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Modern Ships of Vietnam Coast Guard

CSB 8003 ship is installed and equipped with modern technology, suitable for the functions and tasks of the current Coast Guard (photo : Soha)


Currently, the Vietnam Coast Guard is equipped with modern ships by the Party and State, the Army to protect sovereignty, sovereignty rights, national jurisdiction, security, national interests, nation; protection of marine resources and environment; protection of property, legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals at sea.

 

Inside of CSB 8004 (photo : Soha)

To perform the task of protecting the sovereignty of sea and islands, protecting marine economic activities, Vietnam Coast Guard is equipped with many modern patrol boats such as: CSB 8020 with a tonnage of 3,250 tons, Hamilton class and is a warship awarded by the US to Vietnam in the EDA program in 2017. Large patrol boat 1,500 tons CSB 8003 that had been donated by South Korea in 2013.

The most modern ship in the Vietnam Coast Guard is the 2,500-ton DN-2000 patrol ships with numbers 8001, 8002, 8004, and 8005. The ship is built by Song Thu factory (Z189), designed by Damen Group (Netherlands).

 

As one of the most modern ships in the fleet of Vietnam Coast Guard today, the CSB 8004 under the Command of Marine Police Zone 1 is responsible for checking, controlling, protecting sovereignty, acts in violation of Vietnamese law (photo : Soha)

Currently, the Vietnam Coast Guard owns 4 units and the fishing force owns 2. As of 2019, Vietnam Coast Guard equipped with about 70 patrol boats of all kinds from small sizes of 100-400 tons to 3,000-4,000 tons, most of which are produced by domestic and foreign designs. , partly to be funded or purchased.

 

Inside of CSB 8004 (photo : Soha)

In particular, the Vietnam Coast Guard is also equipped with surveillance aircraft with many modern technical equipment according to European standards.

The equipping of modern Coast Guard ships marks the development of the Vietnam Coast Guard, meeting the requirements of performing the function of State management on security, order and safety at sea as well as related international events to which Vietnam is a member on the sea areas and continental shelf.

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