Vietnam - India coast guard carry out joint drill
Friday, 05/10/2018 21:24 (GMT+7)
The Vietnam Coast Guard and the Indian Coastline Protection Fleet on October 4th held a joint drill for the first time at the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Chennnai, India’s Tamil Nadu State, the Indian Defence Ministry has reported.
Vietnam Coast Guard vessel 8001 (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam sent the Vietnam Coast Guard vessel CSB 8001; while India sent 3 Coast Guard ships; two helicopters; and vessel Sagar Manjusa, to the joint drill.
During the drill, the coast guard forces of the two sides focused on getting acquainted with each other’s ability; increasing coordination in rescue work at sea, as well as refining joint operation procedures.
The joint exercise simulated a scenario involving the rescue of crew members from a hijacked oil tanker, interdiction of a pirated vessel, joint boarding operation and external fire-fighting to salvage burning ships./.
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