Settsu, with 52 officers and sailors onboard, is captained by Colonel Niwa Satoshi. (Photo: VNA)

52 officers and sailors onboard Settsu will pay a courtesy visit to local leaders and engage in exchange and training activities with Vietnamese soldiers.

The visit is part of activities to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. In recent years, the two countries' coast guard forces have conducted joint activities in search and rescue, and crime suppression skills at sea.

The Vietnam Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard are both members of the Information Sharing Center Against Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).

Prior to its trip to Da Nang, Settsu patrolled the waters of Southeast Asia.