The Huazheng 51 ro-ro cargo ship departed from the port of Guangzhou two months ago, and then sailed along the north shore of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Malacca, unloading and loading cargo all the way to a seaport in South Africa, the final port. The ocean freighter www.biquge.info a bit like a bus, all the ports that can be docked along a route, as long as there is cargo going to the same destination, it will be loaded, and then like the passengers of the bus, there are constantly getting on and off.

Some freighters take half a year to sail, so some people often say that seafarers are bitter, and seafarers' families are even more bitter.

The situation of Huazheng 51 is relatively easy, after all, they have only been out for two months, and when they return to Shanghai Port, according to the plan, it will also take two months, four months back and forth, and then two months of rest.

However, the pirate attack made the twelve crew members on the Huazheng 51 begin to worry about whether they would be able to return home safely.

The level of automation of modern ships is very high, and a cargo ship of 50,000 or 60,000 tons can be operated by only a dozen or twenty crew members. The Huazheng 51 is a new ship that has only been in service for two years, and the level of automation is above that of most merchant ships.

In general, once the heading speed is set, only a maximum of four crew members are required to complete the duty task. One person in the engine room, one in the shipbuilding, and the other in charge of patrolling. They only need to focus on two things, the first is the weather, and the second is other ships passing by to avoid collisions.

Huazheng 51 was attacked by pirates under such circumstances, and when the pirate's speedboat came up, most of the crew of Huazheng 51 were still asleep, and the three people on duty did not find the pirate speedboat that was so small that it could be ignored compared to Huazheng 51.

In this way, without the crew of Huazheng 51 knowing anything, the pirates boarded the ship and were not discovered until the cockpit at the top of the ship.

Fortunately, the crew member on duty in the cockpit reacted quickly, and when he saw the pirate rushing in with a gun, he subconsciously pressed the SOS signal transmitter button at hand.

With the exception of the captain, first mate, and helmsman, everyone else was confined to the conference room next to the cockpit. Judging by the speed of the pirates' actions and the measures taken, this is an experienced group of pirates.

The captain is a middle-aged man from Guangdong, and the captain in his forties is relatively young. He was treated relatively leniently, except that his legs were tied and he was able to sit in his captain's seat.

Seeing the masked pirate pick up the Inmarsat phone and walk towards him, the captain knew what they were going to do.

Ships are often hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, as long as the boat runs knows, for Huazheng 51, which often runs this line, it is naturally more clear. Originally, before it came out, the company asked everyone to be prepared to fight piracy, and all the non-controlled items that could be prepared such as glass bottles were prepared, but they were robbed before they could play a role.

There is no doubt that pirates want money.

"Call, $100,000 per person. The pirate leader said in English, and the offer was fair.

Relatively fair, an American freighter was hijacked and directly demanded $5 million. The crew of the Huazheng 51 freighter is 12 US dollars, that is, 1.2 million US dollars, which is not much.

The captain quickly nodded and took the satellite phone, don't talk nonsense, do what the pirates say first, otherwise they will shoot and kill people at any time.

The captain dialed the company phone and told him everything about the situation, but the pirate leader did not stop him, and did not seem to be afraid of him at all. The characteristic of sea hijacking is that it is difficult for anti-hijacking personnel to arrive at the scene in time, and there are not many anti-hijacking methods that can be used in the vast sea.

In the eyes of the pirate leader, even if he is surrounded by warships, as long as the hostages are in his hands, there is no need to be afraid of anything. Generally speaking, real pirates seek wealth rather than life, except for a few who are cruel and inhuman, and kill the hostages after the ransom is reached.

The pirate leader snatched back the satellite phone and said, "In an hour, if you don't get any money, I'll kill you all." ”

Immediately, the pirate leader waved his hand and said a few words in a way that the captain did not understand, and soon several pirates began to search and rummage through the cabinets. The captain knew that this was the first thing to loot the ship's belongings. There are not many things of value, but what the captain is most worried about now is what the company will do.

Calling the police is for sure, but tens of thousands of kilometers away, what is the use of calling the police, and whether the ransom will be paid, this is the key question. He really wasn't sure if the company that slammed the door would consider the safety of the lives of the twelve of them.

Huazheng 51 turned off its engine and floated on the sea, the pirate leader was not nervous at all, holding a telescope in the cockpit to observe the surrounding sea and the air. The captain and the first mate glanced at each other, and they both saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

The burden of being a seafarer is not small, after all, it is a person who has to experience strong winds and waves. Although they had never encountered pirates, they had a very different feeling and were as disciplined as an army. The pirate leader was calm and composed, as if he was grasping everything.

The captain's and first mate's hearts sank to the bottom at once, if the company did not pay the ransom, in this sea area tens of thousands of kilometers away from the motherland, they would definitely be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks. As for sending out the SOS emergency distress signal, the captain didn't expect passing ships to come to the rescue at all, as long as it was found that it was a pirate who hijacked the ship, they couldn't hide and how could they come forward to help.

Of course, the captain still has another hope in his heart, he knows that there are many escort warships of many countries in this area, and if there happens to be a warship nearby and receives the SOS signal, and can come within an hour, then everyone still has hope of survival.

The best outcome is that the company pays the ransom, because even if a warship comes to rescue them, they can't 100% guarantee that they will be able to get them out safely!

Suddenly, the captain noticed that the pirate leader's body froze, and then hurried to the other side to observe through the window. The captain hurriedly looked in the direction and couldn't see anything. At this time, the first mate suddenly whispered, "It seems to be a helicopter." ”

Suddenly, the captain's eyes lit up with a living hope.

At this time, he saw clearly that a small black dot appeared in the sky in the northerly direction of starboard, what is it not a helicopter?!

What kind of helicopter can a helicopter other than a warship's carrier-based helicopter be in this sea area? You must know that the direction in which the helicopter flies is not the direction of land!

"There is salvation. The captain whispered.

The first mate tied to the other side swallowed hard and whispered, "Are they going to kill us?"

The captain encouraged the first mate and also encouraged himself, "Be confident, if it is the Yankee's helicopter that comes, our hope is greater, and the American soldiers are powerful!"

The pirate leader seemed to see clearly, and he shouted as he ran outside, and the atmosphere in the cockpit suddenly became tense......