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China Sends Three Warships to Gulf of Aden to Escort Civil Ships
China Sends Three Warships to Gulf of Aden to Escort Civil Ships – YouTube
China sent its 20th fleet of three warships to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to protect and escort civilian ships.
The
fleet consists of the missile destroyer Jinan, missile frigate Yijang
and supply ship Qiandaohu. The ships left the east China port city of
Zhoushan on Firday.
The fleet is equipped with two helicopters and has dozens of special operation soldiers and more than 800 officers and soldiers.
Security
situations have changed around the Gulf of Aden, and anti-piracy
missions near the coast of Somalia are still challenging, Du Jingchen,
deputy command of China’s naval force, said. He ordered the fleet to pay
close attention to piracy activities and the security situation in the
area.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/asia/20150403/…
Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/04/china-sends-three-warships-to-gulf-of.html
