Archive for May, 2010
Of One Every Four Days
On May 31, 2010 in pirates
Of one every four days vessels were hijacked. In recent years, piracy in Somalia waters significantly increased the number of pirates from the past, the development of less than 100 to thousands, and better organization, more advanced equipment. No doubt, in the Horn of Africa, has a long coastline of Somalia’s waters have been labeled a “pirate distribution center” label. .
The occasion of the world economic downturn, the rampant piracy to countries in trade matters worse, Kenya, 26 Ship Agents Association, said the Somali pirates against ships activities made the East African region every year and the loss of income totaling 275 million U.S. dollars. Moreover, piracy added back to the global instability, making the international community was “angry.” Recently, .
Again and again suffered a heavy blow to Somali pirates: Rotterdam, the Netherlands on the 25th District Court hearing on 5 early 2009, Somali pirates arrested by the trial; 6, the Russian Navy, “Saposnikov Marshal” was anti-submarine officers and men successfully rescued hijacked tanker, captured 10 pirates, killing one pirate; in late April, the French warships in Somali waters have .
May 22 UN Secretary
On May 31, 2010 in pirates
May 22, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (right), Turkish and Somali president as long as Davutoglu Sharif Ahmed (left) held in Istanbul, Turkey, the United Nations meeting on Somalia, to shake hands. Xinhua News Agency issued 26, British television aired 6 months ago by Somali pirates hijacked a British couple’s latest video, the couple in the video to the Prime .
Minister Cameron for help, ask the Government for his release. Not long ago, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a meeting at the United Nations in Somalia, piracy is not only a serious blow to international shipping, but also to the Somali crisis. The Council has decided to jointly crack down on pirates, bring them to justice. Somali pirates issue .
Of how to attract the world’s attention, we let the data speak. According to the report of the International Maritime Bureau, in 2009, the global total of 409 pirate attacks on merchant ships since the incident, of which 219 occurred in the waters off the coast of Somalia. This year alone, have occurred more than 80 pirate attacks, an average .
Take The Barge Anchors Or Cables Snapped
On May 30, 2010 in pirates
Take the barge anchors or cables snapped phenomenon, once adrift without power unit and a lighter can not help themselves easily hit levees or piers, causing the accident, this kind of thing have occurred over the Pearl River upstream and downstream cases. In addition, the barge case of fire, difficult to put out the fire. Pearl River water and the .
Sea on a barge in Hong Kong have occurred many times this disaster, causing great casualties and property loss. Into the 90s of last century, once glorious moment of barges, the river gradually disappear in the Pearl River. 60 to 70 years of last century, barges in Hong Kong have won a valuable brilliant period of development. That the Hong .
Kong ship-breaking industry flourished, the lighter manufacturing associated with the use of ocean-going demolition of the old ships, oil tankers, large tail boats, boat Venus obtained by the old steel, welded into a steel barge. More construction workers would ease, takes only 40 days, then there will be a steel barge completed an excellent market. Later, with the Hong Kong .
Reform And Opening Up A Beautiful Landsc
On May 29, 2010 in pirates
Reform and opening up a beautiful landscape in Guangzhou. Panyu Dashiqiao River, also an underwater-like “Jumbo” Water restaurant. In my memory, this is the most beautiful two Pearl river barges. Guangdong Cima room large iron bridge, then there is a high-color banners barge floating fishing farm Fang, to bear witness to the freshwater fishes as a sign, “seafood to the .
Stables,” was the ad, and sometimes lead to numerous patrons Guangdong, Guangxi and Hong Kong and Macao . 4 A steel barges 40 days will come to completion To the late 80s of last century, most of the lighter beside Pearl River has been extended service, out of retirement into its final destination. Moreover, the safety of the ship from .
The modern point of view, the lighter is not a secure place. Pearl River, people use lighter despite a hundred years of history, but has never incorporated into the design and construction specifications, most of the manufacturers of the products of informal vessels, target vessel inspection requirements do not meet. Also, the Pearl River flood season comes, there will likely .
Old River Barge Converted Into 34
On May 29, 2010 in pirates
Old river barge, converted into 34 “Water School” (another few in the land). The barge into the old school, wooden ladder and down, two to three classrooms on each floor, the top four sides plus the fence, also stocked the library and the “boat top playground” for kids activities. Although the classroom for the top metal, sheet metal for walls, .
But a new oil brush or a bigger way of. The water in the boat docked inhabited area schools, students can attend schools close to. Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou, the first boat has its own school children, the old barge Pearl River compose a new one. Long Beach along the river until the fifties and sixties of last century, .
There are still many old barge to be used. 70 years in the lack of supplies, cement barges have been used. Early 80s of last century, the Pearl River waters were decorated in some of the lighter “Floating Restaurant.” Guangzhou big sand beach, a “Dragon Gate Seafood Restaurant”, which carved beams, antique, and by Hong Kong businesses, a time of .
