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Last year, the Coast Guard dispatched the Hualien and Taipei ships to conduct the first long-distance training and internship mission. This year, the Chiayi ship and the newly delivered Penghu ship will continue to carry out the long-distance training and maritime patrol diplomacy projects.
Coast patrol ship Chiayi (bottom) and Penghu ship (top) arrived in Palau to carry out voyage training and diplomatic missions. (Provided by Coast Guard)
[Reporter Hong Dinghong/Kaohsiung Report] The Coast Guard Fleet Branch stated today (7th) that in order to verify the navigation performance of coast guard ships, strengthen cross-ship coordination and maritime service capabilities, and deepen international maritime exchanges, the Fleet Branch will deploy a 4,000-ton " "Chiayi Ship" and the 1,000-ton "Penghu Ship" jointly implemented the "Voyage Training and Maritime Patrol Diplomacy Project"; the two ships set sail for the friendly country of Palau last week to carry out voyage training and international exchange missions, and docked at Maraka Port yesterday (6).
The Fleet Branch pointed out that last year it dispatched the Coast Guard "Hualien" and "Taipei" for the first time to complete the first voyage training and internship coordination mission, and accumulated experience in dual-ship formation, ocean service and international cooperation. This year, the "Chiayi Ship" and the "Penghu Ship" just delivered on July 21 will form the Dunmu detachment to take over the sailing, continuing the results of maritime patrol training, and also allowing Taiwan and Silk coast patrol exchanges to continue to deepen.
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The Fleet Branch Office stated that the Coast Guard "Chiayi Ship" and "Penghu Ship" will conduct long-distance voyages and various professional trainings to verify the ship's performance and cross-ship coordination capabilities, strengthen maritime response and ocean service experience, and arrange fourth-year students and teachers from the Maritime Police Department of the Central Police University to intern on the ship to cultivate professional maritime patrol talents.
While docking at Malaka Port, Xu Jingzhi, deputy director of the Coast Guard, will lead a delegation and Chinese officials stationed in Palau to pay a visit to the President of Palau, and hold friendly pickleball and swimming competitions with local dignitaries, which will also be held on the "Chiayi Ship" National Day cocktail reception, joint flag-raising ceremony and other activities; then the two ships will conduct joint patrols with Palau law enforcement units in accordance with the Taiwan-Peruan "Coast Patrol Cooperation Agreement" signed in 2019 to consolidate the friendship and friendly cooperation between Taiwan and Palau.
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The Coast Guard Chiayi and Penghu will conduct joint patrols with Palau law enforcement units
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A National Day reception and joint flag-raising ceremony will be held on the Chiayi ship
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