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Rabu, 17 Desember 2008

Chinese rescue ships, the International team from the Somali pirate

Beijing, THURSDAY - A Chinese ship carrying 30 crew were rescued from piracy off the coast of Somalia by the international troops that are not known, Wednesday (17/12), said the government media. The ship is saved after the "soldier-soldier multinational" that use a helicopter "force back the rover in the Gulf of Aden at 16:45 local time (15:45 hrs WIB)," according to Xinhua News Office. Ship "Zhenhua 4", which is registered in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, owned by the China Communications Construction Company, Xinhua said. The ship is attacked by a pirate around four hours before the rescue operation is completed, said the official Chinese news agency, without providing further explanation about the incident. Previous Wednesday, the China Daily newspaper said, the ship-ship navy China will join efforts in the UN dipelopori to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia.

"There will be the maintenance of peace operations means (for China)," said the newspaper, the military cite a source that is not mentioned. In the waters off the coast of Somalia is a place where most piracy-prone in the world, and the International Maritime Bureau reported 24 attacks in the area between April and June this year. According to the International Maritime Bureau, at least 83 pirate ship attacked in the area since January, 33 of them dibajak. Of this total, 12 ships and more than 200 people are still detained by the crew pirate.

European Union (EU) has started operations in the security of offshore Somalia, northern Kenya, action to combat the increasing piracy and protect the ships that carry humanitarian aid. It is the first EU mission to the sea. NATO also has a number of ships to control the ships the UN World Food Agency, which carry food aid to Somali ports.

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