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