Vietnamese, British navies conduct joint exercise
(VOVWORLD) - The navies of Vietnam and Britain conducted a joint exercise on the waters of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Saturday, involving ship 378 of Brigade 167 under Naval Region 2 and HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel.
 Captain Michael Proudman introduces HMS Spey to Vietnam’s naval officers. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) |
The two sides exercised together in terms of mobilising the squad, carrying out procedures for greeting each other at sea and exchanging information, and implementing the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) of the navies of Western Pacific countries.
HMS Spey visited Ho Chi Minh City from Monday to Saturday on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK.
It is the fourth vessel that the British Royal Navy has sent to Vietnam in the past five years, demonstrating that the UK is one of the long-term and most reliable partners of Vietnam in maritime security.