Hanoi (VNA) - A sailing ship of the VietnamPeople’s Navy anchored at Changi port on April 23, beginning a four-day visitto Singapore that lasts until April 26.
Aboard the vessel, coded HQ-286 and named Le Quy Don, arenaval officers, sailors and last-year students from the Vietnam Naval Academy.
The Vietnamese guests were welcomed at the port byrepresentatives from the Republic of Singapore Navy.
The Singaporean navy representatives then made a visit ofthe Le Quy Don ship, during which they were introduced to the ship’s externalrelation activities in recent years.
During their stay, the Le Quy Don crewmembers will engage ina series of visits and exchanges with the Singaporean side.
The sailing ship belongs to the training ship fleet of theVietnam Naval Academy. It was designed by Poland’s Choren Design &Consulting and built by Marine Projects in 2014. The ship was launched in June1, 2015.-VNA