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Two fleets of naval escort ships meet in Gulf of Aden
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-13 22:56 GULF OF ADEN - The second fleet of Chinese escort ships arrived at the Gulf of Aden on Monday to replace the first fleet sent there earlier on escort missions through pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa.
The new task force, which includes the destroyer DDG-167 Shenzhen and the frigate FFG-570 Huangshan, will relieve two destroyers. The supply ship Weishanhu, part of the first flotilla, will remain in the gulf.
The two fleets are scheduled to conduct two joint escort missions this week. The first Chinese fleet, which arrived in the Gulf of Aden on January 6, has escorted 206 ships, including 29 foreign merchant vessels, and successfully rescued three foreign merchant ships. The second fleet set sail on April 2 from Zhanjiang, a port city in southeastern China. |
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