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Vietnam MRCC successfully rescues fishermen in distress in the area of Tri Ton Island, Hoang Sa archipelago (08/04/2024)

Vietnam MRCC successfully rescues fishermen in distress in the area of Tri Ton Island, Hoang Sa archipelago In the early hours of April 8, 2024, a Vietnamese fishing vessel named QNa 91892 TS was fishing at sea in the area of Tri Ton Island, Hoang...

Search and Rescue Communication Exercise between Vietnam MRCC and foreign MRCC (06/03/2024)

In the morning of 06th March 2024, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre organized the Search and Rescue Communication Exercise with MRCC Mumbai and MRCC Singapore.

Timely rescued the crew member of M/V MSC SVEVA who had a labor accident in the Vietnamese water (16/09/2023)

On September 15th, 2023, at 8:09 PM, the Vietnam Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Centre) received a distress call from the M/V MSC SVEVA vessel. The vessel, registered in Panama with a call sign of 3ESP7, was en route from Singapore to China...

Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE) visits and works at Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.IV (19/08/2023)

On August 19, 2023, Mr Le Do Muoi, Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of VINAMARINE led the working delegation to visit and work with officials and SAR 273’s crew at Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.IV (Nha Trang...

The Secretary General of the IMO visited and encouraged the Vietnam Maritime search and Rescue Coordination Center (10/05/2023)

On May 10, 2023, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) was honored to welcome Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the delegation to visit and work with the Centre’s...

Rescue of Nine Crew Members from Vietnamese Cargo Ship in Distress off Da Nang Coast (02/12/2023)

In the early hours of December 2, 2023, the cargo vessel Chính Quỳnh 19 (with a capacity of 3,425 tons and a length of 79 meters, carrying 3,400 tons of mountain rock on its route from Nam Dinh to Dung Quat) encountered a critical situation off...

The delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited and worked at the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (19/08/2022)

On the afternoon of August 19, 2022, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) welcomed a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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...

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.

Vietnamese search and rescue officer receives the 2021 IMO Bravery Award (10/12/2021)

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.

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

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...

Timely rescues 04 Vietnamese fishermen in distress in international waters (19/07/2023)

Once receiving the task of being on duty at the search and rescue checkpoint during the storm season in the Con Dao sea area (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province), the specialized search and rescue ship SAR 413 immediately deployed the rescue operation of...

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,...