Overcoming big waves and strong winds to bring Tet to DK1 Platform

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 platforms , 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 is busy 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

Goods and Tet gifts, after being carried by boats across the waves to the foot of the platform, will be lifted up by soldiers and officers using machines. Photo: Bui Thom

In the tense moments of fighting with 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 is 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, presented gifts and wished a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers on the platform. Photo: Bui Thom

On the DK1 rigs, the Tet atmosphere is everywhere. Photo: Bui Thom

Platform soldiers wrap banh chung to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday and interact with the working delegation. Photo: Bui Thom

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