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Chapter 251 Bad Luck
Ten years ago, Cheng Yanfei was only the third mate on one of the shipowner's ships, mainly responsible for the maintenance and management of life-saving equipment. But at that time, he had already seen the ferocity of pirates, and at the same time, he had also developed his courage. .

Although most of the crew of the Xindu had not encountered such a situation for a long time, and some even encountered it for the first time, under the leadership of Cheng Yanfei, they resolutely took the crude blunt weapons they found temporarily. , gathered on the deck with high morale.

There are also three basic security personnel on the Xindu, who are mainly responsible for maintaining order on the ship and protecting the safety of the crew, ship and cargo.

However, according to the practice of international civil shipping, as well as the maritime control laws and regulations of maritime agencies of various countries, civilian merchant ships are not allowed to carry weapons. The navies of various countries also emphasize that cargo ships sailing internationally are not allowed to have weapons, otherwise they will be arrested when sailing at sea. Don't think of it as a pirate.

In fact, the reason is very simple. If there are bandits on a road, and everyone passing by this road is allowed to carry weapons, the consequence is that everyone on the road may transform into a bandit at any time, and it will also cause a proliferation of weapons. , but made it more difficult to suppress bandits.

Therefore, all countries can only spend a lot of money to send escort formations.

This led to the fact that when cargo ships arrived at ports in various countries at that time, everyone was as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with various inspections and guards, and some even refused to dock directly.

This is actually understandable. Foreign merchant ships carrying heavy weapons are also not allowed to dock. Otherwise, if KB elements are mixed into them, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, in 83, after official navigation was achieved and the surrounding maritime situation was alleviated, the regulations allowing merchant ships to carry heavy weapons were immediately cancelled.

Therefore, the three security personnel of the Xindu only carried light weapons such as pistols. If they encountered such pirate robbery, the most they could do was organize the crew to defend themselves and shoot a few shots to scare the timid pirates.

As time passed by, although the Xindu had completed a 360-degree U-turn, the distance between the five pirate speedboats was getting closer and closer.

The relative speed of the two sides was at least 40 knots, so it actually took the pirates less than five minutes to catch up with the Xindu.

Although some of the crew members stiffened nervously and their palms became sweaty when they saw this posture, Boss Cheng did not speak, and no one backed down. They just stared at the pirates closely, preparing to prevent them from boarding the ship.

But in fact, the effect is very limited. After all, pirates usually use AK47 with more powerful firepower. How can they be afraid of small pistols...

As soon as Tan Zhihao finished speaking, on the speedboat rushing forward, several pirates had already begun to shoot into the sky in demonstration, kept gesturing to the crew on the deck, and shouted in their mouths that no one could understand, and they couldn't understand at all. Words that cannot be heard.

Tan Zhihao put down the telescope and shook his head solemnly:

Da da da--

"I haven't seen it either. It's possible they didn't come from Somalia. And you should pay attention to the weapons in their hands. Although they are all AK47s, they are all very new. There is also a rocket carrier on each speedboat... …”

It wasn't until they got closer that Cheng Yanfei saw more clearly that their speedboat turned out to be an armored boat with thick steel plates!
Cheng Yanfei couldn't help but asked security captain Tan Zhihao: "Why does this look like a military speedboat? When did pirates have such speedboats?"

Da da da--

"Boss Cheng, something is wrong with the situation this time. I don't think you can be tough, so try not to be tough..."

"Don't be afraid, everyone. They are pirates who rob ships for money. They shoot just to intimidate us. They won't really shoot at us!" Cheng Yanfei looked calm and encouraged everyone at the right time, "We have to do something. Just try to prevent them from boarding the ship and wait for rescue!"

His words really eased everyone's tension.

Because what Cheng Yanfei said is also true. Under normal circumstances, pirates will try their best to avoid casualties among the crew, because after seizing the ship, the hostages will become their "banknotes" and their gold medal to avoid death. If someone is killed or injured, it will anger the military of various countries and be targeted. Or hunting, which would do them no good at all.

Therefore, the most common scene when pirates board a ship is like an ancient siege. The pirates try to climb up using hooks and other props, and the crew uses sticks, fire hoses and other props to knock down the climbing pirates.

As for the pirates who were shooting guns on the speedboat, they were actually members of the atmosphere team.

If they encounter strong resistance and cannot climb up, the pirates will usually give up decisively and look for the next target, trying to catch a good persimmon.

Therefore, in most cases, when merchant ships encounter pirates, they will make a symbolic resistance to see how hard the other party is. Otherwise, they will simply give up resistance when encountering pirates. Then the success rate of pirates' crimes will be 100%.

Of course, everything has certain risks. If you are unlucky and encounter a handful of extremely vicious pirates, you may end up killing chickens to scare other monkeys...

But this time, Xindu's luck was obviously very bad.

When security captain Tan Zhihao keenly saw the movements of a pirate, he was horrified and shouted: "Get down! Get down quickly!"

"Da da da--!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dense sound of gunshots suddenly rang out, and at the same time, the hull and sides of the ship also made intensive metal friction and collision sounds!

These pirates actually shot directly at the crew!

No one expected that after seeing that the crew of the Xindu remained unmoved and looked like they were going to fight to the end, the little boss on the speedboat actually directly instructed his men to raise the AK and start shooting at the crew on the side of the ship. Shoot!
"Back off, everyone!"

After Cheng Yanfei was stunned for a moment, he quickly came to his senses. While lying down and retreating, he asked loudly: "Is anyone injured?!"

"no!"

"I'm fine!"

"..."

While the frightened crew members were answering one after another, Cheng Yanfei also quickly glanced at the deck and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were really no casualties.

The marksmanship of Somali pirates is very casual. The best move is to hold the gun above the head and shoot wildly with eyes closed. Coupled with the high fluctuations on the speedboat, it is actually difficult to hit someone even if they really want to.

But when they boarded the ship, the distance was so close that it was hard to tell.

Therefore, after seeing the ferocity of this group of people, Cheng Yanfei immediately gave up the idea of ​​resisting, picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted loudly: "The engine crew quickly stopped the engines and generators! Remember to cut off the power to the entire ship!" "

"Everyone should hide on the lower deck, lock the hatches and wait for rescue! Remember to stay together as much as possible, do not turn on lighting equipment such as flashlights, and do not make any noise!"

(End of this chapter)