Hanoi (VNA) – The ship Le Quy Don, with 116 crewmembers from theVietnam Naval Academy, docked in Nha Trang military port on May 15, concluding itsvisits to Cambodia and Thailand for drills and exchanges with naval forces ofthe two countries.
According to Colonel Nguyen Duc Nam, Vice Director of the Vietnam NavalAcademy and head of the Vietnamese delegation, all targets for the visits were completedsafely.
The tour contributed to reinforcing friendship and trust among the navalforces of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, while promoting naval exchangeactivities among countries for peace, stability, cooperation and development inthe region.
The tour also helped improve crewmembers’ capacity in tacklingsituations in reality, while patrolling and reconnaissance activities alsohelped them gain skills before graduating.
The crewmembers ofthe ship are Vietnam Naval Academy trainees of the 58th batch.
The ship belongs to the training ship fleet of the Vietnam NavalAcademy. It was designed by Poland’s Choren Design & Consulting and builtby Marine Projects in 2014. It was launched on June 1, 2015.-VNA