On April 2nd, the Command of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command presided over and coordinated with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Ho Chi Minh City Police to organize the handover of crew members in distress at sea to the Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
Previously, on March 18, the Command of the Border Guard of Ho Chi Minh City received information from Hai Nam Shipbuilding Agency Co., Ltd., about the SEA VALARY ship (Thai nationality) discovering and rescuing a crew member, Mr. Heru Partiman (born in 1969, Indonesian nationality) drifting at sea. Immediately after that, the Border Guard of Ho Chi Minh City directed the Border Guard force of Ba Ria - Vung Tau port to organize the reception of victims according to regulations.
At about 3 pm on March 19, the SEA VALARY ship docked at the port in Vung Tau, and the Border Guard of Ba Ria - Vung Tau port sent military medical for first aid, initial medical care, and carried out reception procedures. Then arranged and arranged accommodation for Mr. Heru Partiman at Border Guard Flotilla 2 (under Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard).
At the handover ceremony held in Vung Tau ward, Mr. Heru Partiman sent his sincere thanks to the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard force for their concern and enthusiastic timely support during his stay in Vietnam. At the same time, he thanked the Government and functional agencies of Vietnam for creating favorable conditions for him to return home soon to reunite with his family.
Ms. Aulia Raihan - Deputy Consul of the Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City - expressed her deep gratitude to the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard for their dedicated, thoughtful and humanitarian support for the victims over the past time. The effective coordination between Vietnamese functional agencies and the Indonesian Consulate General not only helps ensure the safety of Indonesian citizens but also demonstrates the good and reliable cooperative relationship between the two countries. After receiving them, the Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will manage and coordinate the necessary procedures to bring the crew members back to the country according to regulations.
Colonel Tran Ngoc Tang - Deputy Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command said that the support, care and handover procedures are carried out in a humanitarian spirit, clearly showing the responsibility and humane tradition of the Border Guard force; strictly complying with the provisions of Vietnamese law as well as relevant international treaties. Thereby, continuing to maintain and strengthen the good cooperative relationship between the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard force and Indonesian diplomatic missions in Vietnam, contributing to promoting the friendly relationship between the two countries to develop more and more.
