Comments on: Egyptian Killed By US Military Ship – Suez Canal

By: martyn walker

martyn walker — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:42:30 +0000

correction:
to last sentence of my comment. Restraint should have been shown at that end of the Red Sea. Once in Suez Rds you are home free. I have had security teams ride the Suez and Red Sea transit on board and they are always jumpy if they have never beeen in that enviroment before. I have and as master I am jumpy.
The southern end of the Red Sea is the dangerous part and I would shoot in the Gulf of Aden if a small boat was approaching not in Suez.

By: martyn walker

martyn walker — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:02:39 +0000

I was in Aden the day before the USS Cole was attacked in command of a 150ft yacht I understand edgy and I was transitting the Red Sea when the Iraq war broke out with the same yacht.

By: Tom. Hayhoe

Tom. Hayhoe — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:42:28 +0000

A few non-leatal rounds of gun fire would probably have done the job, but now we can add one more group of people to the watch list. If they weren’t mad before, they are now. Attacks similar to the one against the USS Cole should be prevented. But this is like shoting a pan handler for approaching to ask for change. I wouldnt have to kill him to make him keep his distance. I dont like to punish soldiers or professional soldiers for what happens at work, but this doesnt sound like a high pressure situation to me. We should expect a response from some one in the area of the canal.

By: Gary Prowant

Gary Prowant — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:55:26 +0000

(Correction to my earlier comment)
It is sad that lives were lost, but, in the current world situation, chances of another USS Cole cannot be taken.
News of this type of action should spread and perhaps will continue to thwart future attacks planned by radicals.