Vietnamese fisheries
surveillance ship KN-951 was recently violently attacked, rammed and
seriously damaged by Chinese ships.
The ship is one of
Vietnam’s law enforcement vessels operating in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago
in defence of China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou- 981 in
Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf.
For the past two months,
fishermen on the KN951 surveillance ship have approached the oilrig area
requesting China to withdraw its drilling platform, escort and coast guard
vessels from Vietnam’s territorial waters.
Following are some images
of the damaged KN 951 ship which are urgently being repaired in Da Nang.
Source: VOV
