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Chinese navy fleet returns from Gulf of Aden escort missions

Chinese navy fleet returns from Gulf of Aden escort missions

A Chinese naval fleet returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia, according to The Xinhua News Agency reports.

The 39th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sets out to conduct an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden. Photo by Liu Zaiyao/Xinhua.

The 38th naval escort fleet, comprised of missile destroyer Nanjing, missile frigate Yangzhou, and supply ship Gaoyouhu, weighed anchor on May 15 at a military port in Zhoushan.

The last 185 days saw the fleet escort 45 Chinese and foreign ships and sail more than 90,000 nautical miles.

The 39th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sets out to conduct an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden. Photo by Liu Zaiyao/Xinhua.