Chinese sailors in the Gulf of Aden were attacked, and rescuers from multiple countries repelled the pirates.

December 18 (China News Service) -- At 16:45 Beijing time on December 17, the Xinhua 4 vessel owned by China Communications Construction Group that had been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden successfully repelled the pirates who had boarded the ship. All 30 Chinese crew members aboard managed to escape danger successfully. A person in charge of the General Duty Office of the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center gave a detailed account of how Xinhua 4 managed to escape danger in an interview.