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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
I'm not sure if it's the gusy on the lifeboat that we are concerned about...I was wondering why can't a group of SEALs justs imply go out there do what they do and call it a day, but I suspect this is something bigger....or...just hot air.
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The lifeboat is closed off - it's more like an "actual" boat than a life raft - so it's not like they can just shoot the four of them and grab the guy a la Jack Bauer. If they "storm" it, they'll just kill the captain.
Also, the "fighting the Navy" part is that the Somalis are sending in reinforcements - it's not the four guys on the lifeboat that are the issue, it's the other commandeered ships that have armed dudes on them (and a bunhc of hostages being used as human shields) that have been dispatched to the area, along with the pirate motherships. They have anti-tank rockets and possibly some SAMs according to reports, although there's little indication they could take down a destroyer - still, it's dicey, and really way beyond where it should be.
The Navy is, correctly, taking this very seriously. Also, there is a SEAL team on the original vessel heading for Nigeria, and likely others in the area or on the way. The pirates, however, are successfully leveraging innocents to put the Navy in a tough spot.