Overcoming big waves and strong winds to bring Tet to DK1 Platform
Báo Lao Động•20/01/2025
Overcoming strong winds and waves, Truong Sa 21 ship of Naval Region 2 has completed its visit and New Year greetings to soldiers of DK1 Platform , on the southern continental shelf of the Fatherland.
Reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper joined working group No. 2 on Truong Sa 21 ship to visit DK1 platforms on the southern continental shelf. Photo: Bui Thom Traveling more than 600km, after many days at sea, the working group reached the first rigs. Photo: Bui Thom At the end of the year, the weather is changing, the southern East Sea and Truong Sa archipelago, DK 1 during this time (January 1 - January 16) have northeast winds of level 4, level 5, sometimes with thunderstorms, local strong gusts, making access to the platforms extremely difficult. Boats are used as a means of transport to transport goods and gifts to the platforms. Photo: Bui Thom The boat crew of Truong Sa 21 ship is busy with the task of lifting boats from the ship into the sea to transport goods and gifts to the platforms. Photo: Bui Thom After the boat is lowered into the sea, the goods and Tet gifts will be transferred to the boat and brought closer to the rigs. Photo: Bui Thom After being carried by boats to the foot of the platform, the soldiers and officers there will use machines to lift the goods up. Photo: Bui Thom In the stressful moments of fighting against nature, joy and optimism always appear. Photo: Bui Thom To get to the rigs, members of the working group had to move by rope. This was one of the safest approaches in the rough sea conditions at the end of the year. Photo: Bui Thom Lieutenant Colonel Trieu Thanh Tung (far left), Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Region 2 Command, head of the working delegation, presents gifts and wishes for a happy new year to officers and soldiers on the platform. Photo: Bui Thom On DK1 rigs, the Tet atmosphere is everywhere. Photo: Bui Thom The soldiers on the rig wrapped Chung cakes to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday and interacted with the working delegation. Photo: Bui Thom
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