Chines Navy vessels -- Shenzhen destroyer and Weishanhu depot ship -- join the China-Pakistan Friendship 2005 search and rescue drill in the northern Arabian Sea November 24, 2005. The drill is aimed at improving the joint readiness for humanitarian assistance in case of disasters as typhoons. This is the second China-Pakistan joint navy exercise in the non-conventional security field. (newsphoto)
A helicopter takes off the Navy vessel for a research and rescue operation in a China-Pakistan joint drill in the northern Arabian Sea November 24, 2005. (newsphoto)
Two Chinese Navy sailors communicate with light signals with Pakistan ships during the drill in the northern Arabian Sea November 24, 2005. (newsphoto)
A Chinese Navy helicopter guides the search and rescue operation in a China-Pakistan joint drill in the northern Arabian Sea November 24, 2005. (newsphoto)