The strange thing is that those fishing boats are still quite far away from our ship. And the people Ludin led also opened their eyes and used telescopes to observe everything around them.
At this time, several fishing boats approached us. When the warning was ineffective, we opened fire. However, their firepower was stronger than ours. We had submachine guns and seemed to have a heavy machine gun, which fired from a longer distance.
Our people were suppressed, but they couldn't get on the boat. The distance was at least dozens of meters away, and it was impossible for people to fly, so it was absolutely impossible to jump on from the fishing boat.
The strange thing is that for some reason, dozens of people came out all of a sudden. Later I found out that they actually used diving equipment, and these people came from the bottom of the water. They used fishing boats to attract our attention, but here we are.
I didn't expect them to come up from the water with so many people.
After this group of people came up, they started to move away randomly, and during the fight, the fishing boat also came up. With no other choice, we had no choice but to put down a larger boat and evacuate all the wounded people.
However, four people died. Two of them were crew members and two were children of our Lu family." Lu Dong said with a sad face.
"Actually, we have rumors that the pirates are very evil, but they are just local fishermen along the coast. They usually fish, and sometimes they see passing merchant ships moving slowly, or breaking down and anchoring.
They will rush up, hit and run. It is nothing more than a small sampan, equipped with a high-power Yamaha engine, rushing towards the 10,000-ton wheel, and when it rushes up, grab some cash or
If valuable things cannot be rushed up, they will be pulled down.
This kind of situation also happens in our country. Of course, it is not pirates. Sometimes, the car overturns and breaks down. People on the side of the road come to grab the goods." Zhang Xiong glanced at everyone and said.
"Well!" Lu Wei nodded, glanced at everyone, and said, "Singapore's "Straits Times" report quoted statistics from the 'Piracy Reporting Center' and said this: In the northern part of the Strait of Malacca, pirates sometimes use equipment such as
AK-47, M-16 and other light submachine guns; in the south of the strait, most pirates only have long knives.
There are also some pirates who fully realize the precise meaning of "stealing". Riding in the night, they quietly approach the merchant ship in a small sampan, then touch the side of the ship, sneak into the cargo hold, grab whatever they have, and then quietly return
leave.
"Not alarming anyone on the ship" after taking things away is the highest code of conduct for this type of pirates. As for what kind of goods they got, they don't care. This type of pirates should be considered more civilized pirates." Lu Wei
sermon.
"What kind of tools do ordinary pirates use to do this?" Ye Fan asked.
"One of the most useful tools for little pirates is the 'Flying Tiger Claw'. The so-called 'Flying Tiger Claw' is actually a metal hook with a piece of hemp rope attached to the back.
When they were robbing openly or stealing secretly, they would throw this "flying tiger claw" onto the deck of the merchant ship, and the claws would hook on the railing of the ship's side. Along the hemp rope, the pirates would climb up.
The freeboard (the side of the ship from the sea level to the deck) of most merchant ships is more than 4 meters high, and the large ones can be more than ten meters high.
The 'Flying Tiger Claw' is the only way for most pirates to board a ship. This scenario is probably familiar to everyone.
The flying thieves in ancient times in our country were not like this. When climbing the wall, they would pull something with a hook from their waist and throw it up to catch it, and then climb up the rope." Lu Wei said.
"Of course, those are just little pirates who make small fuss. They can't even be called pirates. Compared with the pirates who drove big ships to attack and plunder everywhere in the European Middle Ages, they are just children.
The group of people that Manager Lu just talked about are fundamentally different from those small pirates. These people should belong to the big pirates.
They belong to a large pirate organization that uses submachine guns and rocket launchers as cover for boarding ships. Such organized and well-planned pirates are actually rare in the Strait of Malacca.
After all, there are many countries on both sides of the Strait of Malacca, and they have regular armies to deter them. However, these big pirates.
They are usually related to some surrounding organizations. For example, the well-known local Yasen Movement, the Kadol Wolf Organization, the Oyev Armed Forces, etc." Zhang Xiong interrupted.
"Zhang Xiong, do you think any local organizations participated in this robbery of Panshi Shipping?" Ye Fan's face became increasingly gloomy. Because Zhang Xiong has been working in the Ministry of National Security and should be familiar with this situation.
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"Judging from Manager Lu's description just now, there is an 80% chance that local organizations will participate. However, what the Lu family leader said is also very reasonable. Such a thorough plan must have domestic parties participating. No, there is no internal response, no
Maybe it was done so carefully and the information was too well-informed," Zhang Xiong said.
"Since domestic targets want to attack the Lu family's fleet, they are the enemies of the Lu family." Tie Zhanxiong said this, glanced at Lu Baiyun opposite, and said, "I don't know what enemies the Lu family has in the country, including
Overseas, if it is more convenient, let’s talk about it and let’s study it together. Only when you know your enemy and yourself can you fight without danger. If you can’t figure out the details of your enemy, you will end up confused and unsure. Moreover, the pirate organization this time is so thorough.
A heavyweight opponent. We must plan carefully and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Well, I guess even small submarines were used. They should not be submarines from the military of the surrounding countries. Otherwise, this matter will become more complicated." Ye Fan said.
"Probably not. The surrounding countries are all small countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. How many submarines can they have?
Even if there is, they keep it as a treasure, so they can't use it to attack our ship. If it is discovered, it will not be a national thief.
What's more, these countries are friendly to us in China, and it is impossible for them to attack our ships." Lu Baiyun shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "I have always wondered whether this matter was done by the Feng family in Shuizhou.