River Basin Jiangmen Foshan Zhaoqing Jiu
On May 28, 2010 in pirates
River Basin, Jiangmen, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Jiujiang, and even the Xijiang River in Guangxi Wuzhou and Nanning, Liuzhou, and so on are reflected in its shadow. Republican period, more than 20 million people city of Wuzhou Xijiang River, urban development due to disrupted cross mountains, which then use all kinds of barges and floating bridge, to the vast expansion of the .
River, eight in ten years, open up the heart of a nationally known “water city “the city center of commerce and our daily life along the river banks and are transferred to the surface,” Little Hong Kong “name spread far and wide. Guangzhou old Long Beach on both sides of Cape Red, sand, etc. Pearl Yong Chang, also a lighter .
Shadow everywhere. Liberation, Guangzhou Pearl River, the number of ships being turned into an old barge boat school children. At that time, living in the urban area of Guangzhou Pearl River river’s “Fishermen” (Boat) close to 20 million, Boat children “study hard” problems become the focus of municipal concern. Boat mobility combined with the characteristics of crude use of the .
Of Opium. After The Opium War
On May 28, 2010 in pirates
Of opium. After the Opium War, opium are still flooding in from the barge into the Canton. Opium sales in China, one year more than one year. Before the Opium War, only a year peak of 20,000. “Nanjing Treaty” was signed, the first year rose to 36,700 cases. To 1859, nearly 60,000 cases, and the barge was then called the .
Big drug boat people. 3 Barges were converted into Water School and Floating Restaurant Later, with the decline of opium smuggling in China, the use of barges as opium and early mother-ship has a profoundly different. Lighter because of simple structure, large size, low cost, especially for the Pearl River Basin water gently. It is no longer “dwell,” to act .
As a water storage of the old role, but the integration of the Pearl River Valley Water colorful metropolitan area, serve as a floating dock, pontoon, wine Fang, restaurants, playgrounds, cargo bar, water hotels, club, office, etc., as Pearl River’s “Beloved.” Early Republic of China, foreign companies and Chinese entrepreneurs large and small barge, hundreds of land around the Pearl .
Trade A Box Of public Class
On May 27, 2010 in pirates
Trade, a box of “public class Earth” (compound, synthetic intended) price of 800 yuan, Spain, transported to the land as soon rose to 1,000 yuan. After Negative effect and Precaution barges then submitted to the Chinese coastal and inland waters spread, Hong Kong, Macao, Shantou, in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Zhenjiang, even water, can be reflected in its sight, and .
In all probability, with the sale of opium related. “Lin Diary Daoguang 19 years on February 20″: “‘lighter’, where the ocean is contained within the opium of the ship said, the lighter, the provincial capital package to sell the family said, the potter.” 1835 (Daoguang 15 years), Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Guangdong, Deng smoking: External expulsion barges carrying opium, .
Opium accumulation of internal sealed kiln. 1839 (Daoguang 19 years), Lin Guangdong suppression of opium, he heralds the first foreign business to barge listed out in full payment of all opium. Later, Lin and Deng for payment of the pro-Humen Opium arrived, from 22 barges on the 2119 seizures of 19,187 crates and bags (per bag of about 115 kg) .
Also Summon Three Full And
On May 27, 2010 in pirates
Also summon three full and by, even if fully loaded cargo, simultaneously, under sail in the paddle, still walking fly. Quick crab boat also enclosed on both sides of barbed wire, shot guns to defend against the iron ore and shrapnel. Up, the Pearl River Estuary up to 200 fast crab boat on the river of smuggling. Later, the pirates .
Also equipped with a fast crab boat, and even use the steamer and ships involved in looting. Looting and anti-looting, banditry exchange of fire officials will be played year-round waters in the vicinity of the Humen. The foreign and local buyers, slowly and official inspection authorities colluded with them to 2% of opium as a bribe in kind, that is, .
Delivery of 10 000 cases per 200 cases of opium to bribery, then, also inspect the Pool for the opium smuggling A blind eye was. In order to obtain more profitable, its foreign opium traffickers also altogether pick up directly from the barge, smuggled to the agreed place of delivery of the cash register shore. Lingdingyang lighter then the opium .
Paddle Down Masts Close Riding
On May 26, 2010 in pirates
Paddle down masts close, riding the sea at high tide, sneaking around just on a barge full of opium, wanted to come to hand “Heichi Hei.” When the pirate ship near the barge, is preparing to put up throwing ladder, he was the top boat sailor on duty heard noises. Thus, sounding the ships bell, bow, stern spotlight to open. .
Machine gun on top of the canvas barges quickly opened, a bullet fired down a commanding, no place to hide the pirate ship was hit bullet holes clouds, pirates suffered heavy casualties. A few days later, Omi’s coffin temporarily out of stock market towns. Thus, the pirates will transfer the robbery target, Aspects of Intellectual potential buyers come to the .
Lighter vessels, sampans to start, or even buying the armed escort vessel, the pirates as spare. Buyers to avoid being robbed by pirates, and the official patrol inspectors, using the “fast crab boat” (also known as fast boat shoes). Crab boat can quickly ship out about 50 long paddle, for hundreds strong force together and rowed crew, downwind sailing can .