The taskforce was thanked by Shanghai Zhenhua Shippingfor dispersing a group of speedboats surrounding the 19,080-hp Zhen Hua 20(Built 1983) earlier this month.

The crew wrote in a letter that "thanks to the accompanyingescort by the special operation members, we were able to pull safely out of adangerous sea area.”

Zhen Hua 20 was en route from the Suez Canal to Dammam.

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