Somali pirates have always relied on the natural geographical advantages of the "Horn of Africa" to guard the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an important maritime channel, and hijack passing ships, mainly in the Gulf of Aden.
However, this business is really profitable. A small boat, a few AKs and a few desperadoes can hijack a cargo ship. Since the owners of cargo ships are generally rich and unwilling to cause trouble, they can hijack it casually. The ability to demand millions of dollars has allowed Somali pirates to expand their "business scope" outwards.
It is said that the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Western Indian Ocean, and Mozambique Strait have now become their business scope, and business can be described as "booming."
However, today these Somali pirates hijacked the Chinese ship, but they happened to hit the muzzle of the escort formation.
Encountering this kind of naval formation that was armed to the teeth, they were unlucky for eight lifetimes. This escort formation had two 052c guided missile destroyers, two guided missile frigates, plus the comprehensive supply ship where Nie Cai was currently located. The strength is very powerful.
It is no exaggeration to say that this formation alone is more than enough to bully the navies of some small countries, let alone deal with these monkey-like Somali pirates.
Nie Cai looked out of the porthole and saw that these frigates had formed a large encirclement, surrounding a small, pitiful boat that looked like a fishing boat.
This small boat is probably the "famous" Somali pirate. Compared with the huge size of the frigate, it is simply not worth mentioning. I am afraid that it can be sunk just by the vortex of the hull waterline, let alone the above There are all kinds of machine guns, and the two sides are not enemies of the same level at all.
A cargo ship loaded with containers was right next to it, which should have been the target of Somali pirates.
"Such a great opportunity, hurry up and take a photo!"
Qin Xiao blurted out subconsciously and said.
The escort formation was actually always followed by CCTV reporters, but this batch of formations came over after the defense change, and the CCTV reporters still stayed in the formation after the defense change. At this time, Nie Cai was the only reporter on the ship.
"Okay, if you want to take pictures, I will arrange a helicopter to send you there. This can be considered as a way to show off our country's prestige."
Sun Man Gong nodded and said with a smile.
These Somali pirates are not brainless. They have already figured out the scope of activities of the escort fleets of various countries, and specifically target ships of countries that are not protected by escort fleets. After all, there are so many ships on the sea, and no one wants to go against the power of the country.
Chinese ships have become much safer since they were escorted by formations. They rarely encounter pirates. I guess they sailed to remote waters this time, and I saw that the value of the cargo carried by this cargo ship seems to be quite high. , then he took the courage of the bear and hijacked the cargo ship.
However, they never expected that there would actually be a Chinese escort formation that deviated from the scope of its activities and came to this water area, where it happened to hit the iron plate.
It was a rare opportunity for Nie Cai to refuse it.
He is now eager to get more news so that he can quickly accumulate 50,000 news points to exchange for dimensional reincarnation components.
Soon, Nie Cai got on the navy helicopter and headed straight for the destroyer.
His perception was sharp, and Nie Cai could clearly see several Somali pirates standing on the small boat even though they were still several nautical miles away.
These Somali pirates were all black, with their heads wrapped in cloth towels and holding AKs in their hands. One of them even held an RPG rocket launcher in his hand, finally replacing a shotgun with a cannon.
However, they raised their hands high at this time and gave up resistance.
What a joke, these weapons are fine for bullying ordinary merchant ships, but dare they do it in front of the regular navy? Unless they're really crazy.
Anyway, according to international practice, these pirates should be extradited back to Somalia and dealt with by their government. However, the Somali government has been in a state of civil strife since 1991, and the government has no spare power to deal with these pirates.
As a result, some of the captured pirates were disarmed, some were let go directly, and some even deliberately said that they couldn't catch up - they were just blown away.
This is also a helpless move. After all, barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. If these pirates are provoked and they are desperate, what will happen next time they demand ransom and then bloodbath the merchant ships
Of course, this mainly depends on the fact that these pirates only seek wealth and not life, and it is still an attempted robbery.
The style of the Chinese nation has always been that I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will be punished no matter how far away I am. If it really hurts Chinese citizens, then I won't be so polite!
Nie Cai parked the helicopter on the deck of the destroyer. As soon as he got off the plane, he rushed out and, together with the coast guards, prepared to board the speedboat to snap the shot.
"Are you a CCTV reporter? You're not even wearing a body armor or helmet. Hurry back to the big ship. It's too dangerous here. It's not your place to stay. If you really want to go up there, wait until we have disarmed them all and subdued them."
A coast guard was a little displeased and stopped Nie Cai, who was about to board the ship, and said, "These people have weapons. What went wrong? We don't have the confidence to protect you!"
These coast guards are all fully armed, equipped with body armor, bulletproof helmets, etc., almost to the teeth.
Although these Somali pirates seem to have been subdued, they are armed after all. What if there is a sudden exchange of fire
"I'll probably have no more lenses after the replacement. I'm in a hurry."
Nie Cai was stunned, smiled and said.
"no!"
But the coast guard refused to give in at all, and was about to speak, but at this time, Deputy Chief of Staff Lin on the side suddenly spoke.
"Let him go, so that he can protect you."
He was also on the flagship and laughed when he saw Nie Cai holding a camera and following the armed coast guard aboard.
As the top commander of the formation, he knew Nie Cai's intelligence very well and knew that Nie Cai was no ordinary person.
He alone can almost match the strength of a reinforced company. With Nie Cai taking the initiative to accompany them, these coast guards can be much safer.
The coast guard was startled. He almost thought he had heard wrongly.
Because of confidentiality, Nie Cai's identity will definitely not be disclosed to everyone. These coast guards thought he was just an ordinary CCTV reporter. How could they expect Deputy Chief of Staff Lin to say such a thing
Is it possible that there is something so powerful about this reporter that he is more powerful than their team of coast guards put together
"Okay, Deputy Chief of Staff Lin, don't worry as I'm here."
Deputy Chief of Staff Lin was right. Although Nie Cai said he was doing it to grab the camera, he did have the idea of protecting these coast guards.
Living alone overseas for three or four months, dealing with these armed pirates, their families must be very worried, right
The spirit of these officers and soldiers is worthy of admiration. If you don’t encounter them, forget it. If you do, go to the front line with these coast guards. While filming, you can protect them from danger and do your part. !