So, the Somali pirates have struck again. Under cover of darkness, they spied a large vessel and, presumably after donning their eyepatches and drawing their cutlasses, attacked.
Only problem was, it wasn’t a container ship. It was the flagship of the French Navy.
Oops.
Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy’s 18,000 tonne Indian Ocean fleet flagship after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the 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 open-topped motorboats and captured five pirates, a spokesman said.
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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.
Really, as much fun as I have with the French (and who doesn’t?), this is pretty awesome.
apotheosis, unrepentant milkaholic 
