Chapter 272: Encounter with Pirates
readx; After crossing the Strait of Malacca, there are only 2,000 nautical miles left from the island of Holy Cross. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
That afternoon, Shen Yi received a call from Tang Heting again, and the old man's tone was still very stern: "Boy, where did you drive the cruise ship?" ā
"I just passed through Malacca last night, and now I'm driving in the waters off Sri Lanka!" Shen Yi looked at the map in the navigation system and reported to Tang Heting.
"How long will it take to get to Holy Cross Island?" Tang Heting asked coldly.
"At the moment, my luxury cruise ship is running at full speed, and if nothing else, it will definitely arrive in two days." Shen Yi said.
"Can you do it, kid? If you can't do it, don't do it, I quickly contacted the naval formation escorting the Gulf of Aden and asked them to provide assistance in the line of fire and rescue the hostages by force! Tang Heting said in a deep voice.
"According to the original plan, I'll go to the island first! This matter started because of me, and I should have stepped forward to solve it! Shen Yi said firmly.
"Alas, I don't know what kind of fame your kid has made, so you have to send him to death by himself." Tang Heting said helplessly.
"Grandpa, this is called putting death and coming back to life, I'm driving the boat, let's contact you if you have something!" Shen Yi hung up the phone.
At this moment, Wei Tie walked into the wheelhouse from the outside with a panicked expression, and said to Shen Yi: "Shen Dong, just now we were on the deck, and we saw a motorboat passing from a place no more than a nautical mile away from us, and I felt very suspicious!" ā
"How suspicious?" Shen Yi's heart moved, and he said secretly: "The accident is coming!" ā
"The people on those motorboats, all holding a telescope, kept looking at our cruise ship, and circled around three times before sailing away, are they pirates?" Wei Tie said in surprise.
"It's very likely, I guess I'm here to step on the plate!" Shen Yi groaned.
"So what do we do?" Wei Tie asked in a deep voice.
"The soldiers will cover the water, you take the security team to the deck, observe the surrounding movements in eight directions, and tell me immediately if there is a suspicious ship approaching!" Shen Yi Zhengse said.
"Okay." Wei Tie's nerves were also highly tense, and he quickly left the cab and commanded his subordinates to act.
Shen Yi continued to sit in the cab, looking at the vast sea outside the windshield in front of him, and secretly said in his heart: "Xue Jing, you wait, I will definitely come to save you from danger!" No matter who stops me today, it's not easy to do it, I'm seeing one and destroying the other! ā
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In the waters off Somalia lies a small island of 10 square kilometres, about the size of the island of the Holy Cross, with several patrol boats and motorboats moored on the pier.
The island is called Black Shark Island, so named after the black sharks that often surround it.
On Black Shark Island, there is also a modern building complex, the island lives more than 100 people, wearing sea blue camouflage uniforms, outsiders think this is a military base.
It's not, it's a veritable pirate base!
In Somali waters, a powerful pirate group known as the Blue Coast Guard has emerged in recent years, often looting merchant ships and operating in a wide range of areas, not only in the Gulf of Aden but also in the nearby Arabian Sea.
The leader's name was Batoli, a Somali who claimed to be the captain of the guard, and his pirates were divided into ten squads.
In one of the largest houses of the pirate base, a state-of-the-art communications and command platform has been installed, which can communicate with the various units responsible for reconnaissance in the Indian Ocean at any time.
At this time, Bartoli was in the command center, using walkie-talkies to communicate with each squad through wireless signals and command remotely.
"Your Excellency, I have just spotted a large ship flying the flag of the Chinese Kingdom, which is speeding in the Arabian Sea." Bartoli's deputy, Ogudin, the deputy captain of the "Blue Coast Guard", went out to reconnoiter with two squads this morning, and just sent back an update piece of information.
"How many people are on board?" Bartoli's eyes lit up when he heard this, he hadn't robbed a cruise ship for a long time, and this time he was going to make a big fat sheep and squander it for a few days.
"There are more than a dozen security guards patrolling, and I don't know how many people are inside." Augustine said.
"Continue to investigate, if it's a tourist, it's definitely a rich person, let's make a lot of money at once, if it's a cargo carrier, it's best to find out what kind of goods they are transporting, whether it's worth it." Bartoli said.
"Okay, got it." Augustine replied.
"Brother, it's been a hard work, after making this ticket, I will definitely treat you well." Bartoli laughed dryly, he wished it was a cruise ship that would not only loot money, but also kidnap hostages for a huge ransom.
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At dusk, the "Tianyi" continued to move at full speed. The sea in the distance, under the delicate sunshine, is like pieces of fish scales spread on the water, and like a naughty child constantly jumping to the shore.
"Shen Dong, those motorboats have appeared again." Wei Tie said to Shen Yi in the cab through the walkie-talkie.
