PLA Navy expands its horizons in Somalia mission
After returning from China's first anti-piracy mission yesterday, fleet commander Rear Admiral Du Jingchen admitted he had more on his mind than battling hijackers during his four-month tour off the coast of Somalia.
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Two Chinese warships returned Tuesday to a naval base at Sanya in the southernmost province of Hainan island after a four-month escort mission in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden.
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- China vigilant as hijacked ship heads to Somalia
- Pirates hijack fishing boat with 36 crew members
- Nigerian militants claim ship hijack, 15 kidnapped
- US Navy detains 17 suspected pirates
- US ships urged to hire guards to sail off Somali coast
- France detains 11 armed pirates off Somalia
- 3 suspected pirates arrested in Seychelles
 Chinese naval fleet sails into Strait of Malacca
After returning from China's first anti-piracy mission yesterday, fleet commander Rear Admiral Du Jingchen admitted he had more on his mind than battling hijackers during his four-month tour off the coast of Somalia.
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 UN gives OK to land, air attacks on Somali pirates
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) said Tuesday that it will dispatch two destroyers on an anti-piracy mission off Somalia once receiving the order from the defense minister.
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 Luxury US cruise ship outruns Somali pirates
A regional maritime official confirmed on Wednesday that an international naval force rescued a Chinese ship from nine Somali pirates in the latest surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
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