Navy seal snipers shot and killed three somali pirates when a commander concluded that capt. I share the countrys admiration for the bravery of captain phil. Australian pirate patrol 04 exit strategy playlist. Former members of the navy seals said they were impressed by the. Unknown to the pirates, the seal snipers infra red ir lasers were trained on the three somali pirates who would within seconds take their. The seals fired from a navy destroyer 100 feet from the pirates. Navy snipers had to take aim into a covered lifeboat 75ft away that was also pitching in the choppy seas. In the scuffle, a pirate fired his rifle into the sea. On april 10, a group of highly trained snipers from the elite navy seal team six parachuted into nearby waters. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a captains duty.
Director clint eastwood released american sniper in late 2014, and eric blehms book about a seal team six operator, fearless, also attracted attention from studios. Bissonnette received the rank of chief before he retired. Navy seal sniper and new york times bestselling author brandon webbs personal account of eight of his friends and fellow seals who made the ultimate sacrifice. But i decided i wanted to read the story behind it. Navy seal snipers kill three somali pirates and rescue the. Best clips somali pirates against americans and russians. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea by richard phillips with stephan talty. Dramatic accounts of the navy seals rescuing the captain of an american cargo ship made headlines around the world in 2009.
A story of adventure and courage, it provides the intimate details of this highseas hostagetakingthe unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. See how the seals pulled off the miracle shots here. Navy seal snipers rescued an american cargo ship captain unharmed and killed three somali pirates in a daring operation in the indian ocean on. There is a body of films that feature the united states navy seals. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea by richard phillips first came to my attention through lisa.
They needed to kill three somali pirates one of whom was inside the pilot. The surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas ended a fiveday standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the worlds most powerful military. Stressed near the breaking point, on the night of april 12 phillips wrestled with his captors in a failed escape attempt. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea richard. Bin laden raid tellall author revealed, questions raised. The film was very good and the book is even better as it goes into far more depth as to the captains background and the way he handles the pirates. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea richard phillips author, stephan talty author, george k. Somali pirates attack german naval supply ship duration. April is the cruelest month, except if youre a somali pirate. Mystery pirate patchwearing special operator jumped in to help kenyans during hotel attack images of the individual show them with weapons, gear, and.
Somalia pirates and navy seal snipers godlike productions. Mystery pirate patchwearing special operator jumped in to. Navy frees captain, kills 3 somali pirates fox news. A captains duty tells the lifeanddeath drama of the vermont native who was held captive on a tiny lifeboat off somalia s anarchic, gunplagued shores. S navy seal deadly snipers vs somali pirates full documentary. The military said seal snipers killed a trio of pirates. Navy seal snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an american sea captain on easter sunday. Five days later, navy seal snipers killed the pirates and rescued phillips.
While i wasnt in the captains position and wont secondguess him, a captains duty. Navy seal chris kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in united states military. The siege ended after a rescue effort by the united states navy on 12 april it was the first successful pirate seizure of a ship registered under. That mission involved a daring rescue that ended when seal snipers shot and killed three somali pirates with direct shots to the head.
Inside navy seals killing of somali pirates david axe wired april 8, 2020 on april 8, 2009, four pirates armed with ak47s clambered up the side of the u. The scourge of the highseas went on a tear over the weekend, capturing five vessels in one 72hour spree. It took the seal sniper team less than 10 hours to deploy. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea.
For the snipers who killed the three somali pirates, it had to be a head shot, humphries said, because one of the pirates was holding an ak47 pointed at the back of american freighter captain. Somali pirate, navy seals and dangerous days at sea is about as eyerolling as an autobiography in which bernie madoff describes himself as a financial hero. His new memoir,a captains duty, recounts the ordeal. Inside navy seals killing of somali pirates realclearhistory. Michael cohen will spill the beans in tellall book due out before the election, and. It is a wellwritten book about bravery and modernday piracy. My life in the navy seal sniper corps and how i trained. Navy seals simultaneous headshots on somali pirates were. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea is a book by captain richard phillips, the captain of the container ship mv maersk. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an american cargoship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates had an ak47 leveled at the captains back, a.
His new memoir, a captains duty, recounts the ordeal. Navy seal snipers killed the three pirates that were holding captain richard phillips hostage aboard a lifeboat from maersk alabama after determining that captain phillips life was in immediate danger. Navy snipers killed three somali pirates who had been holding an american hostage in an 18foot lifeboat on sunday. A 2009 pirate standoff that could have ended in military disaster was instead. It premiered at the 20 new york film festival, and was theatrically released on october 11, 20. I read this book because i was watching the film on board a plane and didnt get to see the ending. Amerikas schlagkraftigste spezialeinheit german duration. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea phillips, richard, talty, stephan on. Piracy off the coast of somalia occurs in the gulf of aden, guardafui channel and somali sea. I vaguely remembered this incident in 2009 and knew a movie had been based on it, which ive not seen.
Their exploits would remain relatively obscure, if not for a retired admirals revealing new book. The maersk alabama hijacking led to a series of maritime events that began on 8 april 2009, when four pirates in the indian ocean seized the cargo ship maersk alabama at a distance of 240 nautical miles 440 km. This book chronicles his life among metis trappers and native people as they. The screenplay by billy ray is based on the 2010 book a captains duty. The box office successes of act of valor in 2012 and lone survivor in 20 led studios to seek out more reallife accounts of navy seals to portray on film. How hard was it for the navy snipers to shoot the pirates. Best clips somali pirates mess with the wrong ship. Navy seals rescue captain phillips from somali pirates.
After attempting to escape, phillips was beaten and bound by his somali captors. Navy according to mcknight, on april 10 six team six seals flew from oceana, virginia, direct to the somalia coast. Richard philips was in imminent danger after one of. Richard phillips born may 16, 1955 is an american merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the mv maersk alabama during its hijacking by somali pirates in april 2009. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea 304. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea ebook written by richard phillips, stephan talty. Snipers fired approximately three shots from bainbridge s fantail, killing the three pirates with bullets to the head. Nbcs timeline of events and decisions involved in the hijacking of the maersk alabama by four somali pirates and the subsequent rescue of captain phillips after navy seal snipers operating off. The next time all three remaining pirates showed their heads, three seal snipers fired one shot each. Learn from a former navy seal team 6 operator on the importance of carrying a fixed blade knife for personal protection. News report russian spetsnaz kill 12 pirates somalia. In april 2009 four somali pirates took down a us flagged vessel, the maersk alabama.
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