Idiot Somali pirates attack harmless cargo vessel, find out it’s a French warship

A group of brilliant Somali pirates stormed what they thought was a defenseless cargo vessel. Imagine their surprise when it turned out to be a heavily-armed French navy ship. Needless to say, the pirates came out second best in the encounter.

Here’s how the BBC reports the story:

French military spokesman Admiral Christophe Prazuck said the pirates attacked in skiffs late at night some 500km (310 miles) off the Somali coast.

But the command and supply ship, the Somme, repelled the attack and chased the pirates, capturing five of them.

…Admiral Prazuck told French TV station La Chaine Info the pirates seemed to be surprised that the navy ship fought back.

“Once they realised they were facing a ship that was responding and was heading towards them, they stopped shooting and attempted to flee,” he said.

“The Somme gave chase and intercepted one of the pirates’ boats. All the weapons had apparently been tossed into the sea and the suspected pirates are now being held on board the Somme.”

You know they’re bad pirates when they get defeated by the French military.

Source: BBC