Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has bought two new trendy patrol vessels to strengthen its skill to guard the nation’s marine and fisheries sources from unlawful, unreported and unregulated fishing actions (INN).

Patrol ships – Hiu 16 and Hiu 17 – can be deployed for routine patrols within the Strait of Malacca and the North Natuna Sea, mentioned the director of fleet surveillance and operations on the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Pung Nugroho Saksono.

“These are our quickest ships in the intervening time. They will attain 29 knots,” he mentioned in the course of the inauguration of the Hiu 16 patrol boat in Batam, Riau Islands province, Tuesday.

The patrol ships had been fitted with drones to doc efforts associated to interception, safety checks and detention, along with different refined and trendy gear, he mentioned.

The Hiu 16 and Hiu 17 the patrol boats had been designed by the Company for the Evaluation and Software of Know-how (BPPT) and constructed by PT Palindo Marine Batam, he added.

Indonesia’s unique financial zone close to Natuna and its territorial waters stays weak to IUU fishing actions.

In early 2020, for instance, Indonesian Navy ships detected plenty of Chinese language coast guards and fishing vessels in Indonesia’s EEZ close to Natuna waters.

They chased Chinese language fishing boats out of Indonesia’s EEZ as they tried to put their fishing nets.

In recent times, Natuna’s waters have gained nationwide and worldwide media consideration, with Chinese language Coast Guard vessels and fishing vessels repeatedly violating Indonesian EEZ rights.

On December 19 and 24, 2019, Chinese language ships had been discovered escorting dozens of Chinese language fishing boats to poach in Indonesia’s EEZ close to Natuna waters.

In August 2020, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries arrested two Vietnamese-flagged fishing vessels for unlawful poaching in Indonesian territorial waters and Fisheries Administration Zone 711 in northern Natuna.

The Ministry Hiu 03 a patrol boat, led by Ardiansyah Pamuji, stripped vessels that allegedly carried out fishing actions utilizing pair trawls.

The primary ship was headed by Lam Van Tung and manned by 17 Vietnamese crew members, whereas the second ship was headed by Lam Van Toan and had 5 Vietnamese crew members on board. (INE)

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