Captive Egyptians Defeat Somali Pirates, Sail Free Egyptian fishermen with machetes, guns overpower pirates off Somalia, sail free after 4 months Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time, it wasn't pirates who launched the attack — it was Egyptian fishermen who had been held hostage for four months and who killed two brigands and took others captive as they regained control of their vessels. On Friday, the roughly three dozen newly liberated fishermen sailed toward home. One pirate was in custody in Somalia after local fishermen found him near shore with machete wounds, police said. Another pirate, who said he escaped during the fight on Thursday, described the struggle in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "They attacked us with machetes and other tools, seized some of our guns and then fought us," said the pirate who identified himself only his nom de guerre, Miraa. "I could see two dead bodies of my colleagues lying on the ship. I do not know the fate of the nine others." source http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8325177
Lotta people look at everyone who are in those situations as the scum of the earth, but if you take a look at whats surrounding the people who actually go to those measures you can understand why. Its the whole age old story of would you steal bread if you were hungry and had no money. Thing is, these people don't wanna steal loaf after loaf they wanna steal a bakery, get some money for it, and never do it again. Mind you there are idiots in the fold, but the majority of them are young kids who i'm sure want to make something out of themselves rather than starving on shore.