Came here to say this. Millions in defense, before one cent in tribute, if I remember correctly. I think it was Jefferson that said it, but it may have been Adams.
The 2013 movie "Captain Phillips" , is based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, and tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates. It stars Tom Hanks as Phillips.
Phillips was no hero. He was advised to sail his ship seaward of the international picket line and chose to sail between the picket line and the coast to save an hour or two between Djibouti and Mombasa. U.S. Navy risked their lives to rescue this fool. Hats off to them but Phillips CHOSE to knowingly put his crew and his rescuers in danger.
The fact that you asked about pirate history shows your definitely not dumb, I can never see a person as dumb if they are asking questions to further help their understanding about something. A dumb person wouldn't even ask, so please don't say your dumb
Not sure where this video Title picture came from, but aircraft carriers would not use 'Fire suppressing' devices to ward-off circling boats threatening it. Carriers have a FLEET of support ships specifically designed for keeping any threat well away from them. Pirates are after CARGO vessels, unarmored and usually having very little in the way of 'Firearms/Weaponry' (International Treaties).
I know the policy already does change the moment pirates shoot at a navy ship. Especially with an RPG. It's just that if they don't shoot, then non-lethal force is used.
In my corner of the world piracy is defined as a criminal act committed using a boat/ship. Any crime. In my corner of the world, it is a crime to operate a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol. Therefore, when I go to a lake and watch a bunch of drunked-up fishermen, I can only imagine that they could be charged with piracy. Arrrhh matey(hic)
My mom worked as a seamstress at the naval base in San Diego. She had to tailor a new uniform for Admiral Zumwalt. She came home and she said she had to see Admiral Zumwalt in his boxer’s!😂
There have been several instances where the Pirates attacked a US Navy ship. Most of these have been at night where the Pirates can not tell anything about the ship except for the size. They once attacked a navy supply ship in the middle of the night and out of the more than 60 pirates only 7 survived to face courts. The US Navy turns the ones they catch over to a couple of countries in the area where they are tried and imprisoned for their crimes. The average pirate captured will spend the next 5 to 10 years in a very unpleasant African prison in very harsh conditions.
A few years ago when doing some genealogy research I came across a 7x great grandfather Edmond Du Csstell . He was a merchant in in Philadelphia in the 1600$ he was also a pirate. There is google article on him.
You ever heard or read of the Barbary war ? Those wars did not include Morocco though as the Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship, also known as the Treaty of Marrakesh, was a bilateral agreement signed in 1786 that established diplomatic and commercial relations between the United States and Morocco. The longest treaty still recognized by America.
Between the South China Sea & Indian Ocean pirates have existed for quite some time, Millie. Some times the Coast Guards of some of the countries are pirates themselves. And they aren't very romantic figures either. There are rarely any witnesses.
When I was in Vietnam I remember an operation in the South China Sea where the Brits had a destroyer go down for repair .. the US "loaned" the Brits a destroyer and crew as long as they needed it. I always thought that sort of thing happens more often than we ever hear about.
One approach to solving piracy is for ships passing pirate areas to carry a special forces unit, Only one ship in 6 or so. The unit could transfer from southbound to northbound ships to stay in the Gulf of Aden area without needing to fly back to its base area. This would make piracy less profitable.
As I understand it, international law prohibits arming of commercial vessels. The idea is to be clear in differentiating between military and commercial, so that an ostensible commercial ship cannot do double duty as military or terrorist or pirate. It probably would be better to have a list of allowed self-defense systems, like the non-lethal systems shown here.
Watch Captain Philips with Tom Hanks if you haven't yet. Loosely based off a true story. It gives you an idea of how they attack cargo ships and whatnot.
More like their warlord feels like losing them would not matter. Its a numbers game -- %of success X payoff per freighter => cost in small boats and crew. The crew gets a small slice of the loot and the warlord gets a profit. The point of placing armed security forces aboard some freighters is to move the breakeven point to where it is no longer profitable to the warlord.
