The Hanoitimes – For many generations, island residents have been used to facing risks associated with the sea. The fisherman from Ly Son District in Quang Ngai Province said fishing is more than a means of livelihood for him and his colleagues. During long fishing trips, they always take along several national flags to make sure they always hoist one whose colours had not faded. Ly Son District, which has an area of about 10 sq.km, is located nearly 30km off the Quang Ngai coast. Besides the main island, which is called Ly Son, the district encompasses the Little Island (Dao Be) and Mu Cu Islet (Hon Mu Cu). The district has a population of about 20,000 people. Ly Son houses the Hoang Sa Bac Hai flotilla memorial and exhibition house, where many artifacts and documents proving Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa Archipelago are displayed. Now, with China’s placement of the oil rig in the East Sea since early May, there are other risks, but the fishermen are unfazed. They have said they will continue to work in nation’s traditional fishing grounds. Each boat is equipped with a communication tool called I-com that can be used to communicate with rescuers, other fishermen and surveillance officers. When encountering foreign fishing boats, boat owners communicate via I-com to tell all Vietnamese fishermen in the area to hoist the national flag on the bunk, marking the nation’s sovereignty, he added. Hanoitimes
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:52:53 +0000
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