On July 10th, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship organized anti-terrorism and anti piracy exercises in the Pacific Ocean. This is a signal flare fired by the onboard firepower group to warn the "pirate boat". On July 10th, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship organized anti-terrorism and anti piracy exercises in the Pacific Ocean. This is the 'pirate boat' continuing to approach the hull. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Xu Wei) - Peace Ark, Xinhua News Agency (July 10) - The Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship, which is carrying out the "Harmony Mission 2023" mission, organized a counter-terrorism and anti piracy exercise in the Pacific on the 10th. The "Peace Ark" hospital ship is the first standardized ocean going hospital ship independently designed and constructed by China. Captain Deng Qiang introduced that unlike naval combat ships, hospital ships do not have weapon platforms themselves and often carry out long-distance missions on a single ship. Counterterrorism and anti piracy are a very important training course they carry out. Detected suspicious targets approaching me at high speed! "At around 10 o'clock, the voice of the duty officer shattered the tranquility of the cockpit, and a counter-terrorism and anti piracy drill immediately began on the hospital ship. Transfer to the first level anti-terrorism and anti piracy deployment! "The deputy captain on duty, Zhang Chijian, issued the command to change the combat level, and the entire ship sounded the alarm bell. Subsequently, the onboard firepower team was in place, the ammunition handling team was in place, and the air strike team boarded and took off... At 10:37, the "pirate boat" appeared on the port side of the ship at a 45 degree angle, approximately 6 nautical miles away from the hospital ship. After the warning on the radio international channel was ineffective, the firepower team began to fire warning shots at the "pirate boat". There is no calm sea above the ocean, only waiting for peace, "said Xie Rongyi, the commander of the firepower team. The firepower team is the main self-defense force on hospital ships, and they never dare to slack off to ensure safety. On July 10th, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship organized anti-terrorism and anti piracy exercises in the Pacific Ocean. This is the airborne strike team boarding and taking off. On July 10th, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship organized anti-terrorism and anti piracy exercises in the Pacific Ocean, according to Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Yun. This is a forward inspection of the carrier based helicopter. On July 10th, the Chinese Navy's "Peace Ark" hospital ship organized anti-terrorism and anti piracy exercises in the Pacific Ocean. This is the air strike team for Fire support. The helicopter carrying an air strike team also quickly took off, as seen by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Xu Xiaolong). According to Captain Meng Xiangyu, their main tasks are search and rescue, transfer of the wounded, as well as reconnaissance, evidence collection and Fire support. 3 nautical miles, 2 nautical miles, 1 nautical mile... The "pirate boat" is getting closer, and the "pirate" is also shooting towards the hospital ship. The fire team responded decisively, and the air strike team provided Fire support from the air. Seeing that the hospital ship was tightly guarded and had no opportunities to take advantage of, coupled with more than half of its own casualties, the "pirate boat" ultimately had to turn around and flee. At 11:30, the hospital ship was transferred from level one to level three for anti-terrorism and anti piracy deployment, and the vast ocean returned to tranquility. Ensuring one's own security is the prerequisite and foundation for maintaining peace, "Deng Qiang said. Chinese Navy Hospital Ship "Peace Ark" 7