[itaspCatCriny]

Hostages freed, pirated detained, nobody harmed.

(CNN) -- U.S. Marines boarded and seized control Thursday of a German-owned vessel that had been captured by pirates the day before off the coast of Somalia, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said.
The incident marks the first time U.S. military forces off Somalia have staged an action to board a commercial vessel where pirates were on board with hostages, according to a U.S. Navy spokesman, who was not authorized to speak publicly but had direct knowledge of the incident.
The action came about because the highly specialized Marine raiding force -- the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force -- was nearby, the spokesman said.
Twenty-four U.S. Marines from the force, which was aboard the USS Dubuque and operating under the multinational anti-piracy combined task force, boarded the M/V Magellan Star at about 5 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET), the Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
"This successful mission by combined maritime forces secured the safety of the ship's crew and returned control of the ship to the civilian mariners," the statement said.
No shots were fired, the Navy spokesman said, and there were no injuries. The pirates surrendered "within minutes."

U.S. forces board pirate-captured vessel, seize control - CNN.com Sounds like a well-executed boarding.

Matt

[ditpiler]

[Vegeinvalge]

Get some.

[vypusknye]

Good work.

[Buincchotourb]

I wonder why the German military didn't undertake this mission...

Oh yeah... it's that whole 'projection of power' thing... and the 1% GDP defense spending thing.

Good work Marines. Semper Fi...

[Gadarett]

*imagines an episode of "Deadliest Warrior" whar pirates face off against the United Stated Marines*

arg.

- MeadHallPirate

[thargeagsaf]

I wonder why the German military didn't undertake this mission...

Oh yeah... it's that whole 'projection of power' thing... and the 1% GDP defense spending thing.

Good work Marines. Semper Fi...

They have units in the region. However, the operations down there are all joint. The Marines were probably just able to respond quicker than the German units.

[mikeydesignzinc]

They have units in the region. However, the operations down there are all joint. The Marines were probably just able to respond quicker than the German units.

Okay...

Do you have a Orbat of the operation?

[Prarnenoexpog]

Okay...

Do you have a Orbat of the operation?

For this raid? A baisc one: the action was carried about by the 15th MEU. Specifically its Maritime Raid Force. It is all in the original article.

[JosephEL]

Good Show !

[nursopoutaras]

For this raid? A baisc one: the action was carried about by the 15th MEU. Specifically its Maritime Raid Force. It is all in the original article.

No, the overall operation... showing the German units

[inmeirulez]

*imagines an episode of "Deadliest Warrior" whar pirates face off against the United Stated Marines*

arg.

- MeadHallPirate

Been there, Done that.

See, that's what the "...shores of Tripoli." line in the USMC hymn is all about.

[johobuo]

No, the overall operation... showing the German units

Commands of this nature will rarely post specific OOBs, as they are constantly changing and because of security concerns.

German units are in the region as part of Operation Atalanta, which is an EU mission. At any given moment there is at least one German ship in the region and at least one air asset, typically a P-3. The latest German vessel in the region was the Schleswig-Holstein, a frigate. Like every other ship it will have its own boarding party. Here is an article describing a recent action it performed (in German): bundeswehr.de: Atalanta: Fregatte Schleswig-Holstein leistet medizinische Hilfe an Bord der Syria Star

Commands like this will also have a commando unit on call in the region. However, given the nature of such units, their activities are rarely talked about.

[topcasinobonua]

I wonder why the German military didn't undertake this mission...

Oh yeah... it's that whole 'projection of power' thing... and the 1% GDP defense spending thing.

Good work Marines. Semper Fi...

It´s all about who is the closest. I know you don´t want to think about it, but there are actually a lot of countries operating there (even France, gosh).

But sorry, don´t let me ruin a perfectly fine "I hate Europe" rant...

[gagagaridze]

I wonder why the German military didn't undertake this mission...

Oh yeah... it's that whole 'projection of power' thing... and the 1% GDP defense spending thing.

Good work Marines. Semper Fi...

holy shit. you have got to be the most one-dimensional poster on this site. why even bring up the germans?

[CKDIWEQ]

why even bring up the germans?

Um, because it was a German vessel?

Just spitballin' here...

[Signabeademia]

Commands of this nature will rarely post specific OOBs, as they are constantly changing and because of security concerns.

German units are in the region as part of Operation Atalanta, which is an EU mission. At any given moment there is at least one German ship in the region and at least one air asset, typically a P-3. The latest German vessel in the region was the Schleswig-Holstein, a frigate. Like every other ship it will have its own boarding party. Here is an article describing a recent action it performed (in German): bundeswehr.de: Atalanta: Fregatte Schleswig-Holstein leistet medizinische Hilfe an Bord der Syria Star

Commands like this will also have a commando unit on call in the region. However, given the nature of such units, their activities are rarely talked about.

While I understand, I thought you were making specific claim to a German unit in the area, and available. As the ship was taken the day before, it doesn't seem to be a matter of urgency.

Why not then use a German unit? Unless one was not available, or while available, could not accomplish the mission (for reasons of airlift or some such).

It still comes back to the likely case that the Germans lacked the ability to complete the mission... thus lack the ability to project power.

holy shit. you have got to be the most one-dimensional poster on this site. why even bring up the germans?

Their ship. A German ship.

And you are correct... on this I am rather 'one-dimensional' as in continuing to point out the near comic pretenses of EU military strength and their insistence of being considered a 'world power' when in fact they cannot project that power in any meaningful way. While at the same time relying on US power and decrying all the money (more than anyone else) we spend on defense.

[Habalinnyf]

While I understand, I thought you were making specific claim to a German unit in the area, and available. As the ship was taken the day before, it doesn't seem to be a matter of urgency.

Why not then use a German unit? Unless one was not available, or while available, could not accomplish the mission (for reasons of airlift or some such).

It still comes back to the likely case that the Germans lacked the ability to complete the mission... thus lack the ability to project power.

You're reaching here. The most likely cause is that the German ship in the region was too far away to respond and the 15th MEU was closer. The German vessel would have also had to leave is station in order to respond, thus leaving a gap in the patrol area of the combined task force. At the end of the day the Germans had the ability, but it simply didn't make sense logistically for them to respond when it was far more easy for the 15th MEU to respond.

[MwhwF6bp]

While I understand, I thought you were making specific claim to a German unit in the area, and available. As the ship was taken the day before, it doesn't seem to be a matter of urgency.

Why not then use a German unit? Unless one was not available, or while available, could not accomplish the mission (for reasons of airlift or some such).

It still comes back to the likely case that the Germans lacked the ability to complete the mission... thus lack the ability to project power.




Their ship. A German ship.

And you are correct... on this I am rather 'one-dimensional' as in continuing to point out the near comic pretenses of EU military strength and their insistence of being considered a 'world power' when in fact they cannot project that power in any meaningful way. While at the same time relying on US power and decrying all the money (more than anyone else) we spend on defense.

The EU is an economic and political union. Sure, there´s been debate about whether there should be a joint EU military, but that´s isn´t anywhere near happening.

So I don´t know where you get the idea that they want to be a military power from... perhaps you just like a good rant against Europe?

[CiccoineFed]

Um, because it was a German vessel?

Just spitballin' here...

lol, that makes sense.