Chinese naval fleets to the rescue

A fire boat spouts water onto the "Zhoushan" missile frigate to welcome the Chinese navy's 3rd escort fleet in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2009. The "Zhoushan" and "Xuzhou" missile frigates stopped in Hong Kong on their way back to the mainland after they finished escort missions against pirates in the Gulf of Aden.[Photo:Xinhua/Wong Pun Keung]