Korea Coast Guard to hand over two patrol boats to Vietnam ”free of charge”

Two retired patrol boats of the Republic of Korea Coast Guard have been sent to Vietnam to take on new duties. On the 29th, the Republic of Korea Coast Guard held the Republic of Korea Maritime Police (ROKMCP) patrol in the northern Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong.
On the same day, a "Police Patrol Vessel Handover Ceremony" was held, and it was announced that two patrol boats operated by the Korean Coast Guard had been handed over to the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.
The two vessels handed over to the Vietnamese side are 100-ton and 25-ton classes, respectively, and have been engaged in maritime security and security activities for over 30 years.
The Korean and Vietnamese governments decided to hand over the decommissioned vessels of the Korean Coast Guard to the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security free of charge in accordance with the Korea-Vietnam Maritime Cooperation Agreement signed in June last year.
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