Ministry of National Defense

BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT, Oct. 25 -- Under the escort of the warships Urumqi and Dongpinghu of the 45th Chinese naval escort taskforce, a fleet of 10 Chinese deep-sea fishing boats arrived in the safe area near the Bab El-Mandeb Strait on October 22 local time, after a voyage of nearly three days and nights and more than 600 nautical miles. At the time of parting, the fishing boats hung up the banners saying "Chinese Navy, thank you for your escort". The crew of fishing boats unfurled the Chinese national flags and waved to the taskforce to express their gratitude.