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China sends third naval flotilla for escort mission in waters off Somali

English_Xinhua 2009-07-16 23:24:18 Print

ZHOUSHAN, Zhejiang Province, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese flotilla departed Thursday to escort merchant vessels and to protect them from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the third task force that the country has deployed to the region since the end of last year.

Two frigates and a supply ship with East Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy left a naval base in Zhoushan Islands of east China's Zhejiang Province to relieve the second flotilla, which has cruised the waters off the Somali coast for more than three months.

The second flotilla, DDG-167 Shenzhen and FFG-570 Huangshan, will be replaced by radar-evading hulled FFG-529 Zhoushan and FFG-530 Xuzhou, which carry two helicopters and a special forces unit.

The supply ship, Qiandaohu, will replace the first flotilla's supply ship, Weishanhu, which has been on duty in the region since the beginning of the year.

PLA Navy Commander Admiral Wu Shengli said in seeing off the new flotilla that piracy in the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia was still rampant.

"The new flotilla may face complicated situations and atrocious weather conditions in the region," said Admiral Wu.

The flotilla's all 800 crew members had vowed to fulfil the mission as a gift for the country's 60th founding anniversary on Oct. 1, he said.

China made an unprecedented move by sending three warships to the Gulf on Dec. 26 last year in the first overseas escort mission for merchant vessels.

Chinese warships have escorted hundreds of domestic and foreign vessels since the first flotilla arrived in the region.

In the latest mission on Tuesday, FFG-570 Huangshan saved Liberia-registered oil tanker Elephant and Malta-registered vessel Polyhronis from pirates, who attacked with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
Editor: Yan
 
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Type 054A FFG-529 舟山/Zhoushan, 2009 7 15


Type 054A FFG-530 徐州/Xuzhou, 2009 7 15


Supply ship 886 千岛湖/Lake Qiandao/Qiandaohu, 2009 7 15


FFG-530 Xuzhou passing through the Taiwan Strait in the journey to Escort. (10hours after departure)




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supplying on the sea 7 22 2009 from 飞扬




to 峰回路转 希望您好好学习英语先
 
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峰回路转;428731 said:
Did you know! Xiaoyinghao aircraft carrier to the United States plans to India, against China! News from huanqiuwang。

Could you please elaborate the comment , i did not understand.
Thanks.
 
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峰回路转;428731 said:
Did you know! Xiaoyinghao aircraft carrier to the United States plans to India, against China! News from huanqiuwang。

Could you please elaborate the comment , i did not understand.
Thanks.

I guess both of you should learn each other's language at least a little bit more for better communication here.
besides Huanqiu sucks~
 
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峰回路转;428731 said:
Did you know! Xiaoyinghao aircraft carrier to the United States plans to India, against China! News from huanqiuwang。

man what u trying to say???:confused:
 
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I try to translate some words

xiaoyinghao is KITTY HAWK(CV-63)

hanqiuwang is huanqiu.com


:)
 
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Chinese 3rd batch of escort fleets sail across Malacca strait
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Facing the rough weather
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when the 3rd flotilla met the 2nd.
 

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