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December 21st, 2008 11:13 AM #1
Standby to repel boarders: A Chinese sailor lights a Molotov cocktail before throwing it overboard at Somali pirates
Peeking over to see the damage inflicted on the pirates, a Chinese sailor and his shipmates prepare more missiles to throw at the bandits
The helicopters had been sent from a Malaysian warship after responding to the distress call sent to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur.
By now the pirates have boarded the cargo ship and take aim at the sailors with a machine gun and rocket launcher
Having been blasted with gunfire from two helicopters, the Somali bandits climb back aboard their speedboats and flee to their hideoutThe captain of a Chinese ship has told the BBC how he and his crew fought off a gang of armed Somali pirates with petrol bombs and water cannon.
Nine pirates boarded the Zhenhua 4 on Wednesday but were forced off the ship by Capt Peng Weiyuan and his crew after they mounted an unexpected fightback.
Helicopters from a multi-national force also took part in the four hour battle, which saw the pirates back down.
China has announced it is to send naval ships to combat piracy in the region.
Speaking by satellite phone from the Indian Ocean, Capt Peng told the Newshour programme on the BBC World Service that the pirates attacked the vessel using two speedboats.
"They opened fire, they wanted us to stop," he said.
'Very threatening'
"We had 27 crew members on the boat and we shouted at them saying 'go away', but they were very fast."
Capt Peng said he tried to manoeuvre his ship out of the way but eventually the pirates climbed aboard after putting ladders up the side of the Zhenhua 4.
"Seven pirates got on our ship and two remained on the speedboat. The seven that got on were very threatening," he said.
But instead of surrendering, the crew retreated to their living quarters, which overlook the deck.
"We had a lot of beer bottles and we made a lot of cocktail [petrol] bombs," said Capt Peng. "We were well prepared. We threw them at them.
"After the first attack they retreated but somehow they got very good weapons - anti-tank weapons - which they fired at us, and succeeded in coming up to our living quarters.
"They came to the first platform which is very close to our living quarters.
"We were locked inside and the door was very thick. They were shouting 'open the door'. So we climbed further up and we used everything to threaten them, bottles, petrol.
"Eventually we used high-pressure water cannon to shoot at them. They were also shooting at us and one bullet passed me about 10in (25cm) away.
"Eventually they retreated, they couldn't fight any more. There was smoke, there was fire."
Asked for shoes
The captain described how the defeated pirates made some unexpected requests as they prepared to leave the Zhenhua 4.
"The head of the pirates said 'stop, stop, we can't go on fighting any more. Let us go'. And I said: 'We will let you go. Leave our ship'."
Mr Peng said that the pirates then asked for shoes because they were barefoot and the deck was covered in broken glass.
Pairs of leather shoes were thrown to them and the pirates retreated - only to return a few minutes later asking for fuel for their speedboats.
Capt Peng added that while the fighting was going on helicopters appeared overhead and started firing at the pirates.
"They helped us succeed," he said.
On Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told journalists that preparations to dispatch naval vessels were under way.
BBC diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus says it will be the Chinese navy's first active deployment beyond the Pacific Ocean.
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December 21st, 2008 12:56 PM #2
Is it illegal to install and/or carry guns when you sail internationally??
I don't get it, why don't they carry assault rifles or cal.50 sniper rifles and RPG.
Nobody would care if these pirates are killed. They are just criminals.
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December 21st, 2008 07:48 PM #3
Nakakuha ang mga mokong na ito ng katapat... :hysterical:
7202:bruce_lee:
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December 21st, 2008 07:57 PM #4
looks like somali's need an upgrade
Damn, son! Where'd you find this?
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December 21st, 2008 10:15 PM #6
Just leave broken glass or spike on the deck...the Somalis don't even have shoes. They're so poor that they don't have enough fuel to go home.
The captain described how the defeated pirates made some unexpected requests as they prepared to leave the Zhenhua 4.
"The head of the pirates said 'stop, stop, we can't go on fighting any more. Let us go'. And I said: 'We will let you go. Leave our ship'."
Mr Peng said that the pirates then asked for shoes because they were barefoot and the deck was covered in broken glass.
Pairs of leather shoes were thrown to them and the pirates retreated - only to return a few minutes later asking for fuel for their speedboats.Last edited by Monseratto; December 21st, 2008 at 10:18 PM.
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December 22nd, 2008 12:42 PM #7
Can afford rocket launchers but not shoes. That's... amazing.
Good for those sailors! I think all sailors can take a lesson from this....
Stock up on alcohol... it's your only hope against pirates.
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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December 22nd, 2008 05:35 PM #8
Hindi uubra yung ginawa ng mga Chinese dun sa mga pirates sa Divisoria at Quiapo. Sanay kasi silang matapunan ng Molotov bombs.
Everytime may mangra-raid na pulis at taga-OMB, naka war-footing sila, hehehe
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December 23rd, 2008 04:39 AM #9
if i ever owned a merchant ship i would have it crewed by an all-bading crew. tignan natin kung magboard yang mga Somali pirates na yan :bwahaha:
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