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Coast guard forces of Vietnam, Japan share experience

A delegation of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) visited the Osaka Bay marine traffic centre and patrol vessel SETTSU of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on October 5.
Coast guard forces of Vietnam, Japan share experience ảnh 1The Vietnam Coast Guard delegation visits patrol vessel SETTSU of the Japan Coast Guard on October 5. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegationof the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) visited the Osaka Bay marine traffic centre and patrol vessel SETTSU of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on October 5.

The activity was part of an exchange visit to Kobe city by the VCG’s vesselCSB 8004, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

At the Osaka Bay marine traffic centre, KonoMinoru, deputy commander of the centre, introduced the centre’s system formanaging and monitoring waterway vehicles on the bay to the VCG delegation.

This centre isresponsible for providing support information and managing the flows of vesselson Osaka Bay to ensure traffic safety, protect the marine environment, andprotect equipment and facilities at sea from incidents caused by vesseloperations.

Coast guard forces of Vietnam, Japan share experience ảnh 2The VCG delegation and crewmembers of patrol vessel SETTSU pose for a group photo. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
The same day, the VCG delegationvisited patrol vessel SETTSU, whichis 105.4m long, 14.6m wide and 29m high at the maximum, and has the maximumspeed of 18 nautical miles per hour. The 3,304 DWT ship with 50 crewmembers isin charge of conducting patrols to prevent piracy and armed robbery. It alsoengaged in an exchange visit with the VCG in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nangin February 2023.

Leading the VCGdelegation, Col. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Region 1, saidthat he hopes the visit to the OsakaBay marine traffic centre and vessel SETTSUwould help the Vietnamese side gain precious experience in safeguardingmaritime safety and security, and improving the capacity of deploying vesselsto perform tasks.

This was alsoa good chance for the two sides to share maritime law enforcement experience andenhance cooperation and mutual understanding, he added./.
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