01 August 2015

Editorial: Vietnam’s Coast Guard Gets a Boost With New Patrol Vessel

A Vietnamese built TT400 class coast guard vessel
By Prashanth Parameswaran

Vessel to be used for maritime security operations.

On 27 July, local media outlets reported that the Vietnamese Coast Guard had inducted a new patrol vessel into one of its commands.

The new boat, numbered CSB 4035, is the fifth of the Vietnamese-built TT400-class vessels in the fleet and was inducted into the service’s Zone 4 command. The vessel was delivered by local firm Hong Ha Shipbuilding Company last month to the High Command of the Vietnam’s Coast Guard.

Read the full story at The Diplomat