Medical ship and mobile boat on duty 24/7 on Ha Long Bay

From August 6, the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command deployed a medical ship and two mobile boats to patrol the bay 24 hours a day.

Boats of the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command patrol Ha Long Bay - Photo: VNA

Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command informed that in order to enhance safety for tourists visiting and staying in Ha Long Bay, from August 6, the Provincial Military Command arranged a medical ship and 2 mobile boats to patrol the bay 24 hours a day.

Medical ships and mobile boats patrol from 7am to 6pm every day on tourist routes in Ha Long Bay, with one ship permanently stationed at Ti Top Island. From 6pm to 7am the following day, the mobile boats return to Tuan Chau Island to organize a 24/7 shift, ensuring full-time duty.

Increasing patrol boats and checkpoints to ensure safety for tourist boats visiting Ha Long Bay, creating trust for tourists.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Son, deputy commander of the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command, said that on average each shift has 6-8 people, including the Information Team and the Medical Team.

The medical ship is also equipped with 4 stretchers, oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers... to be ready to participate in search and rescue in Ha Long Bay in case of unexpected situations.

Together with the Military Command, the functional forces of Quang Ninh province have increased inspections of safety conditions at ports. Many working groups have been deployed to patrol the waterways, in coordination with the port authority. The Department of Construction has conducted surprise inspections of compliance with regulations on ensuring safety of waterway traffic on tourist boats, when these vehicles are anchored at tourist attractions waiting for visitors.

Previously, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province worked with the Institute of Earth Sciences (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) to deploy the installation of an early warning system for meteorological phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and lightning at some key locations, especially in Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay, and coastal areas. This is of great significance in ensuring the safety of people and means of tourism activities in particular and the socio-economic development of the locality in general.

With specific actions to ensure the safety of tourists visiting Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province hopes to achieve the target of welcoming 20 million visitors, including 4.5 million international visitors. Total tourism revenue is expected to reach VND50,000 billion in 2025.

In the first six months of 2025, Quang Ninh tourism industry welcomed about 12.1 million visitors; of which domestic visitors are estimated at 9.8 million and international visitors are estimated at 2.3 million.

Quang Ninh also introduced many new tourism products into exploitation, forming and developing highly competitive service products, while constantly improving the quality of the fleet of ships taking visitors to Ha Long Bay with a strict safety factor.

VNA

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tau-quan-y-va-xuong-co-dong-truc-24-24h-tren-vinh-ha-long-20250806182048083.htm