The name of the Gulf of Aden is familiar if not in the ocean-going shipping industry, and it has long been listed by the United Nations as "the most dangerous sea in the world".

And if you want to travel between China and the Arab Kingdom, you have to pass through the Gulf of Aden, because only from there can you enter the Red Sea.

Someone once used a very simple example to describe the danger of the Gulf of Aden, 200 ships, 100 ships through the Bermuda Triangle, 100 ships through the Gulf of Aden, the result is definitely that the ships in the Gulf of Aden are more unlucky,

It is said that every year, one or two hundred cargo ships of all kinds are hijacked by pirates, and the various economic losses caused by them can reach two or three billion US dollars.

After these pirates hijacked the ship, the ransom extortion is very skillful, so that you will not have the heart to die in the net.

For example, Luo Yuhang's ship, the crude oil on the ship alone is worth more than 50 million US dollars, plus the value of the ship itself, and most importantly, the personal safety of more than 30 crew members, all kinds of factors add up, so that I dare not act rashly, and the other party only extorted 10 million US dollars, as long as my brain is not a show, I will definitely pay honestly.

As for reporting to the maritime department and solving the problem through national means, I don't have much hope.

It's not that our waist pole is not hard, but because of years of war, the country is in chaos, and the government can't control pirates.

Our navy is very powerful, but we can't just enter the territorial waters of other countries, just like this, it will block the way to solve the problem of piracy at the national level.

Somali pirates, if they were easy to deal with, would not have extorted passing ships year after year without being wiped out.

Ma Xinghua told me about these pirates when he was chatting, and Lao Ma said that his ship had also been hijacked, and Lao Ma secretly paid the ransom without telling the maritime department to save the people and the ship.

According to Lao Ma, the reason why no one dared to tell me was because once the government knew, they would definitely not agree to pay the ransom, but would find a way to send someone to rescue them.

Again, it's not that our waist pole is not hard, but Somalia is too chaotic, there is a government and there is no other, and the heavily armed US military convoy entering Somalia may not be able to come out alive.

I don't want to let my crew take such a big risk, in my heart, I don't want the ship, but my people must come back with all their tails,

It is said that in the early years, there was a noisy hijacking of the Ukrainian national arms ship, when the ship hijacked by Somali pirates contained 33 main battle tanks and thousands of tons of ammunition.

In the end, the Ukrainian government had to send helicopters loaded with huge ransoms and threw them at the location designated by the pirates, which ransomed the arms back.

Even if an arms ship of a country government is hijacked, you have to pay a ransom, but imagine how difficult it is to rescue it.

And the Somali pirates are not bad in terms of credibility, as long as the ransom is paid, they will generally release people and ships, and will not hurt the hijacked crew, there are so many hijacked cargo ships, in recent years, I heard that only when confronting the army, the pirates have only killed the hostages twice, so the security issue can be temporarily assured,

I don't have a lot of money, and for me, a billionaire who has more than a billion dollars in Swiss banks, it is not a problem for the bank to help me raise 10 million dollars in cash in a short period of time.

My buddy is rich, and I don't care about money for the sake of this group of crew members, but this thing is very aggrieved, and when the ship and people return safely, my buddy will let these lawless pirates see and understand, who is the master of the sea,

It's useless to say anything now, get the money ready first, and wait for the pirates to notify you of the location where the ransom will be paid, in case it attracts the attention of the escort formation and reports it to the maritime department, I am estimated to be blind in this rescue operation that I carried out privately.

I got up and went downstairs, Chen Feng was teaching Wang Kehan a deadly trick in the villa opposite, I asked Wang Kehan to stay and called Chen Feng out,

Returning to the villa, I told Chen Feng about what happened, Chen Feng thought for a while, and told me very calmly that paying the ransom was the safest way to rescue.

Gangdala in Somalia is a pirate den, where both adults and children are all connected to pirates, and it is basically difficult to ensure the safety of the hostages if they rush into the rescue.

There are thirty-two crew members on one ship, and such a number of hostages, even American blockbusters dare not play a drama that can all be rescued unscathed.

In addition, the hijacked oil tanker is impossible to leave the port safely, so Chen Feng also supports my behavior of paying the ransom.

Since it was decided to pay the ransom, there was nothing to hesitate about, I called the Swiss bank branch in Quanzhou directly and asked them to prepare ten million dollars in cash for me tomorrow, and I would pick it up at any time.

It's good to have money, especially when dealing with capitalist countries, the other party didn't even have superfluous nonsense, and simply agreed to my request.

After the money is done, there is only one thing left to wait, I sent Chen Feng out, and I began to fall into real sleep, as long as I rescued people, buddy is ready to make trouble in the Gulf of Aden, these pirates are forcing me to go out of Asia and rush to the world.

The next morning, the pirates called again, in which I asked to confirm the safety of the crew and the safety of the tanker.

The pirate was prepared, and after asking me for an email address, he sent two videos,

A video is of the crew, in a big empty house, captain Luo Yuhang squatted in the middle, next to thirty-one familiar faces, neatly dressed, no scars can be seen, just a person's face is full of confusion and frustration, around standing seven men holding firearms, wearing camouflage uniforms, and wearing floral plaid hoods,

Another video shows the oil tanker docked at an unfamiliar pier, with a lot of speedboats next to it, and you can see pirate soldiers patrolling the pier with guns on their backs.

"Hey, my friend, have you seen your crew and boat, I assure you that they will all be taken care of in the best possible way, and after you have paid the ransom, they will be on their way again,"

The man with a strange tone was alive on the phone, and people listened to his voice and wanted to slap him.

"Well, I agree to pay the ransom, but I want my people to be taken care of in the best possible way, to give them plenty of food and water, not to beat and hurt them, for this I can not negotiate with you about the amount of the ransom, I just want my people to be safe,"

"Well, I promise you, you are a good person, friend, you are also the most generous boss I have ever met, your people will be taken care of as they deserve, we will give you ten days to raise money, within ten days, as long as you can deliver the ransom to the designated location, we will release the people and the boat,"

After saying that, I received another email in my mailbox with the detailed coordinates of the ransom payment,

The coordinates were at sea, about a hundred nautical miles from Gandara, and the pirates asked me to put the ransom money on a speedboat or something that could float on the water, and contact them as soon as the ransom arrived, and they would pick it up within half an hour.

In this way, the pirates should have their own sea patrols, otherwise they would not be able to get to the place in half an hour,

It's useless to think about it now, after everything is rescued by people and boats,

Since the ransom payment was promised, the sooner the money was delivered, the better.

Luo Yuhang's ship has been filed with the Maritime Safety Bureau, although there is a delay period before and after the voyage, but if it has not arrived at the designated place for a long time, it will definitely be known to the government.

I'm going to wipe it, buddy, a person who has been blackmailed, and he is more afraid of being known than a pirate, what kind of world,

Hanging up the phone, I called Master Tu from the shipyard again,

"Lao Tu, you help me make something, a two-meter-long fully sealed speedboat model, it is best to withstand the water pressure at a depth of two hundred meters, the sinking and floating system does not need to be made, and the power system does not need to be made, as long as there is a general appearance, the time is more anxious, the sooner it is completed, the better,"

"Boss, look at what kind of water shelter door you want to design, the valve type is easier to get, it can save some time,"

"You can do anything, you can do it when you see it, I just ask for it quickly, and the sealing is good, no matter what else,"

"Boss, in this case, our factory will be able to make it tomorrow morning,"

"When you're done, you can send someone to the Seven Star Beach Dock, remember to give me a call,"

"Okay,"