Somali Pirates Challenged SEAL Team 6 - Then THIS Happened

In January 2012, SEAL Team Six parachuted into Somalia in the dead of night to rescue two aid workers after 93 days in captivity — and this is how the raid unfolded, minute by minute. American aid worker Jessica Buchanan had fallen seriously ill in the hands of her kidnappers, and Washington decided it could no longer wait for negotiations. We break down the operation: why the assault force jumped from a C-130 and crossed nearly two miles on foot instead of landing helicopters (three seconds of warning is all it takes to get a hostage killed), how a new moon handed the night-vision-equipped SEALs total darkness advantage, the khat-drowsy guards, the seconds-long firefight that left nine kidnappers dead and no Americans wounded, and the moment a SEAL carried the too-weak Jessica out to the extraction helicopters. A clean look at how a real hostage rescue actually works — and why distance deep inside Somalia was never the protection the kidnappers thought it was. What makes special operations raids like this succeed? Tell us in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for more real special operations stories. 0:00 The Silent Approach Into Somali Darkness 1:11 The Three-Second Window For Survival 3:00 Ninety-Three Days Of Captivity 6:24 The Raid That Shattered The Night 9:20 The Final Extraction To Safety #SEALTeamSix #NavySEALs #SpecialForces #Somalia #HostageRescue