43 victims on vehicles that broke anchor and drifted at sea were rescued and brought to the mainland by the Quang Ninh Border Guard and the Coast Guard Region 1 Command.
These days, although storm No. 3 has passed, officers and soldiers of Border Guard Squadron 2 are still patrolling, searching, rescuing and searching for victims still missing at sea day and night. The core role in this work is played by mostly young officers and soldiers.
Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Linh, Captain and Secretary of the Border Guard Squadron 2, said: Promoting the pioneering spirit of the youth, the unit's youth union members actively participated in activities to help people prevent storms. In the first days after the storm had just passed, although the weather at sea was still complicated, with big waves and strong winds, with the spirit of "Forgetting oneself for the people" and with the attention and encouragement of the Party Committee and commander of the unit, the youth of Border Guard Squadron 2 did not hesitate to face difficulties and hardships, always taking the lead in participating in search and rescue work at sea. Thereby, they promptly and successfully rescued many fishermen in distress at sea.
Youth of Border Guard Squadron 2 participate in collecting waste in Ha Long Bay.
Notably, at 11:30 a.m. on September 8, Border Guard Squadron 2 received a report that 11 crew members had their boat capsized while anchored at Vung Chua Islet (Hang Ma Islet) in the waters of Ha Long City. Border Guard Squadron 2 immediately dispatched forces and vehicles to the rescue. After more than 1 hour of searching, the unit's officers and soldiers organized a timely search and rescue of 11 crew members (including 2 men and 9 women), all with permanent residence in Ha Long City, to shore safely.
On the same afternoon, following the direction of the Provincial Border Guard Command, Border Guard Squadron 2 sent forces and vehicles to coordinate with Squadron 11 (Command of Coast Guard Region 1) to bring 43 sailors in distress in the sea area bordering Quang Ninh and Hai Phong to the unit for medical care, moral encouragement and handover to their families to ensure safety.
The youth of Border Guard Squadron 2 are always at the forefront in carrying out the unit's political tasks.
In the spirit of racing against time to rescue victims and search for missing people at sea, in the days after storm No. 3 (from September 8 to September 15), Border Guard Squadron 2 deployed 18/90 officers and soldiers to participate in search and rescue missions in the waters of Van Don, Cam Pha, and Ha Long. Currently, Border Guard Squadron 2 is continuing to coordinate with localities and functional forces to collect information about vehicles and boats sunk at sea to deploy rescue operations.
Not only participating in search and rescue work, in recent times, the youth union members of Border Guard Squadron 2 have proactively taken on the weak and difficult tasks; taken the lead in performing the task of fighting to protect sovereignty; and fighting to suppress crimes that violate the law at sea. During the process of patrolling and controlling at sea, the unit's youth also combined propaganda and dissemination of the law to fishermen. Thereby helping fishermen understand the provisions of the law when doing business at sea and voluntarily comply with it, while mobilizing the people's strength to participate in the task of protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands.
Lieutenant Colonel Pham Hong Tuyen, Political Commissar of Border Guard Squadron 2, said: Identifying youth as the unit's right-hand man, the Party Committee and Command of the unit have always created conditions for young forces to participate in missions at sea, both to promote their capacity and knowledge, and to improve their bravery and accumulate practical experience to mature. Thereby, contributing to the entire unit in performing well the task of protecting the sovereignty and security of the sea and islands of the Fatherland; creating a stable environment to promote the province's socio-economic development more and more sustainably.
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