|
CHINA> National
![]() |
|
Naval fleet sets sail for Somalia
![]() (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-12-28 20:15 YALONG BAY NAVAL BASE, Hainan: A Chinese naval fleet - armed with special forces, guided missiles and helicopters - set sail on Friday for anti-piracy duty off Somalia, the first time the country has sent ships on a mission that could involve fighting beyond its territorial waters. Decorated with colored ribbons and flowers, the three warships - two destroyers and a supply vessel from the People's Liberation Army Navy - were unmoored at the military port by crew members in white naval uniforms. The fleet will carry about 800 crew members, including 70 soldiers from the navy's special force. The current expedition aims to guard civilian ships from attacks by Somali pirates. A surge in attacks at sea this year in the busy Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean off Somalia has pushed up insurance costs, brought the Somali gangs tens of millions of dollars in ransom and led to the dispatching of foreign warships to the area.
|
崇仁县| 镇原县| 芮城县| 柳江县| 彝良县| 同德县| 观塘区| 连山| 武定县| 攀枝花市| 关岭| 夏河县| 盐亭县| 肥城市| 昔阳县| 尼勒克县| 镇远县| 鹤庆县| 南丰县| 射阳县| 晋中市| 周至县| 清流县| 东宁县| 岗巴县| 开化县| 白银市| 万载县| 泽普县| 汶上县| 景洪市| 安徽省| 合川市| 天镇县| 许昌县| 青海省| 北碚区| 黄大仙区| 黄浦区| 桐梓县| 石景山区|