Navy in dash to aid pirate attack ship
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November 20, 2010, Saturday
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A CHINESE Navy ship is heading at full speed to rescue a China Ocean Shipping vessel off Arabian Sea, as the crew onboard has fought off pirates for hours to keep them away from boarding.
The warship will arrive this morning to help the Chinese ship attacked by pirates, about 1,550 kilometers from a gathering spot for a Chinese Navy escort mission in north Indian Ocean, the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said yesterday.
Twenty-six Chinese crew aboard the Lecong have fought off the pirates, said Zhai Jiugang, director of the CMSRC chief duty room.
The center received a call for help at 9:30pm on Thursday, Zhai said.
The center dispatched a warship from escort duty in the Gulf of Aden at 9:45pm on Thursday. All the crew members onboard are Chinese, Zhai added.
They fired high-pressure water jets at the pirate boats to stop them boarding. One of the 26 crew members was injured in the fight, Zhai said.
Vessels should pay great attention to safety as the area had reported a series of pirate attacks recently, Zhai warned.
About a week ago, pirates hijacked a cargo ship, Panama-flagged ship Yuan Xiang, with 29 Chinese sailors aboard in the Arabian Sea. The rescue center said it failed to contact the ship and the fate of the Chinese sailors remained unclear.
The warship will arrive this morning to help the Chinese ship attacked by pirates, about 1,550 kilometers from a gathering spot for a Chinese Navy escort mission in north Indian Ocean, the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said yesterday.
Twenty-six Chinese crew aboard the Lecong have fought off the pirates, said Zhai Jiugang, director of the CMSRC chief duty room.
The center received a call for help at 9:30pm on Thursday, Zhai said.
The center dispatched a warship from escort duty in the Gulf of Aden at 9:45pm on Thursday. All the crew members onboard are Chinese, Zhai added.
They fired high-pressure water jets at the pirate boats to stop them boarding. One of the 26 crew members was injured in the fight, Zhai said.
Vessels should pay great attention to safety as the area had reported a series of pirate attacks recently, Zhai warned.
About a week ago, pirates hijacked a cargo ship, Panama-flagged ship Yuan Xiang, with 29 Chinese sailors aboard in the Arabian Sea. The rescue center said it failed to contact the ship and the fate of the Chinese sailors remained unclear.
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