Two Chinese naval vessels on Monday conducted a first ever
joint exercise with the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal in the
Atlantic sea near the southern British port city of
Portsmouth.?
The two Chinese naval vessels are the guided missile
destroyer Guangzhou and the supply ship Weishanhu. This is the
first time that Chinese naval vessels have conducted a joint
exercise with an aircraft carrier and it is their first exercise in
the Atlantic sea.?
The exercise covered communication operations, including light
communications and ultra-high frequency telecommunication, change
of formations, joint fleet formations search, and search and rescue
of damaged ships.
The exercise was conducted under the following scenario: a naval
vessel from country G caught fire while at sea; country G then
requests Chinese and British naval vessels to go in search of the
vessel and any survivors.
This is the second time that Chinese warships have visited
Britain since September 2001. The journey comprises the second leg
of their 87-day voyage that has already taken the ships to St.
Petersburg, Russia. They will also dock in Spain and France.
(Xinhua News Agency September 11, 2007)
