Overcoming waves and wind to bring spring to DKI platform

Kinhtedothi - The gifts from Working Group No. 2 of the Naval Region 2 Command, bringing warmth from the mainland, are a great source of encouragement for officers and soldiers of the DKI platform to be determined to complete their tasks and maintain the sovereignty of the sea and southern continental shelf of the Fatherland.

After 16 days of drifting at sea, overcoming big waves, strong winds and countless difficulties, officers and soldiers of Working Group No. 2 of the Naval Region 2 Command and Truong Sa 21 ship completed the mission of delivering goods and Tet gifts to DKI platforms; bringing the warmth of mainland Spring to the remote sea outpost.

The gifts filled with affection from the home front, containing the love between the army and the people, are a great source of encouragement for the officers and soldiers of the DKI platform to be determined to complete their tasks, firmly maintain the sovereignty of the sea and southern continental shelf of the Fatherland; creating a solid foundation for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea.

Below are some pictures from this special cruise.

On January 1, 2025, Truong Sa 21 ship departed from the wharf (Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) with the mission of delivering goods and Tet gifts to DKI platforms. The working delegation was led by Lieutenant Colonel Trieu Thanh Tung - Deputy Chief of Staff of Region 2.

The ship carries Tet goods and necessities according to the Ministry of National Defense's Tet standards for officers and soldiers to celebrate Lunar New Year (pigs, chickens, sticky rice, dong leaves, green beans, apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, kumquats, jams, candies...)

The handwritten letter from the son of a soldier on an oil rig to his father is a particularly touching gift.

With a special mission, Truong Sa 21 ship tore through the night, overcame waves and wind continuously for 2 days and 2 nights to reach DKI platform and carried out the task of delivering gifts and New Year greetings.

Due to the unfavorable weather with big waves and strong winds, the shipping was very difficult and arduous.

Soldiers anchor the rope securely to tie the goods onto the boat.

Kumquat pots are carefully tied to keep the fruit, leaves, and branches intact when placed on the trellis.

Shipping goods by sea in a state of rocking and swaying is not easy.

Calm weather and gentle waves will make shipping easier.

However, when the wind is strong and the waves are big, in the middle of the vast ocean, the boat suddenly appears and disappears, sometimes it seems like it is "swallowed" by the waves.

During the transfer, there were days when the sea was rough and the waves roared under the ship, making it difficult to transfer the goods, so they had to be transferred by rope. The soldiers had a hard time hooking the rope of the rig to the rope of the ship.

The goods are tied to the rope and connected to the rig's rope. The rig side will have to make an effort to pull the goods back.

Overcoming the arduous journey, the working group delivered enough goods for the rigs to celebrate Tet.

The gifts delivered to the oil rig contain so much love from the mainland to the sea frontier.

The working delegation presented Tet gifts to officers and soldiers of DKI/21 Platform

In the joyful atmosphere, the officers and soldiers of the rig wrapped Chung cakes and sang songs about the soldiers of the rig. Spring has come to the DKI rig in such a simple yet warm way.

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