Batam, Riau Islands – The Indonesian Maritime Security Job Force of 1st Fleet Command has driven out 84 foreign vessels illegally anchoring in the Tanjung Berakit waters of Bintan District, Riau Islands Province, a navy officer said.
Eliminating the foreign vessels was part of the Indonesian Navy’s undertakings to strengthen its maritime security in the waters which are susceptible to illegal activities and criminal activities, the job force commander, First Admiral Yayan Sofiyan, stated here Sunday.
The security maritime operations had actually likewise led to the arrests of suspected bad guys who typically conducted thefts and captures of a number of foreign vessels that had actually illegally anchored in Indonesia’s territorial waters, he said.
Over this past week, numerous vessels that had allegedly broken the Indonesian Shipping Law (Law No. 17 of 2008) were TB NELLY 53/ TK NELLY 76, LCT Cahata Maulida, TB SSE Alexandria, MT Sun Live, and MV Luna II, he stated.
Yayan Sofiyan also extremely appreciated the efforts that marine ship KRI Kujang-642 had actually made to chase MT Tenggiri which escaped to Singapore’s territorial waters.
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