They made a whole TV series about the Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It's called "The last ship". It's about some event (a war I believe) that rendered all the major military powers useless except for a very few ships that were at sea. The "hero" ship being one of them, hence the title. I only watched the first 2 seasons before losing interest.
sir. Frances Drake was a pirate. A mf Pirate just ask the Spanish. All the ships he ran down took all the gold and all the silver laden down so heavy his ship would not complete its voyage.
Very BAD video (piracy not reaction). First, non- lethal force is what merchant/ commercial ships use NOT US Navy. The video did not make that clear. These merchant ships are limited by international law (weak european resolve mostly), bans by various nations on ships and crews from having weapons while in port, and the insurance companies and owners of the ships to limit liabilty of being sued by the goverments and families of the pirates. The broken global legal system promoting this evil practice. The US Navy egages with overwhelming force once the confirmation of the pirates is made (they don't want to accidentally ventilate curious or friendly fishermen). This video on piracy was very poorly written and left out critical info like a typical bad wikipedia entry. Make note of channel and avoid its future poor content.
The pirates wouldn't think twice about killing the US Navy sailors, or those on a cruise ship! With those weapons, they could, instead, use the money for the African people, for food. Note to pirates: this is the 21st century-- get a real job instead of stealing! (I know that won't happen!) 😡
I know this is a random place to plunk this, but I recently learned of this and thought you guys, as Brits, would find this especially, "cheeky", lol. th-cam.com/video/zf1rvY1xf58/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JJGp8y4Ib_kIkMKC
The US has a long, bloody, destabilizing history in Somalia and this video omitted the Somali perspective. Also, respectfully, I ask you to consider not using such aggressive wording in your thumbnail. It's out of line.
May I suggest you don't even initiate swear words in your titles. It is very unlady like and and fowl language never commands respect. I almost deleted you just because if people can't title their podcast with respect to others I put them on a do not recommend this channel button. Just a suggestion but it is not family oriented. And as an adult we set the example for the children. You could have said Don't mess with the US and gave the same message.
The US Navy was formed to fight pirates off the coast of Africa, this is page 1 of their playbook.
The shores of Tripoli.
@cjpreach and the Mamluk sword they carry to this day
Came here to say this. Millions in defense, before one cent in tribute, if I remember correctly. I think it was Jefferson that said it, but it may have been Adams.
@@Nimbus1701yes Jefferson he ran for and won the presidency over the tribute thing
The 2013 movie "Captain Phillips" , is based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, and tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates. It stars Tom Hanks as Phillips.
Amazing movie. Those were real Navy medics checking him out at the end, and his BP was through the roof - they were genuinely concerned about him.
Obvs
Phillips was no hero. He was advised to sail his ship seaward of the international picket line and chose to sail between the picket line and the coast to save an hour or two between Djibouti and Mombasa. U.S. Navy risked their lives to rescue this fool. Hats off to them but Phillips CHOSE to knowingly put his crew and his rescuers in danger.
These thieves have also gone after cruise ships !! Pretty scary !
It’s pretty scary that these pirates actually still roam the seas !! They are in several areas ….
Several? Not really. Just on the coast of Africa.
Mrs. B- I too did not realize until a few years ago that pirates still exist..😂
Pirates often take rich people on yachts and then ransom them back. They attack bigger ships only when desperate.
Look up Tripoli pirates. US navy has that specific situation in thier founding charter.
Fat Electrician has a video on it, I recommend watching it.
Don't touch our boats...
The fact that you asked about pirate history shows your definitely not dumb, I can never see a person as dumb if they are asking questions to further help their understanding about something. A dumb person wouldn't even ask, so please don't say your dumb
Not sure where this video Title picture came from, but aircraft carriers would not use 'Fire suppressing' devices to ward-off circling boats threatening it. Carriers have a FLEET of support ships specifically designed for keeping any threat well away from them. Pirates are after CARGO vessels, unarmored and usually having very little in the way of 'Firearms/Weaponry' (International Treaties).
There is no "right" US Navy ship for a pirate to attack.
