Beginning the journey to bring Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) to the DK1 offshore platform in Con Dao.

(Baonghean.vn) -At exactly 11:30 AM on January 13th, two ships, HQ624 and HQ636, belonging to the Command of Naval Region 2 and based in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, departed from the mainland to begin their journey to visit and extend New Year greetings to officers and soldiers on 15 DK1 offshore platforms and Con Dao Island.

Accompanying them on this trip, in addition to officers and soldiers from the Command of Region 2, are representatives from the leadership of two provinces: Tra Vinh and Ben Tre, and more than 35 journalists and reporters from news agencies from the central to local levels. The two ships, HQ264 and HQ636, will depart at the same time but with different itineraries. Ship HQ624 will visit and extend New Year greetings to 14 DK1 offshore platforms and patrol vessels. Ship HQ636 will visit the DK1/10 offshore platform and Con Dao Island.

Colonel Truong Cong The, Deputy Political Commissar of the 2nd Regional Command, presents flowers to officers and soldiers before their departure.



A soldier presents flowers to a reporter before departing.



Representatives from Quang Ninh Provincial Television asked the delegation to present gifts to the officers and soldiers on the DK1 offshore platform.



Tuoi Tre newspaper is one of the organizations that has many activities focused on supporting the DK1 offshore platform.

This was the first trip to deliver Tet gifts for the officers and soldiers serving on the DK1 offshore platforms and Con Dao Island. With the heartfelt sentiments of the mainland, the delegation brought gifts such as candies, meat, vegetables, vermicelli, and spices for making banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes), hoping that the officers and soldiers would have the basic means to celebrate Tet in a warm, cozy, and joyful manner.

Although the gifts may not be of great material value, they demonstrate the care and concern of the Party and the State, and the affection of the people for the officers and soldiers who are guarding the seas and skies of the Fatherland day and night, firmly protecting the sacred and inviolable sovereignty over the southern continental shelf.

Inspect food products before they depart.

In addition to Tet gifts from the Ministry of National Defense, the Navy, and the Command of Region 2, officers and soldiers also received gifts from localities such as Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Quang Ninh Television Station, etc.

Pham Bang