Filipino BRP Ramon Alcaraz ship cancels Vietnam visitVietNamNet Bridge - The Philippine Navy has cancelled a scheduled port visit to Vietnam by the Philippine frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz "due to unavoidable circumstances and the change of operational demand of the said Philippine Navy vessel." The Philippine frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz. BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) is a frigate in the Philippine Navy and the second ship of the Gregorio del Pilar class. Ramon Alcaraz is the second of several ex-US Coast Guard Hamilton-class cutters that serves the Philippine Navy. More than 200 personnel from the Naval Task Group 80 - comprising surface warfare students, medical teams, and naval special operations teams - were supposed to sail aboard the Ramon Alcaraz.

Source: VietNamNet News July 07, 2016 08:26 UTC