Has anyone thought of shooting into the lifeboat (I assume there is a hatch open) some tear gas or sleeping gas?

I don't understand the restraint the worlds nations are displaying toward piracy. It is my understanding that certain ports are havens for the pirates. A raid by the U.S. Marines may be in order. A good beginning would be the mining of the pirate ports. Does anyone remember what "to the shores of Tripoli" refers to?

just heard about the capt being held hostage, was rescued bravo good job,i ll be waiting for the full story

Hey this is concerning Capt Phillips. I just heard he is safe!! That's great! But I understand he jumped overboard to escape. Why does the media keep saying he was "released"? He wasn't released, he escaped, then the Navy Seals took over and rescued him.

Best wishes cap'n..

Yes I am glad to see the President allowed the Navy to use leathal force to free Capt Phillips. Now if we will destroy the port city the pirates hailed from, perhaps the pirates attacks will lessen. However The U.n must investigate the reports of nuclear waiste being dumped in Somalian waters, as well as protect the fisheries around Somalia so its peopel can fish for food instead of going pirating.

Thank God and the Navy SEALS that the Captain is safe. He is a very brave man. All should learn from him and not tolerate this B.S. from anyone,anywhere! Our Military has the guts. Politicians must have the guts to let the Military do their job. And they did this time. Proud of All invovled. They were pirates. Show NO Mercy.

This is what Makes America a different nation.Bold but caring,full of

energy ,idea's& meticulous implementation.God bless this nation

HSGrewal.

The Marines cleaned up a place called up a place called Tripolie
years ago. Maybe its time to send them back to Mombasa......

Enough already!

These pirates are not desperate folks trying to bring food for their people. Behind them are government leaders that want to intimidate Western nation boats that frequent that passage, so they can get away with getting their nasty weapons to continue their "holy" war. I am glad the Navy seals sent 3 of them to Allah.

Moreover, if the folks from Somalia do not give a care about the lives of their brother in Kenya, why should we? Do we need to risk our lives so a bunch of ungrateful people can eat, because the socialist ideologies of their governments are not capable of producing what ithey need? I tink, NOT.

Mother Earth is only capable of handling 5.2 billion people. We are already at 6.6, and will reach 9 billion by 2020. We cannot feed them all; in particular, if they multiply quickly, which is the case of most African nations.

Let the chips fall where they may

Thank goodness for the good old USA. Thanks to the navy seals. Thanks
for the brave Captain. I finally feel proud of my country. Just as Israel
dose,don't mess with us,or pay the consequence's.
.Other counties in this mess should take notice. T hank's to the brave crew.

Thank God the captain is saved 3 of the pirates killed and one pirate taken alive. America please take the lead and destroy the terror network of the pirates.

Now that Captain Phillips is safe, it is clear that the navy's response is the only way to deal with pirates. Those who initially gave in to demands and paid ransom, actually bankrolled the piracy currently going on, so they should be charged as accomplicies.

Just like the officially prescribed "lame duck" response to aircraft hijackings directly led to the 9/11 tragedies, giving in to the very first act of piracy caused it to spiral out of cotrol. Terrorism is nurtured by any response other than "ten eyes for an eye".

The capt. Is a super hero!

Captain Phillips, What a brave man. In the tradition of Sully another American hero along with the SEALs and sailors involved in his rescue

Can only say what a brave man this Capt is,and what a rescue from US NAVY SEALS,it is fantastic to see how things can be done if you are a united like US . I am frequently sailing trough Gulf Of Aden
and it is a reliefe every time tou arrive in Suez after passing 2 days continously on pirate watch.You only have your bare hands to fight back ,people who does not respect any kind of human life.

Give us guns onboard som we can fight back,many of us are experience seafarers with Navy or military service,and can handle arms.
It is easier to shoot from a 38000,00 ton ship then from a small boat,
why should they have the right to shoot and we not to defent our selfs.

Believe me I would prefere to fight back than sit 3 to 5 months in Somalia,like many seafarers are to day....

Again this was a perfect operation,with proffesional Military and this only shows the world that US again when it counts,to save and protect
their own does what it takes and leaves nobody behind.

Chief Officer
Merchant Marine

As Merchant Marines we often perform services for the Military Sealift Command. We sail through such hot zones as the Persian Gulf, the Straights of Hormuz, the Mallaca Straights. Civilian Mariners on Maersk MSC ships carry Secret Clearances. We receive hazardous duty pay while in some of these areas. We set "pirate watches" which involve a number of preventative measures.

I have sailed through a number of these zones and chronicled my most recent mission which took me completely around the world on a Maersk U.S. Navy Ship.
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Go to Myspace.com/FlyingDutchman2
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See my two part video of this mission and my music video made on the high seas. Also click on my "SEA BLOG" for a detailed description of the mission and info about seting "Pirate Watches."

wow...so glad it ended well for the captain.

My mother who lived on the Pleasant Valley road in Underhill many years ago would be proud of Captain Phillips as would the many of us Marine reservists who served in the Korean conflict from the Burlington, Montpelier and Barre areas.

Perhaps until our leaders stop worrying about humiliating those who harm us and stand up against pirates and outlaws we will have to revert to the armed escort of ships in convoys as in WW II. Ransom only encourages more piracy.

The actions taken by the U.S. Navy to rescue Captain Philipps are absolutely brilliant. One more time this demonstrate that when one cannot handle a situation on its own CALL IN THE EXPERTS !
Who could have handled it better than the Seals ? Congratulations to our brave men and women for pulling it off.
We are the most generous country on the planet when it comes time to help. Even the ones who hate us are the first to call for just about very disaster or human catastrophe that comes their way.
In this case and in that part of world and in their culture these pirates only understand and respect the show of force and action. We cannot be everywhere at once and neither should we feel like the self appointed world's policeman. It might take us a little time but look out when we get there, we are resolve to take the fight to them and face these bastards who have absolutely no respect for human life including those of their own people.
Once again A JOB WELL DONE albeit a difficult one as our thoughts and prayers now go to the US navy men and women.
We can only hope that this rescue will send a message that we mean business

Congratulations to captain Phillps and his crew and USA.
The pirates did attack the wrong ship and crew. It was american and it have hopefully learn other pirates a lesson.
I am a danish citizen – I am proud of USA and the way they handle this situation. If I should trade my citizenship it could only be to an american.
I hope more ships will change there flag to US stars and stripes and have american crew – it is the safe way to travel. They know they have the strongest and most powerful nation to support them – no matter where in the world they are.

I wish the captain, his family, crew and all in US – a Happy Easter – it did really become even more happy with this....