"Can you be sure it's the guy who showed up in the morning?" Shen Yi hurriedly asked.
"I'm sure one of them has a big beard with sideburns and cheeks, and it's very eye-catching." Wei Tie said.
"Alas, these days, I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but I am afraid of thieves." Shen Yi sighed.
"Shen Dong, what should we do?" Wei Tie asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, the pirates will hit me hard when they come, just to try my secret weapon." Shen Yi said coldly.
The Tianyi continued to sail at full speed in the vast Arabian Sea.
In the evening, Shen Yi gathered all the members of the security team and held an emergency meeting on the deck.
The refreshing and damp sea breeze with the smell of the sea blows the hair, cheeks, and every part of the body, as if falling into the arms of a gorgeous and plump woman.
"Brothers, pirates usually choose to attack at night, so I decided that we will patrol in two shifts to closely monitor the situation at sea and prevent pirates from attacking suddenly." Shen Yi said to everyone.
Meanwhile, inside the pirate command center on Black Shark Island, Bartoli was once again connected to Augustin's phone signal.
"Captain, I can see clearly, it is a cruise ship, there are three decks up and down, and there seems to be a lot of cargo on the bottom layer, it should be food and fresh water, during the day, I saw that the security guards on the ship may be worried about the food getting wet, and they also put these goods on the deck to dry." Augustine said.
"What do you see?" Bartoli asked hurriedly.
"I saw rice, wheat, a lot of canned food, dried meat and red wine." Augustine said.
"Okay, let's start the action immediately, you take two squads of people, immediately surround that cruise ship and hijack it to our Black Shark Island!" Bartoli gave the final order.
"Got it, Captain, just wait and count the money!" Augustine said with a laugh.
At night, quietly, the sea breeze mixed with a trace of sea smell floated gently, and a bright moon hung in the sky, like a shining jade plate.
Shen Yi stood on the deck, holding a telescope, carefully observing the surrounding situation, and the searchlight on the top of the cruise ship constantly emitted dazzling light, scanning everything around.
"Shen Dong, there is a situation ahead!" A security guard exclaimed.
Shen Yi hurriedly walked to his side, took a telescope and looked at it, and saw a large patrol boat speeding towards the "Tianyi", less than two nautical miles away.
"Shen Dong, there are also suspicious ships over there!" Another security guard shouted.
Shen Yi looked in the direction where he was, and there were two armed speedboats, armed with heavy machine guns with howitzers.
"Shen Dong, there are five motorboats in the back, and the people on them are all holding AK47s! We...... Besieged! Wei Tie walked up and said with a serious expression.
"Don't panic, yell at them in English and see if they can understand." Shen Yi said.
"Okay, I'll do it!" Wei Tie played black boxing when he was young, because of his professional needs, he learned English, although he was not very proficient, but his pronunciation was quite accurate.
He picked up the megaphone, and before he could speak, the large patrol boat on the other side was the first to shout, speaking in English, and the general content was: "We are the Iranian Coast Guard conducting a routine sea inspection, please drop anchor and be inspected quickly, otherwise you will bear the consequences." ā
"Shen Dong, they said it was the Iranian Coast Guard! What to do? Wei Tie asked.
"It's impossible for the Iranian Coast Guard to operate in this area, this gang must be pirates, and I've heard that some pirates like to impersonate the Coast Guard to hijack ships, so we can't fall for them." Shen Yi Zhengse said: "Tell them that we are a legal cruise ship with international voyage qualifications, and we will not accept your routine inspection, and leave quickly, otherwise we will bear the consequences!" ā
"Okay." Wei Tie nodded, and according to Shen Yi's original words, he took the megaphone and shouted at the patrol boat whose distance had been shortened to only one nautical mile.
"What did they say?" Augustin, who was standing on the patrol boat directing the hijacking, asked a squad leader in a blue camouflage uniform next to him.
"If we don't leave right away, we will bear the consequences." The squad leader smiled disdainfully.
"Haha! What a bunch of crazy people! "It's as if Augustine had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, how dare an ordinary cruise ship shout at the heavily armed "Coast Guard"? It's so self-defeating!
"What should we do?" The pirate squad leader asked.
"You take your small detachment, drive a motorboat, cooperate with the armed speedboat in front, and attack the cruise ship from the side in a roundabout way, and strive to board the ship before dawn!" Augustine said.
"Okay, yes." The pirate squad leader and his team members drove a motorboat off the large patrol boat and rushed straight to the "Tianyi".
"Shen Dong, there are three armed speedboats in front and ten motorboats on the side, rushing towards our boat." Wei Tie said.
"Don't worry, when they are within range of our electromagnetic laser guns, they will shoot me! Hit the engines of these boats and tell them to sink into the sea and feed the fish! Shen Yi's eyes flashed with sharp light, and he gritted his teeth and said hatefully.
(To be continued)