Oops, Not a Pirate Ship
Last week the Indian navy claimed to have sunk a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden last week. This was met with general praise, as pirate activity in the region has escalated to an all-time high. But this morning, an AP story reports that the boat targeted by the Indian navy wasn’t a pirate ship at all. It was a Thai fishing trawler.
Now, both Indian and Thai officials are scrambling for an explanation of what really happened and how such a mistake could have been made.
The article I read contained no reaction from the officials, other than someone in the Indian navy saying that they’re deeply saddened over the accident.
I’ll bet that if the U.S. navy had been responsible for something like this, other nations would have raised holy hell about it by now. Give me a break… obviously the U.S. isn’t the only country that makes major mistakes like this.