Da Nang launches Coast Guard ship
DA NANG - The defense ministry and the Song Thu Shipyard Corporation launched a multi-purpose vessel, CBS 8005, for the Vietnam Coast Guard Force at a ceremony on September 25.
It’s the second ship that the Da Nang-based corporation in co-operation with Damen Group from the Netherlands has built for the Coast Guard Force to improve law enforcement on the sea.
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| Representatives of Coast Guard force and Song Thu ship-building corporation cut ribbon in a launch of a new ship for Coast Guard force of Vietnam (Photo: VNS) |
The ship was one of seven large vessels the government had invested in to build a powerful Vietnam Coast Guard Force by 2020.
The CSB 8005 ship, which is 91m long and 14m wide, is the most modern convenience ship capable of carrying 2,500 deadweight tonnage (DWT) and working 40 days and nights over 5,000 nautical miles.
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| CBS 8005 -The new multi-purpose vessel (Photo: VNS) |
The local ship builder has built more than 40 vessels for export, including fast crew supply ships, rescue ships, salvage tugs and drive tugs, besides patrol boats, for the Middle East, South America, Europe and South Africa, as well as the domestic market.
