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Pics From the Pirate Rescue Off Somalia

Here are some Navy pictures from the scene of yesterday’s rescue. Please note the design of the lifeboat. Many pundits have suggested an assault to free the Captain of the Maersk Alabama. It would have been very difficult. Waiting for the right moment, as the SEALS did, was the correct move.

In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, a 28-foot lifeboat from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama is seen in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)

In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, a 28-foot lifeboat from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama is seen in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is underway off the coast of Somalia Sept. 25, 2007 while conducting anti-piracy operations. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent J. Street/Released)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is underway off the coast of Somalia Sept. 25, 2007 while conducting anti-piracy operations. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent J. Street/Released)

In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) is underway near a 28-foot lifeboat, lower right, from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)

In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) is underway near a 28-foot lifeboat, lower right, from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)

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  1. Peleliu Stops Pirate Attack
  2. Navy Tanker fights Off Pirates
  3. Navy Continues to Eye Pirates
  4. US Navy Aids Ship Released By Pirates
  5. US Navy Jugs Somali Pirates
  6. Navy Detains Somali Pirates
  7. Maersk Alabama Taken By Somali Pirates
  8. Navy Rescues Pirate Captive
  9. Pics From the Pirate Rescue Off Somalia
  10. This Is a Pirate Ship?
  11. USS McFaul nabs pirates off Oman
  12. Marine Hymn still echoes: Pirates taken down off Somalia
  13. German Navy Intercepts Somali Pirates
  14. Royal Marines Free Pirated Ship Off Somalia
  15. Pirate Mother Ship Taken Down, Sailors Freed
  16. Pirates Attack Spanish Warship
  17. Somali Piracy Update

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In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, a 28-foot lifeboat from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama is seen in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) is underway off the coast of Somalia Sept. 25, 2007 while conducting anti-piracy operations. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent J. Street/Released)
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In a still frame from video taken by the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) is underway near a 28-foot lifeboat, lower right, from the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy Photo)
uss-bainbridge-and-lifeboat

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