Naval ships carry Tet gifts to soldiers doing duty at sea
Two delegations from the High Command of Naval Zone 2 and Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City on January 5 sailed from Vung Tau city to visit officers and soldiers who are doing their duty on DK1 Platform and Radar Station 590 in Con Dao island district.
Officers and soldiers of Naval Zone 2 carry Tet gifts to the ships. (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – Two delegations from the High Command of Naval Zone 2 andVietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City on January 5 sailed from Vung Taucity to visit officers and soldiers who are doing their duty on DK1 Platform andRadar Station 590 in Con Dao island district.
The delegations,including journalists of provincial and central press agencies, will also visitagencies and units stationed in the land district during their trip, which isexpected to last from 12-15 days.
The two ships, namelyTruong Sa 08 and Truong Sa 19, are carrying Tet gifts from the Ministry ofNational Defence, the People’s Navy, the High Command of Naval Zone 2,localities, agencies and businesses to the officers and soldiers.
This is an annualactivity, showing the sentiments and care the Party, State, army, naval forceand people of the whole country extend to armed forces who are doing their dutyat sea and on islands.
DK1 was set up on July 5, 1989, on the continental shelf belonging tothe Vung Tau-Con Dao Special Zone (now Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) with the taskof defending the country’s sovereignty over the waters in the southeasternregion.
It is a complex of structures of large steelpipes which strike roots deep into dry coral reefs. Covering these steel pipesis a living space for soldiers who guard the platform.
On January 4, delegations ofmilitary officers and soldiers also headed for Truong Sa (Spratly) to visitthose performing duties on Vietnam’s archipelago.
Four ships of Naval Region 4 carried thousands of Tet gift packages sent bymilitary units and people nationwide to soldiers and residents on 33 islands ofthe archipelago.-VNA
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Officers and soldiers of Naval Zone 2 carry Tet gifts to the ships. (Photo: VNA) 
