These Chinese militia fishing boats are not only close to the mining rigs, but they also monitor, threaten, provoke our reconnaissance boats and even … cut the recon wire.
Chinese sailors threatened and prevented the Binh Minh 02 ship from conducting an investigation in Vietnamese waters, 120 nautical miles from Cape Dai Lanh, on May 26, 2011.
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Mr. Nguyen Quang Bo, former Deputy Director General of the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company (now PVEP) recalls: “From March to early July 1993, PVEP implemented the Chapter. First seismic detonator to evaluate the structure Geological and Oil and Gas Potential of the Tu Chinh Beach Area (TC-93) We chartered the survey vessel “M / V Akademik Gambursev” from the Vien Dong Geophysical Federation (DMNG) successfully shot down 9,500 km of seismic lines … During the explosion of the field, many Chinese ships flew over and their planes flew over.
The seismic cable of the Binh Minh 02 vessel was cut on November 30, 2012 by the Chinese military fishing vessel in the area outside the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin.
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In 1995, PVEP continued to conduct a seismic survey for the TC-95 alternative with nearly 3,000 km of lines (captured and handled by DMNG’s Zephyr ship). In 1998, PVEP detonated the TC-98 plan with almost 4,000 km of routes and detonation and detonation combined of some 2,000 km of lots 133 to 134. In 2006, TC-06 detonated almost 18,000 km of routes, serving the general program of investigation. Area lots 155-159.
Also in 2006, PVEP was authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to sign a contract with the North Sea Geophysical Federation (SMNG) to contract a Polshkov vessel to conduct seismic studies, determine the limit outside the continental shelf of Vietnam, but it was blocked by China. drastic, I had to do it over and over again many times, until the end of 2008.
“For a long time, the oil and gas industry has been circling for oil on Tu Chinh Beach, exercising sovereignty over the continental shelf, so that no one can threaten and block it,” said Mr. Nguyen Quang Bo .
Vietnam oil and gas protection vessel (left) pursues Chinese ship from Binh Minh 02 area under seismic survey
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The journal of the seismic survey vessel Binh Minh 02 under the Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) also records the times threatened by Chinese ships, preventing and cutting the survey cable:
- On May 26, 2011, while they detonated in an area 120 km from Cape Dai Lanh, three Chinese ships that were sailing at high speed rushed in, used specialized equipment 30 meters below the surface of the sea and stole them.
- On November 30, 2012, the vessel Binh Minh 02 was moving at the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin to prepare for reconnaissance, the Chinese civilian fishing vessel that was behind cut the ship’s seismic cable, about 25 meters from the buoy of Stern.
- On 22.3.2017, the Binh Minh 02 ship was operating in the adjoining area between lot 120 and 143, 90 nautical miles from Ly Son Island, then the missile guard ship 545 of the Nam Hai fleet approached, asking by Binh Minh 02 Leave the area. Due to the protection ships, ship 545 broke away and in the afternoon suddenly entered, ordered Binh Minh 02 to “collect the cable and leave the investigation area”, forcing the security ships to resolutely stop. .
Engineers and workers on the Binh Minh 02 ship reconnected the cable after being cut by the Chinese militia fishing boat on November 30, 2012.
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For Vietnamese ships on duty to protect oil and gas studios, preventing Chinese ships from cutting cables is often carried out a dozen nautical miles away and this is not a simple battle.
“The fishing boats of the Chinese militia closed, they ran at high speed towards the investigation area, they ignored all the warnings on the communication channels, flags, lights, horn signals. We are forced to close down, force them to change direction, “said an official from the Vietnam Department of Fisheries, and shook his head:” By entering our waters to prevent or sabotage exploration and reconnaissance of our ship. , All Chinese militia ships erase their real numbers, carry false numbers, and sometimes do not cooperate to get out of the way, causing both the border guard and the inspection boat to go off course “…
Some images of Chinese fishing boats impede and sabotage the exploration and reconnaissance of Vietnamese boats, by reporters Youth Made and archived for many years:
The Binh Minh 02 seismic survey vessel of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group was threatened and regularly disrupted by Chinese vessels.
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Chinese militia boats with LED lights and special nets
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Quynh Lam Ngu 9,0002 militia ship from Hainan Province, China
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This civil ship printed the number Quynh Chiem Ngu 18066, but on a closer look this is a fake number, printed on the real one and coated.
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The militia ship wrote the number Quynh Xuong Giang 10678 (Hai Nam) but it was also very rushed and rushed
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Destroying the Binh Minh 02 on duty in April 2017, the ship in disguise from Taiwan, number BJ5122, also appeared.
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The Que Bac Ngu 63133 militia ship also joined the group of ships to prevent and disrupt Binh Minh’s activities 02
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The Taiwanese fishing boat, number Xuan Uc 217, continually tried to cut the bow of the guard boats from Binh Minh 02, April 2017.
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Chinese fishing boat Xuan Uc 217 disguised as a Taiwanese boat.
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