At present, the situation in the Red Sea seems to overshadow Gaza, and the ground fighting in Gaza is still fierce, but the situation in the Red Sea looks more tense!In order to support and cover Hamas in the Gaza Strip and reduce the combat pressure on Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen have opened up a second battlefield in the Red Sea, constantly launching missiles and drones to attack ships in the Red Sea, of course, the Houthis are not indiscriminate attacks, mainly targeting Israeli ships, in order to support Israel, the United States and many countries have assembled 96 ** deployed in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman and other waters, of which as many as 16 are deployed in the Red Sea against the Houthis.
Due to the continued tension in the Red Sea, merchant ships from various countries that previously departed from the Mediterranean Sea and passed through the Red Sea route have detoured to the southern tip of Africa, almost circled around Africa and then entered the Indian Ocean from near the island of MadagascarHowever, just a few days ago, a container cargo ship called "China Galaxy" by netizens entered the Red Sea from the north and sailed all the way south, which is in stark contrast to the merchant ships of various countries avoiding the Red Sea route!
After seeing the news, some netizens were very excited, praising the cargo ship with words such as "not afraid of threats" and "breaking into the Red Sea", and said that "this is the only cargo ship that has passed through the Red Sea but has not been attacked by the Houthis" (this statement is obviously not rigorous)!We can understand the mood of netizens, netizens may feel that if this container ship passes safely through the Red Sea under the current situation, it is also a reflection of China's national strength and influence, precisely because this is a ship belonging to China, so whether it is the Houthis or more than a dozen other ships in the Red Sea, they dare not move this ship!
The container cargo ship called the China Galaxy by netizens sailed into the Red Sea a few days ago, and the more important thing is that this cargo ship reminds people of the "Galaxy Incident" thirty years ago!In 1993, the United States accused a Chinese cargo ship named "Yinhe" of carrying biochemical ** without evidence, and in order to force the Yinhe to stop the ship for inspection by the United States, the United States actually turned off the GPS signal and let the Yinhe stagnate in the Indian Ocean for more than 20 days!Of course, the results of the final inspection ** slapped the United States in the face, and all the materials carried by the Galaxy were completely legal!Although 30 years have passed since the incident, netizens are still very angry whenever they recall this incident!
The Chinese Galaxy container ship in the 1993 Galaxy incident and today, 30 years later, the "China Galaxy" does not need the GPS of the United States, and it does not need to pay attention to the more than a dozen other ** ships in the Red Sea can be unimpeded, netizens may feel that they have finally breathed a sigh of relief!This sentiment of netizens is completely understandable, but according to the latest information, the container ship, which is called "China Galaxy" by netizens, did not enter the Gulf of Aden through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but turned around December 19 and returned from the middle of the Red Sea!Some netizens may feel disappointed when they see this news, but in fact, there is no need for this at all!
First of all, we can fully believe that today's Chinese ships sailing in any part of the world will not encounter anything like the "Yinhe" in 1993In addition, at present, there are three "Urumqi" ships, "Linyi" ships, and "Dongpinghu" ships stationed at the PLA support base in Djibouti, and the PLA can support Chinese ships in danger in the Red Sea at any time
The three ships of the People's Liberation Army are currently deployed in the Djibouti support base, however, even so, it is very dangerous for Chinese ships to sail in the Red Sea at this time, first of all, the current combat conflict in the Red Sea continues, all kinds of missiles and drones are flying all over the sky, if the cargo ship continues to sail in the Red Sea at this time, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidental hit, because the more intense the combat conflict, the more likely it is to occur, and in the Iraq War in 2003, there was even an incident in which the US fighter plane accidentally bombed the British army, so the danger of cargo ships passing through the Red Sea at this time is very great!
In addition, we also need to consider a more serious possibility, that is, will the ships sailing in the Red Sea at this time be deliberately attacked by one side of the conflict, and then planted on the other side of the conflict?It's not like this hasn't happened before!So at this time, any ship that wants to pass through the Red Sea must take these dangerous factors into account, and this is not something that ships from one country need to consider, but all ships that want to pass through the Red Sea need to take into account!
The container ship "China Galaxy" is a super cargo ship of nearly 200,000 tons, and there is a large amount of cargo on board, and there are many crew members on board, whether from the value of the ship and the cargo or the safety of the personnel on board, the choice of return is the most secure and blameless, after all, this is only a merchant ship, and the most important thing is to protect the safety of the ship itself, cargo and crew.