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russ_watters said:I was not on a submarine, I was a navigator on a frigate.
Perry class? I was on a Brooke. A real piece of...ship.
To be honest, I am not clear what the pirates who are holding Richard Phillips hostage are thinking. If they shoot him, they lose any leverage that they have, and a lifeboat is no match for a 5"/54. They aren't going to run away, and unless the pirates happen to have their own navy, they aren't going to shoot their way out.