Philippines and Vietnam conduct first joint coast guard exercises in the South China Sea
Kyiv • UNN
The Philippine and Vietnamese coast guards conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea. The crews simulated firefighting, rescue operations and medical response, emphasizing the humanitarian nature of the cooperation.
Rescue workers from the Philippines and Vietnam conducted a joint training operation in the South China Sea. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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It is noted that the crews of Philippine and Vietnamese ships blew up a boat with a water cannon and simulated a search and rescue operation during the first joint coast guard exercises of the two countries, which are in a dispute with China over the control of the waters in the South China Sea.
The Vietnamese 90-meter CSB 8002, which arrived in the port of Manila, joined the Philippine maritime patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang to simulate firefighting, rescue and medical response exercises.
Our exercises are more of a humanitarian nature. We hope that there will be more such exercises, because the sea is big and many people will need the help of the coast guard,
It is noted that the exercises with Vietnam took place after the Philippines completed a two-day maritime exercise with the military of Australia, Canada and the United States. These were the first exercises involving the four countries, which, according to Manila, were supposed to contribute to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
