A single shark managed to bring an entire PLA Navy flotilla to standstill in the Gulf of Aden when it interrupted their military drills, reports have just revealed.
The shark was attracted by brightly colored balloons that the crew of the replenishment ship Weishanhu had positioned on the water's surface as target practice during their escort mission.
When Captain Yang Weiliang spotted the creature frolicking amongst the bobbing balloons, he quickly barked an order to gunner Tong Yang just before he pulled the trigger: "Cease fire! Cease fire!"
20 minutes later, the shark glided away and exercises could recommence.
While it might not entirely make up for the countless sharks killed to fill the country's soup bowls, at least there's one shark out there now who can thank China for his life.
Let's just hope they send Captain Yang to the Paracels next, so he can sort out the knuckle-draggers slaughtering sharks down there.
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[Images via Xinmin]
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