The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group, also known as PetroVietnam (PVN), gave a high-speed craft worth VND12 billion (US$570,000) to the Vietnam Coast Guard at an event held in the southern city of Vung Tau on Monday. 421 was funded by a firm under the management of PVN. The 13.5m-long, 3.5m-wide boat has two engines with 600-horsepower in total and is capable of carrying 3 tons of goods and 12 people. Spare parts for the craft were imported from Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the Republic of Korea. The high-speed watercraft was built at Viet Czech Technology Joint-Stock Company at the Vung Tau-based Dong Xuyen Industrial Park in July 2013 and was inaugurated in February 2014. Major General Nguyen Quang Dam, commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, said the craft will help strengthen the Vietnam Coast Guard's capacity to patrol, maintain order, and ensure safety in Vietnamese waters. The same day, PVN offered financial assistance of VND1 billion ($47,400) to … [Read more...] about Vietnam Coast Guard receives $570,000 high-speed craft
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Vietnam Coast Guard deploys new flotilla in Ca Mau
Nhan Dan - The 4th Regional Coast Guard has officially established Flotilla 402, to be based in Ca Mau, the southernmost province in Vietnam. The formation of Flotilla 402 was announced at a ceremony held on March 18 at its base at Hang Vinh Village, Nam Can District. Its mission is to offer advice on the use of vessels and law enforcement resources to the 4th Regional Coast Guard, which oversees the waters to the southwest of Vietnam. The move is part of a roadmap to strengthen the coast guard force and defend Vietnam's sovereignty over its seas and islands. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Coast Guard deploys new flotilla in Ca Mau
Vietnam Coast Guard chief slams China for using warships to guard oil rig
China’s deployment of warships and aircraft to protect its illegal drilling rig Haiyang 981 in Vietnamese waters in the East Vietnam Sea runs counter and is unacceptable to international practices, according to the chief of the Vietnam Coast Guard. China’s deployment of warships and aircraft to protect its illegal drilling rig Haiyang 981 in Vietnamese waters in the East Vietnam Sea runs counter and is unacceptable to international practices, according to the chief of the Vietnam Coast Guard. Major General Nguyen Quang Dam, commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, made that statement during an online chat with Tuoi Tre newspaper readers in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, in connection to the Chinese-run oil rig and how the Vietnam Coast Guard has dealt with aggressive acts from dozens of Chinese ships at the scene. The official said there has been no sign of the Chinese ships withdrawing from the scene so far. He affirmed that over the last week, China has deployed 70 to … [Read more...] about Vietnam Coast Guard chief slams China for using warships to guard oil rig
Vietnam Coast Guard closely monitoring China’s 2nd oil rig
The Vietnam Coast Guard is keeping a close watch on the movements of China's Nan Hai Jiu Hao oil rig, the second drilling platform Beijing is towing to an area near the Gulf of Tonkin in the East Vietnam Sea. >> Vietnam PM demands rig withdrawal in meeting with top Chinese diplomat >> China towing second oil rig to East Vietnam Sea amid tensions >> Chinese boats caught illegally fishing in Vietnam's waters >> Vietnam demands China remove oil rig from Vietnamese waters >> Chinese boats fail to stage scenes of 'being rammed by Vietnamese ships' … [Read more...] about Vietnam Coast Guard closely monitoring China’s 2nd oil rig
Chinese vessel rams, destroys railing of Vietnam Coast Guard ship
A Vietnam Coast Guard ship had its railing damaged on Tuesday after being intentionally rammed by a Chinese ship around China's oil rig Haiyang 981 illegally planted in Vietnamese waters in the East Vietnam Sea, according to Vietnam Coast Guard officials. >> China eyes sovereignty when illicitly putting oil rig in Vietnam's waters: experts >> Vietnamese ship hits back at 15 Chinese vessels with water cannon Many Chinese vessels have besieged, purposefully crashed into, and fired high-power water cannons at Vietnamese ships, tasked with persuading the Chinese side to leave the area, since May 1 when China illegitimately placed the drilling rig in Vietnam's seas. At around 8:30 am today, Vietnam Coast Guard ship CSB 4032 was being besieged by three Chinese ships. One of the three Chinese vessels slammed into the left side of CSB 4032, causing damage to its three ventilation fans, and smashing a 10m-long part of the railing. In the meantime, the Chinese vessels … [Read more...] about Chinese vessel rams, destroys railing of Vietnam Coast Guard ship