This is the 12th steel ship of its kind built with preferential credits from the provincial Fishermen Support Fund as instructed in the Government’s Decree 67/2014/ND-CP designed to boost the development of the fishery industry, including a programme on building high-capacity, steel boats for deep sea fishing.

The vessel was built by Nha Trang Shipbuilding Company at a total cost of VND12 billion (US$528,000). It has a capacity of 811CV and measures 26m long, 7m wide and 3.4m high.

The ship will be run by a crew of 10 trained members. The owner of the vessel, Huynh Thach, 44, said the vessel will help him fish off-shore effectively and safely. 

Also on this occasion, the Fund provided an aid package worth VND269 million (US$11,836) to support local needy fishermen.