Pirates fire on U.S. helicopter

Posted By Elizabeth Dickinson Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 3:03 PM Share

There's lots of good pirate drama on the high seas in the Gulf of Aden these days, giving a slew of international naval vessels and air-surveillance teams no shortage of things to do.

In fact, that's where the latest story begins. While surveiling a hijacked Taiwanese vessel this morning, the MV Win Far -- where 30 hostages are being held -- a U.S. helicopter team was fired upon by pirates using "large caliber" weapons. The shots missed, and all the Americans were fine. But it made for some pretty interesting video, which you can download here.

Of course, far better yet (if you're looking for drama) are the unofficial pirate cops: tourists seeking a good bit of fun. If this story from the British The Sun newspaper story is right, you could join the pirate fight -- under the protection of Russian ex-special forces -- for a mere £3,500 a day.

What a steal.

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ERIN

5:26 PM ET

August 27, 2009

Pirate-hunting cruises a hoax

Snopes.com says the pirate-hunting cruise story is a hoax: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/piratecruise.asp

 

OTTOBOETTCHER3

9:02 AM ET

August 28, 2009

stop those pirates

Their works should not be tolerated, they're so troublesome and they should be stop.

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