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A reference to the "Coast Guard" was included in the plot summary and under "Controversies." According to the Wikipedia article on the Vietnamese Coast Guard, prior to 1998, Vietnam didn't have a coast guard and relied upon its navy to patrol its coast. Vietnam established its coast guard in 1998, calling it the Vietnam Marine Police until 2013, when it officially became the Vietnam Coast Guard. In Harlan Kenedy's 1983 interview with Ann Hui cited under "Controversies," the author describes the film depicting a "Vietnamese patrol boat" firing upon a refugee vessel killing all on board and Hui states that it is based on an actual incident in which two "patrol boats" fired upon a vessel, then circling it to create a whirlpool until the boat sank.[1]A.T.S. in Texas (talk) 22:17, 19 May 2024 (UTC)Reply