24 May / Gulf of Aden / off the coast of Somalia

The Panamanian-flagged oil tanker is sailing on the calm sea, the sunset is thousands of miles, it seems that tomorrow will be a good day, and everything is going well on the road. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, an oil tanker like the [Jinhe], as long as it is not a major storm, the weather does not matter, and the weight of 80,000 tons is very safe and stable, comparable to an aircraft carrier!

30,000 tons of dead weight, 300,000 barrels of crude oil, each ton of oil can hold about 7 barrels, plus other things, the displacement is at least not less than 80,000 tons, and the waves have little impact.

However, the huge overload will also make the speed of the ship very slow, averaging 16-17 knots, which causes a huge problem, and loves to be targeted by pirates!

The speed of the oil tankers could not keep up with the cargo ships, and the escort warships arranged a formation with oil tankers to slowly climb out of the Gulf of Aden, and set off with dozens of ships, and it would take some time to wait.

However, the [Golden River] is a bit troublesome, it is inconvenient for them to follow the escort formation, it is too sensitive, the declared route of this ship does not take the Gulf of Aden, it will be investigated!

Smuggling ships, of course, are not real routes, and registered Panamanian and smuggling ships are like this, and it is difficult to be caught by the official if something happens, which is equivalent to a fake ship registration.

Just like crude oil spills, ship collisions, smuggling, it is not easy to get fines; China has no power to arrest and persuade them, and at most they will board the ship and inspect it. Unless in China's territorial waters, smuggling is caught by the authorities, and it can be directly confiscated.

In order not to be raided and checked, smuggling ships usually do not follow escort formations, and foreign formations, like them, can only stay as far away from Somalia as possible to avoid being targeted.

In the same way, this is also a huge hidden danger, if it is discovered by pirates, who do you turn to for help? Panama? There are few warships in that country, how can they save you?

Some time ago, Chinese warships were dispatched to rescue a freighter, and Ah San also sank pirates, although the final investigation turned out that it was an ordinary fishing boat...

However, the Chinese authorities will not help you mediate with your registered Panamanian nationality! If you are robbed, you will honestly give money, but don't expect the Panamanian side to come forward to negotiate.

Unfortunately, the [Golden River] encountered...

At nine o'clock in the evening, when it was already dark, the captain of the Golden River was relieved that it was a little safer than the outer part of the Gulf of Aden, leaving the nearest area of Somalia.

Liu Haiquan, the captain of the [Jinhe] oil tanker, is also the cousin of Liu Kai in the capital, who is responsible for the operation of this giant ship and specializes in the Middle East crude oil line.

Every time he passed through the Gulf of Aden, he was afraid of encountering pirates, tens of millions of dollars in goods, ransom of at least one million dollars, and even... Millions of dollars!

Not only him, but also other crew members are worried about becoming meat tickets, but for the sake of high salaries, these people would rather take risks and participate in the smuggling of crude oil.

"Whew~ We escaped again, haha~"

Liu Haiquan stood in the wheelhouse, breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the map positioning, and joked to the first mate, and the crew next to him smiled and agreed, Qingluck was good.

"Fortunately, in the past two years, warships have gathered, and the effective blow has deterred the pirate forces, even if there is no escort, it can barely pass safely, which is convenient for us to smuggle!"

The second officer was very happy that he would be able to receive tens of thousands of yuan in wages when he went back this time, and thanked the navies of various countries for helping our smuggling boat fish in troubled waters.

128 kilometers from the coastline, already safe, captain Liu Haiquan ordered, ready to have dinner, send beer to celebrate the safe departure of the Gulf of Aden, let everyone drink openly.

"Well, Captain Wise, celebrate!"

"Damn, it's so scary, it's shocking!"

"That's right! The atmosphere is so oppressive..."

Everyone sighed with emotion, the crew heard the pirate's color change, and was very afraid of the pirate, like a natural enemy; Liu Haiquan drank a can of Budweiser beer, smacked his lips and boasted:

"What are you afraid of! Aren't there just a few pirates? We also have weapons on board, and if we encounter them, we will do it! Even if we really encounter three or five pirate ships, Lao Tzu will also... Also..."

The conversation and laughter stopped abruptly, and the captain stared straight ahead, and the strong light of a searchlight shot into the wheelhouse of the tanker, a distance of about 2-3km.

it~Pirate? Pirate! It's a pirate! It's so late, except for pirates, who is blind with a searchlight? Liu Haiquan almost scared to pee...

"Riders, it looks like pirates, hurry up, go get the guys out! Shoot a warning!" he quickly ordered the first mate to go to the warehouse, take out the three AK-47s, and shoot them off to scare off the pirates, hoping that the other party would be cowardly.

The crew's faces were pale, and the first mate was frightened, and took a few thugs to the mezzanine of the warehouse, took out three smuggled AK-47s, and went to the foredeck to shoot.

"Bang Bang

A series of strafing shots is completely meaningless, the distance of the searchlight is about two kilometers, and it can only be a deterrent; they hope that the other side will have few cowards and honestly know that it will be difficult to retreat...

Otherwise, the oil tankers will be attacked and plundered, and the pirates will definitely clean them up fiercely, and the beating will be light!

Captain Liu Haiquan, the second officer, and the crew all gathered in the wheelhouse of the tanker, looking at the searchlights ahead, nervously praying in fear to scare away the pirates, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

It's a pity that the heavens often don't fulfill people's wishes, and in response to them are more searchlights, in the front, on both sides, and in the tail, a total of at least ten sets of searchlights, surrounding the tanker!

"DadadaDada~~~"

There was a flash of fire in front of the corsair, and the continuous fire of the 12.7 heavy machine gun came, and it fired back decisively and strongly, the range was just enough to cover the tanker, and the stray bullets continued to hit the hull.

"Crackling~Boom~" The warhead hit the steel plate of the front window, the glass shattered to the ground, embedded in the relatively soft steel plate, and the crew screamed loudly in fright.

"Captain, what should we do?

"Quick! send a distress signal, SOS~"

Liu Haiquan was lying on the floor, crying with an old face, now he couldn't care about the ship, he had to call for help, and ask for help from the warships of nearby countries!

The crew were all lying on the ground, and no one dared to get up, even though the pirates on the opposite side had stopped shooting, and the timid ones were really scared to cry and pee, and they were trembling with their heads in their hands.

The second officer climbed to the bridge, picked up the radio, and called for help on the public frequency: "Hey, hey, help, we are surrounded by a large number of pirates!

"Rustle rustle ~ squeak squeak ~ quack ~"

The second mate looked at Liu Haiquan in despair and suggested: "Captain, or we should surrender, our fate is our own~"

That's right, the money belongs to the company, and the life is your own! Anyway, you can't escape, it's better to be obedient, the luxurious lineup of ten pirate ships, do you still want to escape?

"Yes, Captain Liu, let's surrender~"

"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!"

The crew begged bitterly, Liu Haiquan went down the slope, sighed and nodded in agreement: "Okay, for everyone's safety, we can't spare the ransom of the tanker, let's surrender~"

"Captain Yingming, you are our hero!"

"Thank you, Captain, Captain is wise~"

"Yes, those who know the times are Junjie~"