The DK1/2 rig is located on the southern continental shelf of Viet Nam, about 250-350 nautical miles from the mainland.

Despite extremely harsh weather conditions, officers and men of the DK1/2 Phuc Tan rig under the DK1 Battalion of the Navy Zone 2 are making every effort to overcome all hardships and dangers to fulfill their assigned tasks, thereby contributing to firmly protecting the country's sacred sovereignty over its sea and islands.

An overview of the DK1/2 Phuc Tan rig

A naval officer working on the rig

The DK1 rig is built quite solidly

The DK1 rig is the place where naval soldiers are assigned the task of staying and developing the economy associated with protecting the sovereignty of the country's sea and southern continental shelf.

Naval officers and men are seen being happy to receive supplies from the mainland.

The rig stands in the middle of the ocean

Reporting by KIM LIEN - Translating by M.DUNG