Activity Updates

Collaboration in Search and Rescue for a Singaporean Oil Tanker Fire Near Da Nang Port (25/10/2023)

On October 25 2023, the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam hosted a conference in Da Nang to disseminate and implement the ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SAR). During this event, the Vietnam Maritime Search...

JCG visited Danang MRCC on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (1973-2023). (14/02/2022)

On the afternoon of February 14, the delegations included Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, officers of the JCG, Commanders, and crew members of The Tokyo Regional Command’s SETTSU Patrol ship visited Danang Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre...

Visiting and honoring seafarers on World Seafarers Day 2023 (19/06/2023)

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Vietnam Maritime Administration visits and encourages seafarers on the occasion of "World Seafarers' Day 2023" On June 19th, 2023, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Vietnam Maritime Administration...

Danang Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center and The High Command of 2nd Regional Coast Guard are holding a midterm review of the maritime search and rescue coordination regulations (15/09/2023)

On September 15, 2023, in Da Nang City, Danang Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Danang MRCC) and The High Command of 2nd Regional Coast Guard held a conference to review the coordination regulations for maritime search and rescue activities....

Deputy Minister Nguyễn Xuân Sang visits and extends Tet greetings to officers and crew members of Regional Center I (18/01/2023)

On January 18, a delegation from the Ministry of Transport, led by Deputy Minister Nguyễn Xuân Sang, visited and extended Tet greetings to the officers and crew members at the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center no.1 (Regional...

Vietnam rescues 303 Sri Lankan people in distress at sea (08/11/2022)

As many as 303 Sri Lankan people on board Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel LADY R3 have been rescued by the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Vietnam) and other foreign forces.

Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Center II Signs Regulation on Coordination of Remote Medical Consultation and Initial First Aid in Maritime Search and Rescue Operations (14/04/2023)

On April 14, 2023, the Danang Maritime Search and Recuse Coordiantion Centre (Danang MRCC) and the Da Nang Emergency Center signed a regulation concerning the "Coordination of Remote Medical Consultation and Initial First Aid in Maritime Search and...

Day of the Seafarer 2022 (09/11/2022)

First Aid Training at the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center No.1 (19/04/2023)

On April 10, 2023, the Communist Youth Union of the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center no.1 (Regional Center I) organized a hands-on training session in collaboration with Dr. Lê Văn Minh and Medical Officer Lương Thành...

Joint Search and Rescue Drill Between Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center No. 1 and the Command of Coast Guard Region 1 (17/05/2023)

On 17 May 2023, the Command of Coast Guard Region 1 and Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center no.1 (Regional Center I) conducted a search and rescue (SAR) exercise, including fire-fighting assistance, in the waters of Lan Ha Bay,...

The National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee delegation surveyed and worked at the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (06/03/2023)

On the afternoon of March 6, 2023, the working delegation of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security (Committee) led by Lieutenant General Nguyen Hai Hung, Deputy Chairman of the Committee, visited and worked with the Vietnam...

Vietnamese Rescuer To Receive IMO Bravery Award (06/07/2021)

Mr. Tran Van Khoi, Search and Rescue Officer from Viet Nam, will receive the award for rescuing four survivors from a sunken vessel.

Civil Defense Drill for Super Typhoon Response and Search and Rescue in Hai Phong, 2023 (24/05/2023)

Following Plan No. 162/KH-UBND dated May 24, 2023, issued by the Hai Phong People's Committee on organizing the Civil Defense Drill for Super Typhoon Response and Search and Rescue in Hai Phong in 2023. On July 7, 2023, the SAR 411 from the Regional...

IMO Secretary-General Visits and Commends Vietnam's Maritime Search and Rescue Force (11/05/2023)

On May 10, 2023, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center had the honor of welcoming Mr. Kitack Lim, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and his delegation for a visit to our unit in Da Nang.

Vietnam Transport Union organized a meeting to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam Trade Union (23/04/2021)

Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Crew Honored at "Glory of Vietnam 2023" Program (04/06/2023)

On the evening of June 4, 2023, the 18th "Glory of Vietnam" program, themed "Vietnamese Willpower," took place at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace. The event honored 16 organizations and individuals who exemplified resilience, overcoming...

Training on the use of SAROPS system to improve the maritime search and rescue capabilities of Vietnamese forces (30/06/2024)

With the approval of the Ministry of Transport, the Office of Defense Cooperation at the US Embassy in Hanoi, in collaboration with the Vietnam Maritime Administration, organized a training course on the SAROPS. This course was conducted by experts...

Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre attended a working session with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong at the Rescue Department via VSAT online television system (10/06/2023)

On the morning of June 10, Comrade Vo Van Thuong, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Commander-in-Chief of the People's Armed Forces, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council visited and worked at the Rescue Department,...