(VOVworld) – A ship of the Vietnamese Navy Zone 2 headed by Colonel Ngo Tri Ha, Deputy Commander of Navy Zone 2, paid a New Year visit this week to the DK1/10 platform at Ca Mau Shoal. On board were officers and men from Navy Zone 2 and a number of reporters. During their visit, the navy personnel joined the soldiers there in making Chung cakes and performing a formal ceremony.

Tet gifts and staple goods were loaded on small boats to be delivered to the platform.

The soldiers were excited to receive the guests and Tet gifts.

Colonel Ngo Tri Ha, Deputy Commander of Navy Zone 2 and the soldiers on the platform held a conference to review 2016 operations and work out future plans.

Colonel Ngo Tri Ha delivered Tet gifts from the President and the Ministry of Defense to the soldiers on the platform.

A VOV representative gave Tet gifts to the soldiers.

Soldiers made Chung cakes and recalled memories of Tet in their home village.

Dong leaves are rare here.

A solider decorating a yellow apricot tree for Tet.

A solider taking a photo to send to his family. In 2010, a transmission station was set up to enable soldiers to have regular contact with their family.

A music programs took place while the Chung cakes were being cooked.

A young soldier reading a Tet letter from his friends on the mainland.