hunter commando

Chapter 520 Professional Pirate
The Huazheng No. 51 ro-ro cargo ship departed from Fanzhou Port two months ago, passed through the Strait of Malacca and then sailed along the north coast of the Leete Sea, unloading and loading cargo along the way, until it arrived at the terminal port of a seaport in Southern California.Ocean freighters are a bit like buses. All the ports that can dock on a route will be loaded as long as there are goods going to the same destination, and then just like the passengers on the bus, people will get on and off the ship.

Some freighters sail for half a year, so some people often say that seafarers suffer, and their families suffer even more.

The situation on Huazheng No. 51 is relatively easy. After all, they have only been out for two months. According to the plan, it will also take two months to return to Port Xibo, four months back and forth, and then two months off.

However, being attacked by pirates made the twelve crew members on the Huazheng 51 begin to worry about whether they could return home safely.

The automation level of modern ships is very high. A cargo ship of 51 to [-] tons can be operated by only a dozen or twenty crew members.Huazheng [-] is a new ship that has only been in service for two years, and its automation level is higher than that of most merchant ships.

Generally speaking, after setting the course and speed, only up to four crew members are needed to complete the duty task.There is one person in the engine room, one person in the ship building, and another person in charge of inspection.There are only two things they need to focus on, the first is the weather and the second is other passing ships to avoid a collision.

Huazheng 51 was attacked by pirates under such circumstances. When the pirate's speedboat approached, most of the crew of Huazheng 51 were still asleep. A pirate speedboat that is so small that it can be ignored.

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

Fortunately, the crew member on duty in the cockpit reacted quickly. When he saw the pirates rushing in with guns, he subconsciously pressed the SOS signal transmitting button at hand.

Except for the captain, first mate and helmsman, everyone else was detained in the conference room next to the cockpit.From the speed of the pirates' actions and the measures they took, it can be seen that this is a group of experienced pirates.

The captain is a middle-aged man from Guangdong. The captain in his 40s is considered relatively young.He was treated relatively loosely, except that his legs were tied and he could sit in his own captain's seat.

When he saw the masked pirate picking up the maritime satellite phone and walking towards him, the captain knew what they were going to do.

Ships are often robbed at Shuiting Bend. Anyone who runs a boat knows that. For the Huazheng 51 who often runs this route, it is naturally more clear.Before coming out, the company asked everyone to be prepared to fight against pirates. All non-controlled items such as glass bottles were prepared, but they were robbed before they could be used.

There is no doubt that the pirates want money.

"Call me, one hundred thousand federal coins per person." The pirate leader said in federal language, and the price was very fair.

Relatively speaking, it was fair. Previously, a Northern Federation-flagged cargo ship was hijacked and 500 million federal coins were directly demanded.There are twelve crew members on the cargo ship Huazheng No. 51, which is 120 million federal coins, which is not much.

The captain nodded quickly and took the satellite phone. There was no need to talk nonsense, just do as the pirates said, otherwise they would shoot and kill at any time.

The captain called the company phone and explained the situation in detail. The pirate leader did not stop him and seemed not to be afraid of him tipping off the information.The characteristic of hijacking at sea is that it is difficult for anti-hijacking personnel to arrive at the scene in time, and there are not many anti-hijacking methods available in the vast sea.

From the perspective of the pirate leader, even if he is surrounded by warships, as long as he has the hostages in his hands, he has nothing to fear.Generally speaking, real pirates seek wealth rather than life. Except for a few cruel and inhumane ones, success depends on killing the hostages after receiving the ransom.

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

Immediately, the pirate leader waved his hand and said something incomprehensible to the captain, and soon several pirates began to search their bodies and rummage through their chests.The captain knew that this was to rob the ship's property first.There are not many valuable things, but what the captain is most worried about now is what the company will do.

It is certain to call the police, but with the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, what is the use of calling the police and whether a ransom will be paid? This is the key question.He was really not sure whether the stingy company would consider the lives of the twelve of them.

Huazheng 51 turned off its engine and just floated on the sea. The pirate leader was not nervous at all. He was observing the surrounding sea and air in the cockpit with a telescope.The captain and first mate looked at each other and saw solemnity in each other's eyes.

Being a sailor is not a small task. After all, you are a person who has to experience strong winds and waves.Although they have never encountered pirates, this group of pirates gave them a very different feeling, as disciplined as an army.The pirate leader was calm and composed, as if he had everything under control.

The hearts of the captain and the first mate suddenly sank to the bottom. If the company did not pay the ransom, in this sea area tens of thousands of kilometers away from the motherland, people like themselves would definitely be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.As for sending an SOS emergency signal, the captain did not expect any passing ships to come to the rescue. Once they found out that pirates were hijacking the ship, they would not be able to hide in time and how could they come forward to help.

Of course, the captain also holds another hope in his heart. He knows that there are escort warships from many countries in this sea area. If there happens to be a warship nearby and receives the SOS signal, and can arrive within an hour, then everyone still has Living hope.

The best result is that the company pays the ransom, because even if a warship comes to rescue, it cannot be [-]% guaranteed to rescue people like myself safely!
Suddenly, the captain noticed that the pirate leader's body froze suddenly, and then hurriedly walked to the other side to observe the outside world through the window.The captain quickly looked in the direction, but couldn't see anything.At this time, the first mate suddenly whispered, "It looks like a helicopter."

Suddenly, the captain's eyes were filled with hope.

Only then did he see clearly that a small black spot appeared in the sky to the north on the starboard side. What could it be if it wasn't a helicopter? !

The helicopters that appeared in this sea area, besides the ship-based helicopters of warships, what else could they be?You know, the direction the helicopter is flying is not the direction of land!

"It's saved." The captain said in a low voice.

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

The captain encouraged the first mate and himself, "We have to have confidence. If the helicopter comes from the Confederates, our hope will be greater. The Confederates are awesome!"

The pirate leader seemed to see it clearly. He shouted and ran outside. The atmosphere in the cockpit suddenly became tense...

(End of this chapter)