Escort Missions
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Chinese naval taskforce escorts merchant ships in a row
Recently, the 41st Chinese naval escort taskforce escorted six merchant ships to the western part of the Gulf of Aden in succession.
2022-07-05 18:01 -
Chinese naval frigate escorts Chinese fishing vessels in Gulf of Aden
At 5 p.m. on April 4, local time, three Chinese fishing vessels arrived at the terminal of their escorted journey in the west of the Gulf of Aden under the escort of the guided-missile frigate Yueyang (Hull 575) attached to the 40th Chinese naval escort taskforce.
2022-04-11 17:05 -
13 years on: PLA Navy continues escorting in Gulf of Aden
The year 2021 marks the 13th anniversary of the PLA Navy performing escort missions at the Gulf of Aden, to where the PLA Navy has now dispatched 39 batches of escort taskforces.
2021-12-27 17:33 -
More foreign merchant vessels seek escort from PLA Navy
Recently, the 35th Chinese naval escort taskforce escorted four foreign merchant vessels to a predetermined sea area, successfully completing its 1317th convoy mission.
2020-07-07 10:09 -
Chinese missile destroyer "Xi'an" makes technical stop in Egypt's Alexandria
Chinese missile destroyer "Xi'an" of the 32nd Chinese naval escort fleet arrived at the port of Alexandria Naval Base of Egypt on Friday for a four-day technical stop.
2019-08-17 20:22 -
Chinese naval fleets escort over 6,600 vessels in Gulf of Aden, Somalia over past 10 years
For the past decade, a message that reads "We are the Chinese Navy escort fleet, please call us on channel 16 if you need help" has always been broadcasted in both Chinese and English to passing ships on the Gulf of Aden.
2019-04-19 22:16 -
Navy fleet escorts four Chinese civilian ships
On the evening of April 14, two ships from the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce to the Gulf of Aden successfully escorted four Chinese fishing ships to safe waters after a voyage of more than 500 nautical miles.
2019-04-16 17:15 -
China sends new naval destroyer fleet to Somali waters for escort mission
China's 32nd convoy fleet to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the People's Liberation Army Navy official WeChat account announced that same day.
2019-04-04 17:48 -
Chinese Navy imprints its escort efforts on embankment of Djibouti
In 2008, a naval graffito was left by a country on the harbor embankment in Djibouti. Since then various navies including the Chinese Navy have followed suit.
2019-03-18 18:51 -
Chinese naval escort taskforce saves sick Chinese fisherman in Arabian Sea
The Comprehensive supply ship Luomahu of the 31st Chinese naval escort taskforce successfully rescued sick fisherman Huang Shunzu of a Fujian-based fishing vessel at 10:20 a.m. on February 27, local time
2019-03-01 18:29 -
Chinese navy sees broadened horizon, enhanced ability through 10 years of escort missions
As of December 24, 2018, the Chinese navy has sent 31 escort fleets, 100 ships, 67 shipborne helicopters and more than 26,000 soldiers to escort more than 6,600 Chinese and foreign ships over the past decade.
2019-01-02 00:21 -
Chinese naval fleets escort 3,400 foreign ships over past 10 years
China's naval fleets have escorted 3,400 foreign ships over the past 10 years, around 51.5 percent of the total escorted, according to a Ministry of National Defense statement.
2019-01-02 00:11 -
Ten-year escort operations in Gulf of Aden reflect rise of Chinese Navy
The initial aim of China to participate in escort missions was to gain blue water experience. However, keeping with changes, the Chinese naval escort taskforces have now become the vanguard to protect China’s interests overseas.
2018-06-22 19:36