The 16th installment of the Chinese navy escort fleet conducted its second two-ship alongside replenishment in the east waters of Indian Ocean on December 14, local time. The weather on Indian Ocean in December is changeable and continuous rain and big waves triggered by wind presented big challenges to the supply work.(People’s Daily Online)

Yancheng ship, the command ship of the fleet, gets ready for the supply between two ships. Continuous rain and big waves triggered by wind presented big challenges to the supply work on Dec. 14, 2013. (People’s Daily Online)

The 16th installment of the Chinese navy escort fleet conducts its second two-ship alongside replenishment in the east waters of Indian Ocean on December 14 morning, local time. (People’s Daily Online)

The command team works on Dec. 14, 2013. The 16th installment of the Chinese navy escort fleet conducted its second two- ship alongside replenishment in the east waters of Indian Ocean. (People’s Daily Online)

Sailors check the data of the supply on aboard. Continuous rain and big waves triggered by wind presented big challenges to the supply work. (People’s Daily Online)

Continuous rain dampens sailors’ uniform. The 16th installment of the Chinese navy escort fleet conducted its second two-ship alongside replenishment in the east waters of Indian Ocean. (People’s Daily Online)

Sailors measure navigation data in the rain. The 16th installment of the Chinese navy escort fleet conducted its second two-ship alongside replenishment in the east waters of Indian Ocean on Dec. 14, 2013. (People’s Daily Online)