Don't touch the boats has become a meme. The US Navy was formed to fight pirates. Look up The Fat Electrician video with potential in the thumbnail.
Just a guess, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the “non-lethal force” policy is going to be changed in the future.
I know the policy already does change the moment pirates shoot at a navy ship. Especially with an RPG. It's just that if they don't shoot, then non-lethal force is used.
Piracy would be even more prevalent if it wasn't for the United States Navy patrolling the shipping lanes around the world
In my corner of the world piracy is defined as a criminal act committed using a boat/ship.
Any crime.
In my corner of the world, it is a crime to operate a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol.
Therefore, when I go to a lake and watch a bunch of drunked-up fishermen, I can only imagine that they could be charged with piracy.
Arrrhh matey(hic)
For some of these pirates the risk is worth it because life in an American prison is often 10 times better than their own life at home.
My mom worked as a seamstress at the naval base in San Diego. She had to tailor a new uniform for Admiral Zumwalt. She came home and she said she had to see Admiral Zumwalt in his boxer’s!😂
It's all in the job, so long as she didn't have to see his cruise missile.
There have been several instances where the Pirates attacked a US Navy ship. Most of these have been at night where the Pirates can not tell anything about the ship except for the size. They once attacked a navy supply ship in the middle of the night and out of the more than 60 pirates only 7 survived to face courts. The US Navy turns the ones they catch over to a couple of countries in the area where they are tried and imprisoned for their crimes. The average pirate captured will spend the next 5 to 10 years in a very unpleasant African prison in very harsh conditions.
USAF veteran. My post would be taken down immediately if I said what I think should be done.
Bravery is when you defend the weak.
Stupidity is when you attack defenders of the weak.
A few years ago when doing some genealogy research I came across a 7x great grandfather Edmond Du Csstell . He was a merchant in in Philadelphia in the 1600$ he was also a pirate. There is google article on him.
The UK participated in efforts to protect shipping from pirates around Africa. Probably still does, although the piracy has dropped off some.
Plenty of pirates back in the day were actually British.
You ever heard or read of the Barbary war ? Those wars did not include Morocco though as the Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship, also known as the Treaty of Marrakesh, was a bilateral agreement signed in 1786 that established diplomatic and commercial relations between the United States and Morocco. The longest treaty still recognized by America.
Between the South China Sea & Indian Ocean pirates have existed for quite some time, Millie. Some times the Coast Guards of some of the countries are pirates themselves. And they aren't very romantic figures either. There are rarely any witnesses.
When I was in Vietnam I remember an operation in the South China Sea where the Brits had a destroyer go down for repair .. the US "loaned" the Brits a destroyer and crew as long as they needed it. I always thought that sort of thing happens more often than we ever hear about.
Please watch “Captain Phillips”. Tom Hanks is amazing.
This channels reaction vids are definitely better with both the girl and boy
if one wants to rid of dangerous bees, one should go after the nest. mic drop.....Semper Fi
The Zumwalt class was actually cancelled since this video came out, but it does showcase some cool tech.
If we use full force they certainly won’t be doing again as our military has great aim so that’s a plus.
Pardon me Mam for mentioning it, but it seems that you have a bomb attached to your shirt! I can see that blinking count down timer!
One might ask the question, "What are the conditions that are creating this environment?"
One approach to solving piracy is for ships passing pirate areas to carry a special forces unit, Only one ship in 6 or so. The unit could transfer from southbound to northbound ships to stay in the Gulf of Aden area without needing to fly back to its base area. This would make piracy less profitable.
Arrgg Pirate ships. 😅
As I understand it, international law prohibits arming of commercial vessels. The idea is to be clear in differentiating between military and commercial, so that an ostensible commercial ship cannot do double duty as military or terrorist or pirate. It probably would be better to have a list of allowed self-defense systems, like the non-lethal systems shown here.
@@thomasmacdiarmid8251 Good point. I'll look into it.
Watch Captain Philips with Tom Hanks if you haven't yet. Loosely based off a true story. It gives you an idea of how they attack cargo ships and whatnot.
