Somalia has a flourishing pirate industry

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Three out of four pirates are taken out by snipers shooting from the deck of a nearby destroyer. This was reportedly done on choppy waters, which isn't that big of a deal for a destroyer class warship, but can be substantial movement for a 28' lifeboat.

If you think further about what happened, they couldn't have picked off the pirates one by one because they would have used the hostage as a human shield and moved into the visual obscurity of the lifeboat interior. So that means 3 Navy SEALS fired in unison and all hit their target.

Now think of it from the 4th pirate's perspective. You are on the lifeboat, it's getting dark, and are hit by a splash of what your mind perceives as warm sea water. About a half second later the report of the three sniper rifles reaches your ear and you realize that "sea water" was too warm. It was the blood of your former comrades, now lifelessly falling off the boat and into the choppy ocean. You turn and stare at the massive destroyer that instantly changed your fate from one of control, to possible instant termination at their discretion. Survival instincts kick in and force you to drop your weapon and raise your arms in surrender. You feel so very French.