By Wu Xingyu and Zhang Dayu
邬兴羽 张大禹
Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark meets with the comprehensive supply ship Honghu (Hull 963) of the 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce in the Gulf of Aden. (Photo by Wu Xingyu)
中国海军和平方舟医院船在亚丁湾与第46批护航编队洪湖舰相遇。邬兴羽 摄
GULF OF ADEN, Dec. 17 -- The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, met with the 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce in the Gulf of Aden while it was heading to Sri Lanka at around 7 p.m. on December 15, local time.
亚丁湾12月17日电 当地时间12月15日7时许，执行“和谐使命-2024”任务的中国海军和平方舟医院船在向斯里兰卡航渡期间，航经亚丁湾某海域，与正在此机动巡航的海军第46批护航编队相遇。
The Gulf of Aden is one of the busiest sea areas in the world. Every year, many merchant ships travel between the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It is no coincidence that Chinese naval ships met here. Since 2008, batches of Chinese naval service members have sailed to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to protect the safety of international sea lanes and safeguard the interests of China. Since 2010, the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark has travelled abroad 12 times and carried out 10 Mission Harmony tasks, providing medical service to patients of different nationalities and skin colors.
亚丁湾，全球最繁忙的海域之一，每年大量商船由此往来印度洋和红海，中国海军舰船在这里相遇并不是偶然。从2008年起，一批批中国海军官兵奔赴亚丁湾、索马里海域，为保护国际海上通道安全、维护祖国利益接力护航；从2010年起，和平方舟医院船12次走出国门，10次执行“和谐使命”系列任务，为不同国籍、不同肤色的患者提供医疗服务。
This meeting is a powerful proof that the Chinese PLA Navy has become an important provider of international public security products. The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark set sail from Zhoushan City, east China's Zhejiang Province on June 16, 2024. It has visited 12 countries and provided medical diagnosis and treatment for more than 78,000 African people. The 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce set sail from Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province on February 21, 2024, and has been on mission for more than 300 days. It has escorted nearly 30 batches of Chinese and international ships and has carried out diversified tasks including visits and exchanges, and joint exercises and training between China and foreign countries, with a total voyage of nearly 100,000 nautical miles.
和平力量相遇深蓝航道，是中国海军成为国际公共安全产品重要提供者的有力证明。和平方舟医院船6月16日从舟山起航，先后访问12个国家并提供医疗服务，累计为7.8万余名非洲民众开展健康诊疗；第46批护航编队2月21日从广东湛江解缆起航，连续执行任务300余天，为近30批中外船舶护航，并多次执行访问交流、中外联演联训等多样化任务，累计航程近10万海里。
The hospital ship Peace Ark and the 46th Chinese naval escort taskforce have put into practice the Global Security Initiative and served the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind and a maritime community with a shared future through practical actions. Once again, they have demonstrated to the world the good image of the Chinese PLA Navy in maintaining regional peace and stability and fulfilling its international responsibilities and obligations.
和平方舟医院船和第46批护航编队用实际行动践行全球安全倡议、服务构建人类命运共同体、海洋命运共同体理念，又一次向世界展示中国海军维护地区和平稳定、履行国际责任义务的良好形象。
