Even at a mere 25 yds. using trained sharpshooters, I find it difficult to believe that they could effectively put lethal rounds in the correct targets, during the night, using night-vision scopes, through a small window, in a bobbing lifeboat! I think it's more a propaganda tactic for PR purposes. It wouldn't surprise me if SEALS were in the water next to the boat using percussion grenades or similar disorienting tactics. Their actual method of attack is likely classified and what the public has been told could be quite different than what actually occurred. The Maersk captain may be under a gag order regarding the specifics of the rescue. Then there's always the minute chance that the event unfolded exactly as published. What's important here is the fact that the American hostage was rescued, and the perpetrators are dead (except for the surrenderer) sending a clear message to others of what awaits them if they choose to behave in that fashion.