Chapter 434: Pirate Warning
On the second Victoria, Wu Han's muscles were not painful, and it was difficult to even walk. Blue Flower and Migo help her onto the boat. Li Qi said: "You see, after a long period of exercise, your return rate has reached 90%. You've managed to be the focus of attention. Keep going, persevere. ”
Wu Han gritted his teeth: "En! ”
The older the old, the younger the children are eating this set.
The Victoria is docked offshore, where you can take a small cruise ship to the ship. After entering the ship, they faced a very strict security check. Strict security screening will not make you feel uncomfortable when entering. Only unfair security checks will give way to disgust. The Victoria clearly did a good job of this. Whether it is an official pawn or a giant businessman running errands, all security checks are carried out without discrimination.
When Li Qi was scanning his whole body, Li Qi saw a blonde young man on the side. Li Qi intuitively told himself that this was a bodyguard. Judging from his position, he was a cruise ship bodyguard, not a certain bodyguard. If we extrapolate this way, the cruise ship employs a certain number of crews, and may have a certain amount of firepower. According to the necessary xìng, it is most likely to face Somali pirates. That is, there is a stealthy armed force on the cruise ship that can fight against Somali pirates consisting of at least two speedboats.
As far as pirates are concerned, Somali pirates are kinder. They seized the boat and the inductees, did not infringe on them, and provided adequate food and water. The truly murderous pirates are the pirates of Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian financial crisis until 2004 was the most rampant years of piracy in Southeast Asia. In official figures, there were 234 pirate attacks in Southeast Asia in 2003 and 182 in 2004. Most of them occur in the Strait of Malacca. In July 2004, under the pre-emptive efforts of the United States, several countries in Malacca temporarily abandoned the territorial dispute and overcame the problem of maritime sovereignty in the pursuit of pirates. The coalition began a large-scale siege of pirates. There has been only one attack since July.
But Malacca pirates slowly moved to the South China Sea, where six ships were attacked in June 2010, including a Chinese petroleum carrier, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Some fishermen say pirates in the South China Sea are so cunning that they often wear uniforms and ask to board their ships for inspection. Then they will select some valuable goods and say they are smuggled to take away. Foreign experts have shown that most of the pirates in the South China Sea are veterans, and some are even active soldiers. Many armed robberies of Chinese fishing boats and cargo ships in the South China Sea have been perpetrated by the military and the Jǐng side of a country. Although all countries have invested, they are unable to cope with the limited anti-piracy investment in the face of more than 10,000 islands and 81,000 kilometers of coastline.
There are three types of pirates in Southeast Asia, the first type is 4-10 entering, pretending to be jǐng cha or military entry, boarding a ship to rob or asking for property to leave. The second type is the criminal gangs that are more than thirty in number, who have ships, bases, and reliable intelligence sources. They attack and kidnap high-value recruits by force and extort the state. The third type is the most vicious, close to the terrorists, who hijack ships and kill all the crew. Drive the ship to a hidden location, paint it, change the name of the ship, and register it as a ghost ship. Ships are sold together with the goods. The second and third are similar to the modern business organizational structure. They have subordinate branches and employees in various places. Some gangs work together, using machine guns, rockets and other highly lethal weapons.
Nowadays, from the South China Sea to Malacca, the small fish and shrimp are basically gone. Most of the large pirate groups that are still active are still active. In 2011, there were 112 pirate attacks in Southeast Asia, 15 of which were attempted. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported in 2011 that there were three armed pirate groups with more than 100 members from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca. The main targets are small and medium-sized vessels, and there have been no reports of attacks on cruise ships. In previous years, however, American cruise ships with a crew of 160 and 600 tourists had been attacked by grenades, rockets, machine guns and rifles in the area.
The most famous battle for the attack and defense of the cruise ship was the 2009 fierce 20-minute exchange of fire between mercenaries and pirates on an Italian cruise ship.
Lan Hua helped Wu Han to follow the crew to her room, and said in a low voice: "Advisor, no." ”
"How?"
"The bodyguard of the cruise ship is watching the passengers on board. Somali pirates will not be sent on board. This was not the case with the Southeast Asian pirates, who were known to be able to board ships as seafarers. Looking at this posture, it is more like the cruise ship has received some news and is checking the passengers who have boarded the ship. ”
Li Qi said: "I don't rule out this possibility, especially the gambling boat, which has a lot of oil and water." However, it is still difficult for pirates to sack a thousand cruise ships. ”
Wu Han's room is on the top floor, and there are a total of forty rooms on the top floor, except for the captain, most of them are rooms for luxury tourists. Still, the room wasn't that big. Barely a little bigger than the standard suites of a 3 star hotel. The layout of the rooms is the same, with a master bedroom with a queen bed, two secondary bedrooms and four medium beds. There is also a 20-square-meter living room. However, the ship's air conditioning, refrigerator and other electrical appliances are complete. The only regret is surfing the Internet. $10 per hour for Internet access.
