Overcoming big waves and strong winds to bring Tet to DK1 Platform

Phong vien cua Bao Lao Dong tham gia doan cong tac so 2 tren tau Truong Sa 21 thuc hien nhiem vu tham cac nha gian DK1 tai them luc dia phia nam.

Reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper joined working group No. 2 on Truong Sa 21 ship to visit DK1 platforms on the southern continental shelf. Photo: Bui Thom

Vuot hon 600km, sau nhieu ngay lenh denh tren bien tren tau Truong Sa 21, doan cong tac da tiep can duoc nhung nha gian dau tien.

Traveling more than 600km, after many days at sea, the working group reached the first rigs. Photo: Bui Thom

Cuoi nam thoi tiet dang tro mua, khu vuc Nam Bien Dong va quan dao Truong Sa, DK 1 trong thoi gian nay (1.1 - 16.1) co gio Dong Bac giat cap 4, cap 5, co luc co giong, gio giat manh cuc bo, do cao song tu 1,5 den 2,5 met. Viec tiep can cac nha gian vo cung kho khan. Xuong duoc su dung lam phuong tien de chuyen hang va qua cho cac nha gian.

At the end of the year, the weather is changing, the southern East Sea and Truong Sa archipelago, DK 1 during this time (January 1 - January 16) have Northeast winds of level 4, level 5, sometimes with thunderstorms, local strong gusts, making access to the platforms extremely difficult. Boats are used as a means of transport to transport goods and gifts to the platforms. Photo: Bui Thom

Cac chien si to xuong cua tau Truong Sa 21 tat bat voi nhiem vu cau xuong tu tau xuong bien de cho hang va qua den cac nha gian.

The boat crew of Truong Sa 21 ship is busy with the task of lifting boats from the ship into the sea to transport goods and gifts to the platforms. Photo: Bui Thom

Sau khi xuong duoc ha xuong bien, hang va qua Tet se duoc chuyen xuong xuong va dua gan den cac nha gian.

After the boat is lowered into the sea, the goods and Tet gifts will be transferred to the boat and brought closer to the rigs. Photo: Bui Thom

Hang va qua Tet sau khi duoc xuong cua tau Truong Sa 21 vuot song mang toi chan nha gian se duoc cac chien si, can bo tai day su dung may moc de cau hang len.

After being carried by boats to the foot of the platform, the soldiers and officers there will use machines to lift the goods up. Photo: Bui Thom

Trong nhung giay phut cang thang chong choi voi thien nhien, niem vui, su lac quan yeu doi van luon xuat hien.

In the stressful moments of fighting against nature, joy and optimism always appear. Photo: Bui Thom

De co mat tren cac nha gian, cac thanh vien cua doan cong tac phai di chuyen bang cach du day. Day la mot trong nhung cach tiep can an toan nhat trong dieu kien bien dong manh cuoi nam.

To get to the rigs, members of the working group had to move by rope. This was one of the safest approaches in the rough sea conditions at the end of the year. Photo: Bui Thom

Thuong ta Trieu Thanh Tung (ngoai cung ben trai), Pho Tham muu truong BTL Vung 2 Hai quan, truong doan cong tac tang qua, chuc Tet cac can bo, chien si tren nha gian.

Lieutenant Colonel Trieu Thanh Tung (far left), Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Region 2 Command, head of the working delegation, presents gifts and wishes for a happy new year to officers and soldiers on the platform. Photo: Bui Thom