The famous Somali pirates seem to have only begun to become famous in the 21st century, but in fact, since the previous year, there have been a small number of pirates in the Gulf of Aden with wrecked ships, all because the first phase of the Somali civil war against the repressive regime of Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre has begun. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Somalia really wants nothing but people, and the war is all together

There will already be people going to the sea to make a living, and since the Somali civil war in '92 has been heating up, the United Nations has intervened - the United Nations Somali peacekeeping force arrived in Somalia in 1993.

A headlong dive into a powder keg resulted in a number of shootouts between local warlord forces in Mogadishu and the United Nations Somali peacekeeping force between June and October 1993, in which most peacekeepers and United States troops were killed in the battle of Mogadishu and 1,000 local Somali warlord soldiers were killed in the battle.

The battle was then written into a novel and a film called "Black Hawk Down", and the United Nations Somali peacekeeping force withdrew from Somalia on March 3, 1995 – a chaotic battle for Somali forces ensued, and until Zhang Nan's resurrection, the entire Somali state was still disorderly, chaotic, and pirate-infested.

It is necessary for the freighter to carry weapons, not only because of the Gulf of Aden, but also because the Strait of Malacca is also a dangerous area, and even the Bay of Bengal is home to several pirate robberies every year.

Nowadays, the Gulf of Aden is still small, and the most bullish pirates in the 80s operated near the busy Strait of Malacca - unlike the later Somali pirates who liked to rob ships for ransom, the pirates of Malacca were murderous and murderous, and the stupid ones were stealing oil.

Zhang Nan's instructions to the bodyguards and crew members of the "Big Shark" are very clear: once you encounter pirates, no matter which country the other party is or what color they are, no one will be left!

It is better to sink even the pirate ship, so as not to have problems with the crooked in the future.

If you leave a few pirates, you will get some trouble: don't expect some pirates to be above board with the governments of the countries where they are located, leaving them alive will not necessarily beat a cargo ship and kill innocents indiscriminately.

In particular, the Indonesian monkeys are a pirate den near the Anambas and Natuna Islands, and Indonesian pirates in this area generally prefer to commit crimes at night and lie dormant during the day.

Captain Philip knew that he had to be on high alert at night when sailing through that area, because he was on his own while there: the Indonesian government was said to have taken some action against pirates in the area, but it had been lazy and had no real success.

Indonesian monkeys, what else can you expect from them?

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The "big shark" whistled and set sail, Zhang Nan and others got into the car, first went to Manila Airport, and then took their own private jet to Baguio City in north-central Luzon.

It will take at least 6-7 hours to drive from Manila to Baguio City, and the plane will not take half an hour, which is nearly 300 kilometers away, Zhang Nan of course chooses to fly.

It doesn't matter if it's a bit more expensive, you can use a private jet – Baguio Airport is so small and so few that there's nowhere to take a regular flight.

But Filipinos are a bit of a fan of the "good habits" of American bigwigs – Baguio Airport is open to private jets, and that kind is still very welcome.

There are many private jets, that is because Baguio is the best summer resort in the Philippines, originally inhabited by ethnic minorities such as Igolot, a mountainous tribe in the north of the Philippines, the city has been established for less than 80 years, but the climate is unique - 1450 meters above sea level, the climate is cool, and the average temperature throughout the year is 17.7 degrees Celsius, so it is called "the summer capital of the Philippines".

The temperature difference between Manila and Baguio is very large, although it is the cool season in Luzon, but Manilans are still often tormented by the hot and humid temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, and the weather in Baguio has long required to wear coats.

There is a joke among the Chinese in the Philippines: in Manila, you only need to wear a shirt all year round, and it is useless to make a suit, and you can only have the opportunity to wear it when you go to Baguio.

In the Philippines, Baguio City's natural beauty and cool climate make it an excellent summer resort for the wealthy, and almost all of the top villas there are private summer resorts for the wealthy and family.

There are many rich people, and the Philippines is a family-style political and economic bloc, coupled with the characteristics of a "country of a thousand islands", this good and bad, large and small private jets will not be said to be much, but there are also a lot.

We are not afraid of the big cost, 10 kilograms of gold bricks are thrown as bricks, and my brother is not bad for money.

