, some fast-roping down from Merlin and Wildcat helicopters hovering above the deck of the tanker, others rappelling up the side from inflatable ribs bobbing on the black waters below.
They had been dropped from a Chinook helicopter around the headland earlier on Sunday afternoon, waiting for darkness to fall and the green light to go. The SBS are based just down the coast in Poole. These waters are their training ground, they know them like the back of their hand.Some of the SBS fast-roped from a Merlin - a technique shown here by a Marine. File pic: Royal Navy
Quick Google searches throw up videos of commandos scaling cross-Channel ferries and cruise liners to practise - as a location for an operation of this kind, this could not have been more convenient.The Nave Andromeda had been sitting idle a few miles off the Isle of Wight coast since mid-morning. The ship's Master had some control and was able to feed information on the seven hijackers back to command teams on shore. That was vital for the SBS to know who they were up against.
AliBunkallSKY Were they removed in body bags or taken to a 5 star hotel
AliBunkallSKY All claiming asylum by now.
AliBunkallSKY How does knowing the waters well make any difference?
AliBunkallSKY How much benefits are they trying to claim ?
AliBunkallSKY This isn't news
AliBunkallSKY Well done to the SBS, RN. Pilots & their Support Teams. A job well done.
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AliBunkallSKY Wasn't joined up thinking from the pirates was it!
I heard that had all the hijackers in 4-star hotels rooms before sunrise and personally insured there was really fast wifi for them, so they won't stab anyone in the town they live now.
A lot of angry people and in the U.K. . They hate Muslims but love Mo Salah. They hate immigrants fleeing war but love Mo Farah. They hate refugees but love Rita Ora. You don’t hear them telling these people to “Get back to where you came from”. Earth 🌏 is where we all live.
Yes and now every second they are in custody is costing money......
Send these idiots back to Africa ⛔️
Not so long ago’ there wouldn’t of been enough left of a pirate to fill a pot hole in the road’ looks like even the regiment have gone woke ...
News just in. The UK has fearsome reputation for storming boats but won't feed their starving children...
“Others rappelling up the side”? No, they definitely did not. You might want to check a dictionary on that one.
So we are losing our jobs here, homes and kids futures. We cant see our friends and have to wear masks, its Armageddon out there, but your main news story is about a fucking boat with 7 wasters who we couldnt give a toss about. Its of no interest to me at all.
Unfortunately the SBS didn't kill the hijackers so they will be applying for asylum, getting benefits, living in a council house and committing a crime near you.
Well done to our SBS 👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome! did we transport them straight to the Ritz?
Anybody check this crew's bank balances, this ship travelled from Africa with the full knowledge that this bunch was on board, and waited until they came to UK waters to ask help 😂😂, mm..this is school boy mathematics However no disrespect to our teams, they did their duty 💯
From boat to Hilton faster than an uber, thats for sure
From Nigeria as same as other illegal arrival immigrants. The 3rd world countries r in a mess so come to UK which will end up being 3rd countries in a generation time if not careful.
I've huge respect for UKSF. But we must be careful not to let this incident be used as some sort of political victory for this government. It's more than likely to have been several unarmed asylum seekers, not a terrorist invasion of the IoW as it's being made out to be.
Yeah...those underfed unequipped and unarmed civilians were tough.
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