According to CNN's article, the 4th pirate had told the Navy that he wasn't getting back in that lifeboat. Maybe he was smart enough to figure out how this was going to end for the guys pointing guns at the captain?
I'm willing to bet it was a team of three snipers. Assigning one person to three targets like that just doesn't seem like an efficient idea, and SEALs aren't exactly known for their inefficiencies or not being team players.
According to Al-Jazeera, there's at least one "pirate captain" who says he's going to start specifically targeting American ships. Brilliant plan. Lets go after the guys who blow pirate's heads off! You would think he'd be mad at the French too. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/04/200941373925842364.html
No. A merchant marine is simply a sailor who is much more regimented than what you may find on a yacht; they receive no particular arms or tactical training. Although, the USMMA is the only of the four federal academies to have lost students in a time of war.
According to Al-Jazeera, there's at least one "pirate captain" who says he's going to start specifically targeting American ships. Brilliant plan. Lets go after the guys who blow pirate's heads off! You would think he'd be mad at the French too. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/04/200941373925842364.html
According to Al-Jazeera, there's at least one "pirate captain" who says he's going to start specifically targeting American ships. Brilliant plan. Lets go after the guys who blow pirate's heads off! You would think he'd be mad at the French too. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/04/200941373925842364.html