On the evening of the 14th, the commercial ships "Yuehe" and "Tianhe" from COSCO were chased by two pirate speedboats. The Chinese Navy's "Wuhan" warship responded to a call for support and drove away the suspicious speedboats.
"This is 'Yuehe'! This is 'Yuehe'! Being pursued by two unidentified fast boats!" At 7:00 PM that day, the resting sailors on the "Wuhan" had already fallen asleep with the sound of the waves when the urgent calls suddenly came through on the international maritime public communication channel 16.
It turned out that the "Yuehe" was warning nearby commercial ships in the area. After contacting the "Yuehe," Yao Junbiao, the head of the escort formation command group on watch duty, learned that the ship belonged to COSCO of our country and was heading towards the Suez Canal. Another commercial ship belonging to the same company, the "Tianhe," was also sailing nearby in the direction of our warship.