Piracy is an ancient and time-honored "profession". It can be said that the investment efficiency is low and the speed is fast. Many people get rich from it, but the benefits and risks always coexist. In 2008, pirates robbed the Chinese transport ship Zhenhua IV, and finally lamented: who robbed whom!
In the face of crazy Somali pirates, my Zhenhua IV transport ship often conducted anti-piracy drills, usually sweating more and bleeding less during wartime. Captain Peng Weiyuan said: "We have formulated a detailed plan to deal with pirate attacks, and arranged hidden locations for each crew member in advance; Equipped with incendiary bombs and high-pressure faucets, the crew was organized to learn how to use them and perform several simulations. Rehearse. On November 17, 2008, the Zhenhua 4 entered the waters of the Gulf of Aden, and the captain ordered "activation of the emergency plan to prevent pirate attacks", and the crew was on guard in a hidden position. I hope no pirates will appear and we can return home safely," that's what all the crews think, but the last thing they want to happen, it happens."
In order to facilitate the disassembly of goods, the "Zhenhua 4" was modified, and the converted ship's side was only 4.5 meters high above the sea. At 12:43 p.m., 7 pirates armed with rocket launchers, machine guns and other weapons launched a surprise attack on the Zhenhua 4 and quickly boarded the ship. Rockets and submachine guns were fired in unison.
The daily drill came in handy at this time: the crew operated the high-pressure faucet from the hidden place, and the high-pressure water dragon shot like an arrow at the fierce pirates. Incendiary bombs, wine bottles, water glasses, rice bowls, etc., were thrown from various hidden points where the crew hid to the pirates on the deck. Incendiary bombs set off a raging fire on the deck. With simple tools, the crew formed a defense line against pirates on the deck.
It is said that barefoot is not afraid to wear shoes, and the barefoot pirates have a headache in the face of the glass slag on the deck, and have to beg for forgiveness: give me a few pairs of shoes to wear so that I can retreat!
Seeing that the Chinese crew did not yield, the pirates were ashamed and angry, 4 pirates covered the deck with machine guns, 3 pirates quickly came to the life cabin on the bottom of the cargo ship, wanted to climb to the top of the ship through the life capsule, and because the pirates did not wear shoes, the soles of their feet were pierced by burning broken glass, screaming and screaming, and the blood flowed. Within 40 minutes, the pirates launched three attacks on the life deck, all of which failed. Finally the pirate leader shouted, "Truce! Armistice! All you have to do is provide us with shoes and we will retreat!" ”
However, the pirates, who have no credibility to speak of, attack the living quarters again after getting the shoes. The two sides were in such a stalemate for four hours, of course, zhenhua 4 did not wait for such a long time, they waited for a Malaysian helicopter, the pilot of this helicopter decisively sank the pirates' ships, cut off their retreat, and then injured several pirates, so that the morale of the pirates was frustrated.
The news of Zhenhua IV repelling pirates was highly valued by transport fleets around the world, and they began to learn from Zhenhua's experience in anti-piracy attacks. Noel, director of the IMO's Piracy Reporting Centre, said: "I was shocked that these crew members managed to stop the pirate attack. I don't know how they did it, but they did. ”