Modern transportation is fast, and at half past 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Nan's Gulfstream 4 landed on the small "military and civilian" airport in Baguio City.

As soon as I got off the plane, the air was very cool, and the temperature at noon was 20 degrees Celsius and zero, and it was estimated that it was a bit unbearable to wear no jacket at night.

The three off-road vehicles were waiting on the tarmac, Lin Man, Qiu Bo and Paul had already arrived in advance last night, watching the boss and Xiang Weirong, Guan Xingquan, Alyosha, Xia Mili, Jin Wenbo, Chen Hao, Lin Ming, Thomas, and Randy get off the plane.

Zhang Nan did not rush to get on the plane, but looked at a group of people dozens of meters away, it was more than 20 American soldiers, who seemed to be waiting for the plane, with a little curiosity.

"Boss. ”

Paul stepped forward and nodded.

"Soldiers on vacation?"

Paul nodded, "Yes, boss." Baguio has the John of the Sea Air Force Camp, military recuperation and vacation facilities, and the golf hotel where you will stay tonight also has military officers. ”

After saying this, Zhang Nan didn't go to see those American GIs anymore and got into the off-road vehicle.

The American GIs on the other side were actually observing Zhang Nan's group: the three bodyguards who looked like they were coming out of the army drove directly into the airport, and their thin suits were still bulging.

When Gulfstream 4 landed and taxied, the GIs thought it wasn't some high-ranking American who had arrived in Baguio for a visit.

As a result, the people who helped the mixing of Asians and whites, except for the two core people, were all the top bodyguards, and the leader was a young Asian.

I'm curious, these people are too mysterious. The world is so wonderful, it's a little incomprehensible.

But since you can carry a gun in the Philippines in such a grand manner, it is estimated that the background is not simple.

As soon as Zhang Nan got in the car, he asked Paul, who was driving, "Have you ever been to the camp?"

"Been there in the morning and everything worked fine. ”

Zhang Nan didn't speak when he arrived, he wouldn't go to the camp today, and planned to rest and enjoy two days in the hotel first.

After so many days of being a cow and a horse, it is time to rest and rest. Besides, it's useless, the excavators won't arrive at the camp until it's nearly evening today.

And even if this trip is excavated, this thing will not be transported away - there is no ship.

Zhang Nan arrived at the Baguio Golf Hotel half an hour later, and then, he was a little confused.

It doesn't feel like it's in the Philippines: the hotel is full of European and American tourists, and there are a handful of American officers on leave who are obviously dressed in civilian clothes, and ......

"Why are there so many models?"

Paul asked: The hotel is beautiful, built halfway up the mountain, with a huge golf course on the slope in front of the six-storey main building, and there is not only grass in the view, but also beautiful primeval forest in the distance.

Because of the cool climate, those forests aren't as annoying as the low-altitude rainforests, at least not as many poisonous insects.

But as soon as I got out of the car, a group of tall European and American models walked by, seemingly planning to play golf, and two of them seemed to be a little familiar.

Here Paul heard the boss's question, and said, "It seems that an international brand wants to shoot a promotional video here and recruit a group of its models."

There is no threat, they are all professional models in the United States and Europe. ”

It's not a secret service, a few models have appeared on the covers of many fashion magazines, and Paul's wives sometimes read those magazines, and the bodyguards recognize them.

The models were an eyesore, and Zhang Nan's group was also an eyesore, and the two sides looked at each other, just like when they met American GIs at the airport.

At this time, Guan Xingquan said on the side: "Good figure." ”

"Well, it's just a little miserable. ”

Boss Guan said that he felt the same way, which did not conform to his own aesthetics.

I don't know how Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford, who just passed by, would feel if they understood Chinese, and whether they would be so angry that their jaws dropped.

The American bodyguards can basically understand simple Chinese conversations, and Randy and Lin Man will look at the boss and Boss Guan like gods: these two are too powerful, and two of the world's top five supermodels are said to be "miserable", if they spread it, I don't know if they will be drowned by the spitting stars!

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The climate in Baguio City is suitable, this hotel is comfortable to live in, and the trailer transporting the excavator is lying on the halfway road, and the Cuenca that comes with the car can't be reached at once.

After several unfavorable conditions came together, Zhang Nan simply played and rested near Baguio City for three days, and finally figured out who the two familiar models were.

