New fleet sails to fight Somali pirates
By Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2009-04-02 07:45
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A naval officer stands in front of the destroyer Shenzhen in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, yesterday. The ship will sail to the Gulf of Aden today to protect merchant vessels from pirates. Cui Xiaohuo |
ZHANJIANG, Guangdong: Somali pirates remain a menace to trade in the Gulf of Aden and beyond, and the navy may extend its current mission to cope with their threats, said a senior naval commander yesterday.
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