How Chinese sailors fought off pirates

Telegraph:

The captain of the Zhenhua 4 told how his well-prepared crew held off the pirates - who were armed with rocket-propelled grenades - when the ship was boarded by pirates on Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden.

The ordeal of the multinational crew of 30 men ended with the arrival of military helicopters and a warship despatched by the task force fighting the piracy menace in the region.

“Seven of the nine pirates landed on our ship, all with weapons,” said the captain, Peng Weiyuan, speaking to China Central Television.

“Our crew, who had been well trained and prepared, used water cannon, self-made incendiary bombs [Molotov cocktails or petrol bombs], beer bottles and anything else that could be used to battle with them. Thirty minutes later, the pirates gestured to us for a ceasefire.

“Then the helicopter from the joint fleet came to help us.”

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Imagine what could be accomplished by armed crews? Hiring Blackwater could also save a lot of money. I still think that the best way to fight these guys is to destroy their base of operations as well as their assets on the water. Short of that, the Chinese have shown they do not have to be victims. The Chinese are also sending war ships to the area.