(VOVworld) – Hundreds of fishing vessels in Binh Son district, Quang Ngai province on Saturday headed to Hoang Sa (Paracel) for their first offshore fishing trip in the Lunar New Year 2017.
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A fishing vessel prepares to depart for Hoang Sa |
As a customary practice, all the fishermen gathered under the national flag and sang the national anthem hoping for a bumper season.
“The national anthem encourages us a lot on our trips. Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) are our traditional fishing grounds, and we will continue to fish there to earn a living and to defend national sea and islands sovereignty”, fisherman Nguyen Sinh Banh stressed.