Zhenhua 4 () is a Chinese fishing ship owned by

China Communications Construction China Communications Construction Company, Ltd. (CCCC) is a majority state-owned, publicly traded, multinational engineering and construction company primarily engaged in the design, construction and operation of infrastructure assets, including ...

, which was attacked by Somali pirates on December 17, 2008.

Attack by Pirates

The ship was on its way back to Shanghai when it was attacked by Somali Pirates in the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

. The pirates, armed with rocket launchers and heavy machine guns, boarded the ship and attempted to seize control when the crew of 30 fought back using water cannons, Molotov cocktails and beer bottles.Chinese crew used beer bottles to fight off pirates - Times Online
/ref> After responding to the crew's radio for help, a Malaysian warship, Sri Indera Sakti and Malaysian military helicopter arrived and fired on the pirates, who fled the scene. No crew members were injured.

References

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