The boat racing saw the participation of four teams, including two teams from Ca Na commune and two teams from Phuoc Diem commune. Each racing team has 19 members who competed in four rounds of boat racing, with a distance of 600m per race.

Boat racing teams are competing in the 600m category.

The dragon boat racing festival has become an annual event in Ninh Thuan to preserve and promote the unique cultural feature of the locality.

Through the festival, local fishermen pray for favourable weather, good harvest, and a happy and prosperous life in the New Year.

Cambodia eyes speed boat service to Phu Quoc Island

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Boat rammed at sea, 3 fishermen die

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Vietnam’s largest high-speed boat launched

Z189 Shipyard and Phu Quoc Fast Ferry JSC jointly held a ceremony on May 6 to launch Thang Long, Vietnam’s largest high-speed watercraft, which is scheduled to be put into service for the Vung Tau - Con Dao route this June.

Last two victims of Hoi An deadly boat accident found

The bodies of two three-year-old kids, the last missing victims from a motorboat capsized off Vietnam's central coast on Saturday, have been found, raising the death toll to 17.

Two more dead in tragic boat accident off Hoi An

The death toll in an accident where a tourist motorboat capsized off Vietnam’s central coast Saturday has increased to 15.

Source: NDO