{"id":2977667,"date":"2024-08-09T10:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=2977667"},"modified":"2024-08-10T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T08:02:33","slug":"pcg-to-send-ship-to-vietnam-for-maritime-drills-before-yearend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/de\/2024\/08\/pcg-to-send-ship-to-vietnam-for-maritime-drills-before-yearend\/","title":{"rendered":"PCG to send ship to Vietnam for maritime drills before yearend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will send a ship to visit Vietnam before the end of 2024 as Manila and Hanoi continue to enhance their maritime cooperation due to shared threats and despite overlapping claims in the South China Sea.
For the first time, Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) sent its ship to Manila for a five-day visit which culminated in the maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea.
\u201cAs a result of the successful visit, the PCG will begin planning and preparations to send one of its ships to Vietnam later this year to reciprocate the gesture of goodwill, strengthen ongoing PCG-VCG cooperation, and further test interoperability in maritime law enforcement and search and rescue operations,\u201d the PCG said in a statement.
VCG ship CSB 8002 joined PCG\u2019s BRP Gabriela Silang in conducting the water cannon practice within the vicinity of Corregidor Island. But unlike Beijing, who has used water cannons to derail the maritime operations of Manila and Hanoi, the coast guard of both nations employed it for fire and explosion prevention purposes.<\/p>\n