Bringing Spring to DK1 Platform
(Baonghean.vn) - Nearly 100 tons of military supplies, military uniforms, and Tet gifts from people across the country sent to officers and soldiers of the DK1 platform are being urgently brought to the southern continental shelf of the Fatherland by the naval fleets Truong Sa 16 and Truong Sa 04.
On the morning of January 9, 2024, at the naval port of Naval Division 129 stationed in Ward 12, Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, the Command of Region 2 organized a farewell ceremony for the fleet of ships Truong Sa 16 and Truong Sa 04 to carry out the "Spring Voyage" bringing nearly 100 tons of military supplies, military uniforms and Tet gifts to officers and soldiers of 15 DK1 platforms, ships on duty at sea, Radar Station 590 and the people and soldiers of Con Dao district.
These are two ships "going to sea" at the beginning of the new year of the Naval Region 2 Command, bringing material, emotional, and the warmth of the mainland to the soldiers on duty at the forefront of the Spring of Giap Thin 2024.
Before the two ships left the port, on behalf of the Party Committee and the Command of Naval Region 2, Colonel Pham Quyet Tien - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Naval Region 2, briefed, assigned tasks and presented flowers to the two heads of delegation. “This is a spring ship carrying material, sentiment, trust, and the warmth of the mainland from the army and people of the whole country to the officers and soldiers of 15 DK1 platforms, ships on duty at sea, soldiers of Radar Station 590 and the army and people of Con Dao district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau). This trip will encounter big waves and many hardships. However, no matter how difficult it is, the Tet gifts will definitely reach the officers and soldiers. The delegation wishes you a successful Tet and a return to the mainland on time. Wishing you a safe journey at sea,” Colonel Pham Quyet Tien emphasized.
According to the shipping schedule, the New Year greeting delegation of Naval Region 2 is divided into 2 small groups. Group 1 commanded by Colonel Tran Chi Tam - Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Region 2, will follow the Truong Sa 16 ship to deliver New Year gifts to officers and soldiers of 10 DK1 platforms in Cluster Ba Ke, Huyen Tran, Phuc Tan, and Que Duong.
Group No. 2 led by Colonel Tran Hong Hai - Deputy Political Commissar of Region 2, will follow Truong Sa 04 ship to deliver Tet gifts to 5 platforms in Phuc Nguyen Cluster, Tu Chinh, Radar Station 590 and the People and Army of Con Dao District. Wherever they arrive at the sea, they will stop to deliver gifts and New Year greetings to fishing boats of fishermen and naval ships on duty at sea. The total voyage is expected to last about 20 days.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Nghiem Xuan Thai, Political Commissar of Battalion DK1, the continental shelf waters are currently experiencing strong winds and waves. Plans to transport gifts to the platforms by rope pulling have been carefully calculated and prepared. DK1 platforms are on watch 24/7, ready to receive ships coming to celebrate Tet. The gifts are packaged in protective bags to prevent moisture.
Colonel Tran Chi Tam - Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Region 2 said that despite the unfavorable weather, Tet gifts must be delivered to officers and soldiers at all costs. The delegation will celebrate Tet early with officers and soldiers on the platforms. In case of big waves, reporters cannot go to the platforms, they will give Tet greetings through loudspeakers and give gifts via wire.
The Truong Sa 16 and Truong Sa 04 fleets have set sail to bring Spring gifts to officers and soldiers outside the 15 DK1 platforms. In the farthest reaches of the country, the soldiers “heads in the sky, feet bare on the ground” will have a warm Spring, steadying their guns, firmly protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands so that the whole country can celebrate Tet in peace./.