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(VOVworld) - The naval ships of Russia and China will take part in the operation to transport the most hazardous components of chemical weapons from Syria. Eystein Kvarving, a spokesman for the command of two dry cargo ships and two frigates, made the statement on Thursday. Denmark and Norway supplied the vessels. Kvarving said the naval ships of Russia and China will assure security during the transportation of containers with chemical agents from the port of Latakia in Syria to Italy. There, they will be reloaded into an American ship for subsequent destruction. The Russian cruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) - armed with guided missiles, is participating in the operation, together with Chinese naval ship Yancheng. Under an agreement made between Russia and the United States, the Syrian government under President Bashar al-Assad has until mid-2014 to end that country's chemical weapons program. … [Read more...] about Cargo ships carrying chemical weapons from Syria protected

China on July 11 sent six naval ships to protect an oil rig it has deployed illegally in Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone since May, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department. The department's representatives said between 103-110 Chinese ships of all kinds operated in the waters around the rig throughout the day. They lined up and moved close to Vietnamese ships to prevent them from getting near the rig. However, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard vessels braved the harassment to stay at the site and conduct their law enforcement mission. They also helped protected the safety of Vietnamese fishing boats, which continued fishing in their traditional grounds, about 42-45 nautical miles from the rig, despite the disturbance by more than 20 Chinese fishing ships, supported by two coast guard vessels and two cargo ships. In early May, China illegally dispatched the rig as well as a large fleet of armed vessels, military ships and … [Read more...] about Chinese naval ships seen near oil rig

Helicopter teams helped save all 21 crew from a cargo ship that sank off Hong Kong Wednesday in a powerful typhoon that generated waves of up to 15 metres (50 feet), officials said. The crew abandoned the 190-metre-long ship as the bulk carrier Trans Summer tipped on its side and sank 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Hong Kong, Samuel Yip of the city's Flying Services said. Yip, a pilot who took part in the rescue operation, said two helicopter teams were dispatched after a call at 10.39am (0239 GMT) and found some crew on life rafts while others were floating in the water. "The boat had... started to sink so the crew decided to abandon the ship," he told AFP. "The waves were 10 to 15 metres high. The wind was 90 kilometres per hour. "The air crew saw the ship was leaning to the left side by about 20 to 30 degrees and started to sink when it tilted almost 90 degrees." The Hong Kong-registered ship was a bulk cargo vessel travelling from Indonesia to China carrying nickel, he … [Read more...] about Cargo ship sinks in strong typhoon off Hong Kong