Vietnam Coast Guard: For the peace at sea and on islands
Tuesday, 01/09/2015 08:30 (GMT+7)
The Vietnam Coast Guard was established on August 28th, 1998. Over the past 17 years, coast guard soldiers have joined other forces to effectively protect the Vietnamese sea and islands. Apart from patrolling at sea, the forces have also participated in rescue work, protecting fishermen from pirates, struggling with smuggling at sea and contributing to maintaining peace at sea and islands.
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Viewing the situation from cabin of a vessel |
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Sailors on 8002 coast guard vessel control the vessel. |
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Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, Nguyen Quang Dam, discusses the situation at sea on the vessel. |
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Preparing for anchoring |
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Travelling on outboard craft |
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Taking a foreign oil smuggling vessel to port |
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Seizing the smuggling vessel at the High Command of Vietnam Coast Guard Zone 4
for investigation. |
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Although pirates used canoe to escape, they were arrested by coast guard forces. |
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Taking a pirate to the High Command of Coast Guard Zone 4. |
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Coast guard forces deal with a foreign wood smuggling vessel. |
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Seizing smuggled tobacco. |
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Rescue a fishing vessel with a broken down engine. |