A joint drill at sea between maritime police forces of Vietnam and South Korea was conducted successfully off Vietnam’s southern city of Vung Tau on June 25.

>> S. Korea’s sea police ship visits Vietnam The drill was carried out by visiting South Korean sea police ship JuJakHam of the Republic of Korea Coast Guard and a Vietnamese maritime police ship from the Vietnam Maritime Police Zone 3.

The location of the drill was about 10 nautical miles off Vung Tau.

The drill focused on fire extinguishing and search and rescue activities at sea. 

The scenario for the drill was that a Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship was facing a fire on its deck at sea, and four sailors had to jump from the ship into the sea to escape the fire.

Immediately, Vietnamese sea police deployed plans to extinguish the fire, and search and rescue the victims. A Vietnamese ship and a South Korean ship at the same time used hose reels to extinguish the fire on the ship in distress. 

The two maritime police forces of Vietnam and South Korea coordinated in using savage tugs and lifeboats to rescue the victims. After lasting for about an hour, the drill ended successfully, with all objectives and requirements of the drill being met. As previously reported, JuJakHam landed in southern Vung Tau city on Monday for a five-day working visit to Vietnam. The ship has a crew of 68 members headed by Ko Myung Suk, head of the Department for Technology and Equipment of the South Korean High Command of Maritime Police. After the above drill, the ship will leave Vung Tau for Ho Chi Minh City to continue its visit trip to Vietnam.

The visiting sailors will engage in cultural and sporting activities with Maritime Police Zone 3 and the Maritime Police.