Of course, Mi Wu would not do this wrong, she and Lan Hua threw Wu Han on the bed and began to steal the net. Soon, Mi Wu said: "Advisor, the general counsel sent an email saying that there is an unconfirmed rumor from the International Maritime Bureau that the 'Avenida Avenida 'criminal group' among the three major pirates in Southeast Asia may attack the Victoria. The International Maritime Bureau has already sued the Victoria, hoping that it will change its itinerary and not cross the Strait of Malacca south. ”
"Ha, I was really guessed by Blue Flower." Li Qidao: "Tell the dog Xuan: The gambling staff mostly use credit cards to buy chips, and the ships are crowded, and Ben believes that the cruise ship may be attacked, but it is difficult to ransack the cruise ship and the time is long. Once pre-jǐng, the nearby army will arrive immediately, and it will be more troublesome to get out. "That's why Southeast Asian pirates are so fond of small ships. A big cruise ship, you have to be tired from running from one end to the other.
The general counsel said he also thought a full-scale ransacking of the cruise ship was unlikely. But he suspects that the goal of the Avenida da Pirates is not to loot the ship, but to kidnap someone on board. ”
"It's quite possible." Plum head. Send a few jiāns to mix in. Then the pirates attack head-on to attract the attention of the pleasure boats. Then Jiān threw a certain person into the sea after putting on a life jacket. Kindness? Is there such a value for entry on a cruise ship? This may be true. Most of the tourists who can travel around the world and live in first class are retired and have money and time. It is rumored that Southeast Asian pirates have the shadow of terrorists......" said the general counsel, who contacted the Maritime Safety Bureau. Based on the current information, he speculated that it was likely to be a hire-hire kidnapping. ”
It's much harder to kidnap one than to kill one. In particular, it is almost impossible to be kidnapped if you enjoy access with security conditions. Because kidnapping is an operation that requires a sustained process of violence. If a person enters the country enjoying high-level security, it is almost impossible to kidnap him. But if you go abroad to kidnap, the actual security force will be reduced. The success rate of kidnapping is relatively high.
Blue Flower asked, "Could it be a rice field?" ”
"No, he'll trouble him with a vengeance-type recruit. There is no need to kidnap, a thousand can kill him. It won't be our order, because Wu Han doesn't have the worth of such a big battle. There is a certain possibility that there is a lot of money in the electrical appliance. But kidnapping him for ransom is too low, and the sale is not cost-effective. If it is high, it will be tracked internationally. It's hard to wash a thousand cleans. And one thing to note is that if the kidnapping by hired pirates that Dog Xuan inferred was correct, the employer should not be rushing for money. ”
Blue Flower nodded: "I seem to smell terrorism." ”
Does it smell like a terrorist? Li Qi wasn't sure. Moreover, the current information is very vague, and Xun Xuan's inference is based on the conclusion reached by rounds of inference based on thin information. It seems that it is necessary to get the passenger information quickly, not only to find out the mysterious identity, but also to avoid joining a potential mess. Piracy is not that simple, and sometimes it involves national diplomacy and military. For example, in '04, piracy was rampant in Southeast Asia, and the United States and Rì Ben both tried to intervene. Somali piracy is rampant, and dozens of countries have sent their navies to Somali waters to curb piracy. But these countries are not against pirates. On the surface, you say what the reason is, but secretly say that you have killed all the pirates, and you have no reason to stay there. Li Qi doesn't care about these messy reasons, one principle, if he threatens the safety of himself, his companions, and his employer, if he can't avoid him, then he will be killed.
There was a knock outside the door, and Li Qi opened the door. Zhao Yunmen said: "Brother has arrived." "Saying that, walk in," ......" Li Qi resisted PK Zhao Yun's impulse to close the door. If you want to do things at home, you have to suffer from the temper of entering the house. But as a cultivated person, you should be humble and polite when helping your friends, how can you be so unqualified? It's a pity that this entry is not easy to beat, and the two entry fight is great and loses both.
Take a look at the map of the Victoria, there is a leisure café at the stern, a casino with a main hall, a performance hall, an exhibition hall, a bathing center, a restaurant...... It is said that there will also be an art auction on board. Every few days, the boat will anchor and everyone can go fishing and diving. It is also said that there are several diving enthusiasts on board, who will be diving in different parts of the world and making a documentary.
Lan Hua pressed her hand to her ear and said, "Advisor, Zhang Daotian is on the boat." ”
"Go ahead." Li nodded his head.
Blue Flower nodded and left, and Mi Wu asked, "Can Blue Flower be trusted?" ”
"A thousand good things can be trusted, but bad things cannot be trusted." Li Qi said: "I have a hunch that the mysterious entry is likely to be still on the ship. ”
About ten minutes later, the first class attendant arrived. She registered her passport and went through the formalities in accordance with the procedure. Care asks if it is comfortable or not, what additional requirements there are. Then there is the choice of meals. The service here is limited by hardware, but the attendant said that he will try his best to accommodate the various requests of passengers. Of course, most of them are charged. For example, if you want to put out the fire and find women or men to enter, there are all of them. Even if you're too lazy to go out, casinos can install live gambling videos for you to participate in gambling in your own room.