Chapter Two Hundred and Fourteen: Partner

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As the oil tanker sailed out of the dangerous waters and contacted the transfer ship anchored in international waters, it halted, waiting for a small boat from the transfer ship to pick up Gao Yang and his group of six to board the transfer ship.

The so-called transfer ship was a reluctant choice. The main reason crew members of commercial ships lack the ability to resist pirates, apart from being civilians, is due to international conventions that prevent the possession of weapons aboard commercial ships.

If a cargo ship stays in international waters, it can be equipped with missiles and cannons without anyone caring. However, the moment it enters a port of another country and weapons are discovered on board, it would cause serious trouble. The same applies to armed escorts. In international waters, armed escorts can use any kind of weapon, but they can't bring weapons ashore or enter the territorial waters of a country, not to mention ports.