CHINA> National
|
CHINA> National
|
|
Chinese naval fleet carries out first escort mission off Somalia
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-01-08 10:08 A Chinese naval fleet arrived Tuesday in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia to carry out the first escort mission against pirates.
Four Chinese merchant ships, including one from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, were escorted by the fleet.
The fleet includes about 800 crew members, including 70 soldiers from the Navy's special force, and is equipped with missiles, cannons and light weapons.
The UN Security Council adopted four resolutions in 2008 calling on all countries and regions to help patrol the gulf and waters off Somalia, where increasing piracy has endangered international shipping in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
|
主站蜘蛛池模板： 万州区| 含山县| 鹤山市| 武安市| 海林市| 昌宁县| 长沙市| 囊谦县| 施秉县| 辽宁省| 隆回县| 泽普县| 黔东| 连云港市| 申扎县| 黄大仙区| 石柱| 阿拉善盟| 淮安市| 长治市| 疏附县| 峨眉山市| 合山市| 会泽县| 清水河县| 望奎县| 元谋县| 墨江| 海盐县| 商南县| 牙克石市| 方城县| 桓仁| 高阳县| 无棣县| 保靖县| 团风县| 施秉县| 淳化县| 保德县| 西和县| 沙雅县| 台江县| 罗甸县| 从化市| 邹平县| 岐山县| 安吉县| 固阳县| 津南区| 班戈县| 丹阳市| 苏尼特左旗| 鱼台县| 花莲市| 从化市| 来宾市| 米易县| 苗栗县| 大城县| 永安市| 遵化市| 景德镇市| 筠连县| 宝山区| 栾城县| 阿瓦提县| 新竹市| 紫金县| 台中县| 府谷县| 定远县| 江川县| 龙游县| 宜章县| 临泽县| 承德市| 江都市| 望江县| 姚安县| 建平县| 河北省|
