Coast Guard ship hunts for a fuel smuggling ship

Only from June 1 to now, just over 10 days, up to 5 smuggled oil tankers have been seized by the Coast Guard of Region 4 with the amount of nearly 300,000 liters of DO oil, worth more than 6 billion VND. . That shows that the situation of petroleum smuggling in the Southwest Sea is having many complicated developments. Although there are many sophisticated forms of camouflage under the guise of fishing vessels, however, illegal oil and gas trading ships at sea still have many distinctive elements that can be recognized through their appearance as follows:

– Illegal oil tankers are often equipped with many anti-collision buoys to easily access other ships to carry out trading activities. Fishing boats are not usually fitted with many buoys.

– On board ships trading in smuggled petroleum, there are usually no fishing gear, buoys and fishing nets, instead large pipes are left on the deck.

– The route of ships trading in smuggled petroleum is usually around sea areas bordering with other countries, not following fixed fishing routes.

The value of smuggled petroleum products is very large, usually from a few hundred million to billions of dong a trip, so when discovered by the Coast Guard, these subjects are ready to increase the gas to run away, even torturing themselves. attack the authorities with all kinds of weapons.

The fishing boat has the number KG94793TS, but when it was discovered by the Coast Guard in the Southwest Sea, the last 2 digits were hidden, the cruise monitoring device on the Coast Guard ship was also not recognized. signal of fishing vessel KG947. Although many times asked the ship owner to turn off the engine and let it float to conduct inspection, the ship still increased the throttle to run away, even when the Coast Guard ship approached, the crew members used a variety of weapons. such as sticks, knives, machetes to attack the Coast Guard.

Realizing that the case had signs of complications, the Coast Guard Command Region 4 dispatched the fishing boat 270 on duty in the bordering waters to quickly maneuver to the scene and coordinate with the Coast Guard ship. 4035 seizing fishing boat KG 947.

Despite being locked by two pincer noses, the KG 947 train still defied the throttle to run away, even the crew members on the train dropped many ropes hundreds of meters long behind the steering wheel in order to get caught in and damage the propeller, the system. steering system of coast guard and fishery control ships. Seeing that this was not effective, the ship’s crew immediately opened the gas cylinder valve and threw it straight into the sea in front of the coast guard ship 4035.

After nearly a day of pursuit, even forced to apply strong measures such as crashing, firing warning flares and using water cannons, combined with convincing propaganda, the functional forces controlled was violated by the ship with 19 crew members on board. This is just one of many confrontational situations that law enforcement agencies face at sea, not to mention the adverse weather factors.

Despite many difficulties and hardships, but with determination and determination to fight against all kinds of crimes. Up to the present time, the Coast Guard has collected many billions of dong from the arrest of illegal petrol and oil trading ships. At the same time, absolutely ensure the safety of people and technical equipment in the process of patrolling, controlling and handling violations at sea.

Compared to previous years, petroleum smuggling took place throughout the seas, this year, up to 76% of violations took place in the South and Southwest seas. This shows that the situation of petroleum smuggling in this sea is having many complicated developments. This fact requires the Coast Guard not only to grasp the new tricks of smugglers, but also to regularly hone their skills to handle all situations at sea.

At a training session to release a boat from the Coast Guard ship 3007, all operations are required to be quick, accurate and absolutely safe. With light weight, high speed, good maneuverability, inflatable boats equipped with coast guard ships are useful means to help soldiers quickly approach and control offending ships. Therefore, the proficient use of this type of boat is a mandatory requirement for soldiers performing their duties at sea.

To quickly detect violating ships, the Coast Guard is equipped with modern maritime radars, operating in all weather conditions with a range of tens of nautical miles. Regularly monitoring the moving direction of the targets on the radar screen can also detect where is a fishing boat, where is an oil tanker.

Not only performing the task of law enforcement, assisting in rescue at sea, the Vietnam Coast Guard is also a force in charge of protecting national security and preserving the country’s sovereignty over the sea and islands. These live-fire training sessions at sea aim to improve combat readiness, the level of command organization at all levels, as well as test the skill level of manipulating, exploiting and using weapons and equipment. of officers and soldiers on the Coast Guard ships.

Both resolutely fighting and suppressing crimes, combined with measures of propaganda, popularization and education of the law. More than 1,300 propaganda sessions held by the Coast Guard for hundreds of thousands of fishermen in 28 coastal cities and provinces have contributed significantly to reducing the crime rate at sea. At the same time, build a posture of all-people national defense and people’s security at sea, firmly protect sovereignty, security and order in the country’s seas and islands.

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