Nigeria pirate attack: US sailors seized

[Bosonic]

Source: BBC

Pirates have seized two US sailors from an oil supply ship off the coast of Nigeria, officials say.

The captain and chief engineer of the US-flagged C-Retriever were taken on Wednesday by armed men who stormed the boat, they said.

There has been a recent surge in pirate attacks off the West African coast.

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The seizure of the two US sailors has been reported by security sources and unnamed US defence officials but it has not yet been officially confirmed.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24657515

[kestrel91316]

1. This won't end well for the pirates.

[groundloop]

2. Yep.... we've seen this show before.

I have full faith in our Navy and Marines that this will have a good ending for the US sailors.

[shebornik]

3. I hope you're right

But the nigerian pirates have been kidnapping and murdering cruisers on small boats for years now. Maybe this will finally get some action.

[Blue_Tires]

4. Sadly these 'pirates' are usually just disposable pawns

controlled by some warlord on the mainland...And he'll have plenty more to replace those lost...

[awoke_in_2003]

8. Nope...

this is like walking up to a sleeping lion and kicking it in the nuts.

[cheapdate]

5. Everything about the US major oil corporations involvement in Nigeria is corrupt to the core.

[polly7]

6. Yes.

My BIL worked on an offshore rig there for years and though he loved the actual work, he eventually had to quit, he said things were so bad.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

7. This will be a cakewalk for one of our spectacular Seal teams. nt

[seveneyes]

9. No good excuse for allowing this to happen

By now, such ships should have early warning and/or armed security onboard to prevent these types of hijackings.

[Posteritatis]

10. Armed security isn't going to happen without a lot of countries changing a lot of laws. (nt)