I don't feel anything about models, and I feel even more cold about that circle: I met a few makeup artists, who are said to be world-class, but I always have the urge to ask Randy and Alyosha to blow those dead shemales into pulp with machine guns.

Other than that, the rest is not bad, and I miss the little girl in South Africa who looks a little anxious.

On the evening of November 26, after more than 70 hours of slow sailing, the "Big Shark" arrived near the Natuna Islands, located in the southwesternmost part of the South China Sea.

Before dinner, Captain Jamie gathered the off-duty personnel for a small meeting.

It's just to protect against pirates.

Li Panfeng, Zack, Karimi, and Liu Wendong were all there, as well as the temporary first mate, boatswain, and chief engineer......

It's in the dining room, the head is all there, and there's a meeting.

"Soon we will be in the most dangerous areas because of the possibility of pirates. ”

Captain Jamie Bostwick's tone was not at all worried, completely different from when he used to talk about piracy when he was the captain of an ordinary cargo ship.

Pirates, the great enemies of the seafarers, have not disappeared for thousands of years.

In many countries, ports do not allow foreign ships to carry firearms, and it is a big problem for cargo ships to deal with pirates on their own: unless they throw their guns into the sea before entering the port.

There are really some cargo ships that do this: a few rifles, a "wear and tear" of one or two thousand dollars a trip, and the consumption starts.

But the question is, what to do when you return home?

This will be different, the owner and big boss of the ship simply ignores those regulations, and does not stop at any intermediate port, and the ship is already armed to the teeth.

There is a small locked warehouse on the ship, and the hatch key is in Li Panfeng's hands, and if there is danger, all the crew will be fully armed.

As for normal times, the four escorts are carrying M16A1 assault rifles with 30-round magazines and Glock 18s in quick-draw holsters around their waists.

The crew members are all real mercenaries, or the relatively high-level kind, being a sailor is a cameo, and there is such a defensive force on this voyage, and Captain Jamie's tone is even a little excited.

The other buddies in the restaurant were similar, and Li Panfeng said, "How much is the dangerous voyage?"

"For about 100 nautical miles, the ship will only maintain a speed of 12 knots here, and the channel is relatively narrow. ”

As he spoke, he indicated the danger zone on the nautical chart he had brought.

Looking at this, Li Panfeng understood: From 8 o'clock tonight to 4 or 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, cargo ships will sail in dangerous sea areas.

"If there are pirates, what kind of small fishing boats?"

It's Zach who will be questioned.

"Not necessarily, the pirates here are actually Indonesian monkeys, not professional pirates, or cameos. It's hard to know for sure that any ship is possible, but the maximum estimate is a few hundred tons.

These pirates sometimes hijacked ships to steal diesel, and those pirate ships were like small oil tankers, generally not killing people or robbing the crew's belongings.

But some of them are very cruel, not only robbing money, but also killing people. ”

Zach said, "Can I think that any small boat that tries to get close to our cargo ship is suspected of piracy?"

Jamie Bostwick nodded, "Yes, under normal circumstances, no small ship under a few hundred tons would want to approach a large ship of nearly 10,000 tons, and it is dangerous to do so. ”

"How close is it?"

"500 yards. ”

Well, that's it.

As soon as they discussed, the guys took action, and all the crew members were divided into two shifts tonight, morning and evening, and Li Panfeng opened the temporary armory and sent the equipment down.

There were two lookout posts on both sides of the top floor of the ship, as well as the radar of the ship itself, and there was no problem.

As for Li Panfeng's four, Bala went to sleep after two mouthfuls of food.

At eight o'clock in the evening, after sleeping for two hours, four escorts appeared in the cab.

"Captain, something is calling. ”

This will start the ship will enter the most dangerous seas, and Captain Jamie intends to stay in the wheelhouse for the night. Seeing Li Panfeng and them coming up, he smiled and said, "I hope the pirates don't come tonight, otherwise I think those monkeys will be unlucky." ”

The four escorts worked in pairs, Li Panfeng and Karimi each carried an M60 machine gun on their shoulders, and the other two served as assistant shooters, each carrying a 200-round chain box.

There is also a night vision device on his waist: this is not anti-pirate, it is simply waiting for pirates to come.