Search and rescue exercise in the East Sea

PANO – Naval forces participating in the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2014 have carried out a search and rescue exercise in the East Sea.

Vietnam’s Hospital Ship HQ-561 was among a group of ships from Indonesia, Japan, Russia, the Philippines and Australia.

The group, led by an Indonesian flagship, in line-up formation started heading for the Indonesian island of Natuna on March 31^st.

On the way to their gathering point, they successfully conducted some mock-up situations, such as fighting a sudden fire on a ship, transporting injured people from a ship to another by helicopter, and rescuing distressed sailors.

On April 1^st, the HQ-561 performed a mock-up of treating a person getting an electric shock from the Japanese ship.

On the same day’s afternoon, they docked at Natuna to prepare for the Komodo’s final period of civil assistance.

Vietnamese medical officers ready for the exercise

The HQ-561 receiving a patient from Japanese ship’s lifeboat

A helicopter practicing transporting victims

Troops on the HQ-561 sending signals by semaphore

Head of the Vietnam’s team presenting a gift to the Japanese force

Translated by Van Hieu