The grievances between the Feng family and our Lu family are getting deeper and deeper. Mayor Ye must be aware of the grievances between our Lu family and them."
"Eighty percent of it was done by them. Only the Feng family has the ability to hire so many masters. There are two fourth-level masters on our ship, and they seem to be stronger. Ludin was also injured.
For those who were injured during hand-to-hand combat, according to Ludin's description, only a fifth-level master could injure him." Lu Wei said with an angry look on his face.
"I still have some impressions when talking about this matter." At this time, Zhang Xiong thought for a moment, glanced at everyone, and said, "I remembered that the last time I investigated the Feng family in Shuizhou, I seemed to have a vague idea. However,
The Feng family does not seem to have anything to do with the Yongtai Group. Instead, it seems that they have closer contact with a group called 'Changhua' in the capital."
"It can't be that Changhua and Yongtai have a good relationship. What Feng did is just to cover up others' eyes. He reached some secret deal with Yongtai Group through Changhua. Or, he used Changhua's hand to achieve his own goals.
On the surface, it seems that this matter has nothing to do with the Feng family. In fact, it is not the case!" Ye Fan shook his head and analyzed.
"It makes sense." Tie Zhanxiong nodded and said, "Judging from the behavior, the attack on the Lu family's ship this time seems a bit like the work of people from the Kadol Wolf Organization.
There is also a possibility that the Shuizhou Feng family contacted the Kadol Wolf Organization and jointly planned this operation.
As for the benefits, they have made their own deals. The Feng family's goal is to defeat your Lu family, and the Cardall Wolf Organization does not have much grudge against your Lu family.
By doing this, they can get huge benefits. As the international crackdown on terrorist organizations deepens, their lives are not easy.
No matter what kind of organization it is, it can’t do anything without money. For example, if you want weapons, make homemade bombs, or hire people to carry out suicide bombings, you can’t do anything without money.”
"Well, according to a report by the International Maritime Bureau (imb) headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, in recent months, the number of violent attacks on ships from various countries on the high seas has suddenly surged to more than 200, an increase of 37% compared with the 171 cases in the same period last year.
%. In these incidents, pirates boarded ships 165 times, hijacked 9 ships, killed 16 crew members, and injured 52 crew members.
The earliest pirates in history appeared in the ancient Roman period, and they mainly operated in the Mediterranean. In the Middle Ages, this barbaric maritime robbery began to spread to Northern Europe.
Especially in the 21st century, pirates have basically disappeared in Northern Europe and other places, but have become active in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to statistics, more than 70% of the world's ship hijacking incidents occur in the high seas of Asia, especially the Strait of Malacca.
More than 50% of the thousands of passenger and cargo ships passing through the Strait of Malacca every day may become targets of pirate plunder. Due to the rampant pirates, the losses in this prime area in 2001 were as high as 16 billion U.S. dollars." Zhang Xiong nodded.
"The Strait of Malacca is about 800 kilometers long and connects the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is the second busiest seaway in the world after the English Channel. It is also the only way for European ships and Middle Eastern oil tankers to reach East Asia.
British writer Isabella Bird described Malacca in her travel notes: "In many ways, there is a medieval heritage here. The hustle and bustle of the modern world has only the faintest echo here."
However, today's Malacca is no longer peaceful. On one side is the hustle and bustle of the city, on the other side is the raging and madness of pirates. And the pirates have also changed their guns and gradually moved towards modernization and internationalization.
With the end of the Cold War, advanced weapons are easily available on the international market. Now, pirates not only have machine guns on their ships, but also computers and satellite dishes. They can communicate with criminal groups and even terrorists around the world through the Internet, so
Organized crime flourished.
These organized pirates usually have detailed plans before taking action, and have skilled boat operators, solid bases and reliable intelligence. The more dangerous pirates will kill crew members or hijack ships.
After hijacking the ship and cargo, they usually hang a pre-prepared flag and modify the ship, such as changing the color of the chimney, changing the name of the ship, modifying the port of registry at the stern, and even modifying the factory number of the engine.
, then re-crewed the ship, forged the entire ship's documents, sailed elsewhere and sold the cargo and ship.
Modern pirate trusts are large-scale and well-organized, with branches and employees in various regions.
***A cargo ship was attacked by pirates from several countries. There were planners from South Korea, murderers from Indonesia, dock workers from Myanmar, and black marketeers. Behind these pirates were funded by big businessmen and used high technology.
Armed to kill and steal goods.
A report by the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) believes that some terrorist groups related to "Al Qaeda" may fund pirates to engage in maritime criminal activities.
Experts from the International Maritime Organization said that in view of the new challenges to world security from terrorism, the current maritime security is far from the scope of piracy and anti-piracy. Organized, premeditated, large-scale, and advanced terrorist attacks are becoming more
Serious maritime threat.
As countries intensify their anti-terrorism efforts, terrorists have lost all their "territory" on land and have to move their "positions" to the sea. This kind of terrorists who specialize in creating terrorist activities in vast sea areas have been identified by experts
Called "Modern Pirates".
Anti-terrorism experts believe that among all major terrorist tactics, maritime terrorist attacks are the most difficult to deal with. Because they come and go without a trace, they are really difficult to deal with.
Take the case of the attack on Panshi Shipping Group. It is too difficult for us to find their lair. If we can't find their lair and want to get back the robbed goods, it will be impossible." Zhang Qiang snorted.