The 3,000-ton charming ship was transferred by the US to the Vietnamese sea police to leave the city of Seattle on June 1 to return to the country.

The crew belongs to the Vietnam Coast Guard will take the ship to serve the US Coast Guard forces to his new port in the sea police area in this summer, the US Embassy in Vietnam today today

CSB 8021 ships left the city of Seattle, leaving water on June 1.

The transfer of this ship to Vietnam has given a different example of a typical area of regional security partnerships increasingly strengthened between Vietnam and the United States.

Ship John Midgett, the old name of CSB 8021, is a large patrol boat of Hamilton of the US Duyen Week, which is started on April 5, 1971 and the type of 2020. This is the second half-hamilton patrol ship

USCGC John Midgett undergoing a comprehensive upgrade in 1991, was upgraded weapons, sensors, supplements Helicopter, overhauled engine and improving the living space of the crew.

The crew waved when the ship left Seattle on June 1.

115 m long ship, 13 m wide, with a small amount of water 3,050 tons, equipped with two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines, allowing a maximum speed of 54 km / h.

The US recently strengthens cooperation with Vietnam in the fields, especially on maritime security.

In addition to the patrol boat of the charming week, the US handed over to Vietnam many patrols Metal Shark, demonstrating deep cooperation between the two countries in law enforcement, searching for marine rescue in the territorial and solid area