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Navy escorts four vessels off Somalia on day

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Chinese navy joined its counterparts from other countries to fight Somali pirates and successfully escorted the first fleet of ships through the Gulf¹ of Aden yesterday.

Two navy destroyers and a large supply vessel² escorted four Chinese merchant ships, one of which was from the Hong Kong special administrative³ region, off the coast of Somalia.

About 30 ships from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have sought the navy's help to sail past the horn of Africa, where Somali pirates have created terror, especially in the past year.

The three navy ships entered the waters off Somalia around 1 am yesterday after having set sail from Sanya, Hainan province, on Dec 26. The UN Security Council and Somalia's transitional government both have approved of China's mission: to primarily escort Chinese merchant ships off Somalia's coast.

Yesterday's escort mission started at 11 am. The destroyer and flagship, the Wuhan, led the fleet, with another destroyer, the Haikou, making up the rear. The ships maintained a distance of 1 nautical⁴ mile during the 550-nautical-mile escort journey.

Liu Jianzhong, political commissar of the Haikou, told China Daily that the navy fleet would fulfill⁵ its responsibility of safeguarding China's civilian⁶ vessels⁷.

Mission commander, Rear Admiral Du Jingchen, said: "We will earnestly follow UN resolutions and relevant international laws strengthen coordination⁸ and keep a close watch to ensure the security of the vessels and crew being escorted."

The UN Security Council adopted four resolutions toward the end of last year, calling on all countries and regions to help patrol the Gulf of Aden and the eastern part of Somalia's coast to thwart⁹ piracy¹⁰ in one of the world's busiest shipping¹¹ channels.

In the latest incident, a Sierra Leone cargo¹² ship, with 32 Chinese on board, threw off the pursuit of four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, the China Maritime¹³ Search and Rescue Center said.

Questions:

1. When did the three navy ships arrive in Somalia waters?

2. What is the name of the destroyer and flagship?

3. The latest incident involved in cargo ship from where?

Answers:

1. Around 1 am yesterday(January 6).

2. Wuhan.

3. Sierra Leone.

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1 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。 There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 administrative
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。 He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

4 nautical
adj.海上的，航海的，船员的
参考例句：
A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。 It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

5 fulfill
vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
参考例句：
If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。 This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 coordination
n.协调，协作
参考例句：
Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。 The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

9 thwart
v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)
参考例句：
We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。 I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。

10 piracy
n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害
参考例句：
The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。 They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

11 shipping
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。 There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

12 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。 A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

13 maritime
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。 The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

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