LookAtVietnam – The Vietnamese Defence Ministry has announced it would set up an additional naval unit to protect Vietnam’s southern continental shelf from Binh Thuan to Bac Lieu.

The new naval unit will be responsible for managing and protecting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the sea area of more than 300km over the southern continental shelf of Vietnam.

The new naval unit will be responsible for managing and protecting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the sea area of more than 300km over the southern continental shelf of Vietnam.

The commander of the new naval unit, which is called the Region 2 Navy, is Colonel Nguyen Van Tuyen, while the unit’s political commissar is Colonel Mai Tien Duyen.

“The establishment of the Region 2 Navy is to protect the country’s sovereignty over the sea and islands on the southern continental shelf,” said Colonel Mai Tien Duyen.

“The Region 2 naval forces will protect and ensure safety on the sea for people and the international shipping line through the East Sea,” he added.

Colonel Tuyen said that besides its major mission of protecting Vietnam’s sea sovereignty, the forces will also carry out search and rescue activities for vessels.

The Region 2 Navy belongs to the Vietnam People’s Navy, an arm of the Ministry of Defence in charge of protecting the sea and continental shelf of Vietnam.

VietNamNet/VNE