I wouldn’t say brave at all. I’d say brazen and stupid. Perhaps they feel they have nothing to lose.
Like any thief, they do it because they think they'll get rich if they can get away with it. It's generally not in their favor though.
@@SilvaDreams 💯
They do it because they feel unstoppable with a weapon in there hands.
More like their warlord feels like losing them would not matter. Its a numbers game -- %of success X payoff per freighter => cost in small boats and crew. The crew gets a small slice of the loot and the warlord gets a profit. The point of placing armed security forces aboard some freighters is to move the breakeven point to where it is no longer profitable to the warlord.
Pirates. End. Up. In. Those. Waters. End. Up. As. Shark. Food.
They made a whole TV series about the Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It's called "The last ship". It's about some event (a war I believe) that rendered all the major military powers useless except for a very few ships that were at sea. The "hero" ship being one of them, hence the title. I only watched the first 2 seasons before losing interest.
there was a movie about captain phillips. you should watch it.
wouldn't want to deprive the soldiers of their function. . XD
Especially with a small tiny Pirate ship like that. 😅
Where have you been!!
???
sir. Frances Drake was a pirate. A mf Pirate just ask the Spanish. All the ships he ran down took all the gold and all the silver laden down so heavy his ship would not complete its voyage.
Privateer....OK he was a pirate
@melbea03 Are you challenging me?
@melbea03 You guys don't even know your own history Tutor history.
@melbea03 A Privateer doesn't run down other ships to steal gold and silver to take back to Queen Elizabeth again are you challenging me?
@@CindySeifen can you read?
Lucky number one.
Is it bravery or stupidity
You guys should make a reaction video to 26 Best Things To Do in Orlando Florida
Very BAD video (piracy not reaction). First, non- lethal force is what merchant/ commercial ships use NOT US Navy. The video did not make that clear. These merchant ships are limited by international law (weak european resolve mostly), bans by various nations on ships and crews from having weapons while in port, and the insurance companies and owners of the ships to limit liabilty of being sued by the goverments and families of the pirates. The broken global legal system promoting this evil practice. The US Navy egages with overwhelming force once the confirmation of the pirates is made (they don't want to accidentally ventilate curious or friendly fishermen). This video on piracy was very poorly written and left out critical info like a typical bad wikipedia entry. Make note of channel and avoid its future poor content.
The pirates wouldn't think twice about killing the US Navy sailors, or those on a cruise ship! With those weapons, they could, instead, use the money for the African people, for food.
Note to pirates: this is the 21st century-- get a real job instead of stealing! (I know that won't happen!) 😡
Pirates do exist and Somalia has the worst, watch “Captain Phillips” the true story made into a great movie starring Tom Hanks
Um that ship has phlanix machine guns plus the us navy would not yse water cannons
I have to say, this video was quite vague
Watch movie Captain Phillips, with Tom Hanks
Mess with the US Navy. FAFO
Brave???? Or stupid?
I know this is a random place to plunk this, but I recently learned of this and thought you guys, as Brits, would find this especially, "cheeky", lol.
th-cam.com/video/zf1rvY1xf58/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JJGp8y4Ib_kIkMKC
I am concerned that the US will pull out of NATO which is what was said before the last election. I hope we don't
Congress passed a Bill to prevent the US from leaving NATO 2 years ago so it's not gonna happen.
The next 4 years may be horrible for our NATO allies. We saw what happened the first time this guy was in. I hope I am absolutely wrong.
The US has a long, bloody, destabilizing history in Somalia and this video omitted the Somali perspective. Also, respectfully, I ask you to consider not using such aggressive wording in your thumbnail. It's out of line.
May I suggest you don't even initiate swear words in your titles. It is very unlady like and and fowl language never commands respect. I almost deleted you just because if people can't title their podcast with respect to others I put them on a do not recommend this channel button. Just a suggestion but it is not family oriented. And as an adult we set the example for the children. You could have said Don't mess with the US and gave the same message.
Are you kidding me tell me you kidding me Pirates were real do your homework please