Oops. (Somali pirates pick the wrong ship to attempt hijack)
 

Surprise, surprise. :)

Wed Oct 7, 11:10 am ET
NAIROBI (AFP) – Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said on Wednesday.

The crew of La Somme, a 160-metre (525-foot) command vessel and fuel tanker, easily saw off the brazen night-time assault by lightly armed fighters on two lightweight skiffs and captured five pirates, a spokesman said.

"The pirates, who because of the darkness took the French ship for a commercial vessel, were on board two vessels and opened fire with Kalashnikovs," Admiral Christophe Prazuck said in Paris.

La Somme is the French command vessel in the Indian Ocean, overseeing French air, sea and land forces fighting Somali pirates and hunting terrorists under the banner of the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom.

Officers on the ship have directed commando operations to free French hostages in the hands of Somali pirates.

The pirates tried to flee when they realised their mistake but were pursued by French forces who, after an hour-long chase, caught one of the skiffs, Prazuck said.

More:
Somali pirates attack French military flagship - Yahoo! News

Hilarious. Lots of Darwin awards in that part of the world.

I saw that yesterday.....funny stuff.....
That's like robbing a donut shop :D

I get a mental image of the scene from Monty Python's Holy Grail when they start catapulting cows out of the castle.

"run away, run away".

Why the hour long chase? Does it take a bullet 1 hour to travel from ship to skiff?

I'm still waiting for a French surrender joke.

Here's one that won't quit but should:
French minister says he won't resign over sex with 'boys' - CNN.com

Im surprised that the pirates didn't get the ship

Ooo, does this story involve an hour-long chase too?

Somehow, "French military" really doesn't strike fear in my heart... "French Foreign Legion" is a different matter entirely...

I heard this is going to be the new french flag
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