The dispatch was sent by the Ministry of Construction to the Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration; Vietnam Maritime Industrial Park Coordination Center; Vietnam Maritime Information Technology Company Limited.
The dispatch stated that according to the bulletin of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on August 17, 2025, the center of the tropical depression was at about 17.1 degrees North latitude; 111.5 degrees East longitude, in the northwest sea of Hoang Sa special zone.The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression is level 6 (39-49km/h), gusting to level 8; moving northwest at a speed of 10-15km/h.
Forecast of the impact of the tropical depression at sea: The sea area west of the North East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa) will have thunderstorms and strong winds of level 6-7, gusts of level 8-9, waves 2 m to 3.5 m high, rough seas.
From early morning on August 18, the Gulf of Tonkin will have winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusts of level 8, waves 2 m to 3 m high, rough seas.
Ship operating in the above-mentioned dangerous areas are likely to be affected by thunderstorms, whirlwinds, strong winds, and large waves.
The Ministry of Construction said that, implementing Official Dispatch No. 5630/CD-BNNMT dated August 16, 2025 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on responding to tropical depressions in the East Sea, the Ministry of Construction requires the above agencies and units to immediately implement the following:
Vietnam Maritime Information Company Limited directs the coastal information station system to monitor, update, immediately process information and promptly notify the location, developments, and direction of the tropical depression so that vehicles and captains of ships and boats operating at sea know to proactively avoid, escape or not move into the danger zone.
The Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration directs the Maritime and Inland Waterways Departments to continuously monitor the developments and direction of the tropical depression to notify and guide ships when granting a license to leave the port; strictly count and manage the departure and maintain regular contact with ships operating in the area affected by the tropical depression, including transport ships and tourist ships to promptly handle possible bad situations; check and guide anchoring at ports, especially the anchorage area around the islands.
The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center prepares forces and means to participate in rescue when ordered.
Request the above agencies and units to organize 24/7 on-duty and regularly report to the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Construction.
