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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Chinese naval escort returns from pirate patrol

Type 054A (Jiangkai II)China’s eighth naval escort flotilla has returned home after a 189-day mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters. The flotilla escorted 507 vessels during its patrol.

The eighth People’s Liberation Army Navy escort flotilla, including the missile frigates Ma’anshan and Wenzhou, departed China on February 21 and arrived at a naval base in eastern China’s Zhoushan Islands on Sunday.

Apart from escorting 507 vessels during its six-month tour of duty, the flotilla also rendered assistance to two foreign ships, Xinhua reports.

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