KRI Sultan Hasanuddin Catch 2 Ships from Thailand Steal Fish

KRI Sultan Hasanuddin

KRI Sultan Hasanuddin Catch 2 Ships from Thailand  Steal Fish

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - The government continues to reinforce their roles combat illegal fishing in the country. That is evidenced by step KRI Sultan Hasanuddin 366 dioperatori arrested two Thai fishing boats.

The boats were caught in the waters of Natuna, Riau Islands. This discovery began when KRI Sultan Hasanuddin are conducting Operation Rakata Jaya in Riau waters. One ship types in the Lower Class Sigma Operations Control (BKO) West Sea Fleet Command (Koarmabar) it detects suspicious contacts in the ship's radar on Thursday (12/11/2014) ago. After being approached more or less within a mile of the contact has been identified as a fishing boat.

When it is, KRI pride of Indonesia is being operated in the Natuna Sea. Waters between Indonesia-Malaysia border about 60 miles west Tarempa.

Reacting quickly, commander of KRI Sultan Hasanuddin 366 Marine Lt. Col. Tri Heri Wibowo ordered his subordinates to go down. Previously he managed to force foreign ships were docked to the KRI.

Found in a medium-sized vessel was full of fish there are two hatches robbery. In position at sea, the ship was in clear violation of the border area as in the waters of the island belonging to Indonesia.

"It was the position of the fishing vessel is in the U-03 39 54 104 58 27 T, precisely in the waters west of the island Jemaja," Heri said through a statement received by the Tribune, Sunday (12/13/2014).

After a search, it turns out it was not a complete ship documents. Authenticity is also doubtful. Besides the ship's Men named KM Tanjung Pura 02 rose wholly Thai citizen. Found also two storage hatch fish in the boat already filled with fish. What's worse, at the highest mast 02 KM Tanjung Pura Indonesian flag fluttering. Believed to be the epitome of the country used to fool officers.

The fishing fleet has now been secured in Lanal Tarempa. The fishermen proved're stealing fish in Indonesian waters Lantara could not show the complete document and all its crew were foreigners. Do not wait too long, hose 1 hour 40 minutes after the first arrest, Heri and his crew found anomalies in the ship's radar. About two miles from the position of the first vessel inspection no suspicious contacts. KRI Sultan Hasanuddin immediately pursue and identify objects that turns fishing vessels.

Knowing targeted Navy, the ship was trying to escape. Action occurs chase chase, but the fishing boat effort was in vain. KRI Sultan Hasanuddin managed to stop at coordinates N 03 32 48 104 49 36 T. Heri govern foreign ships docked immediately to KRI for the inspection process. ABK KRI down to rummage and found turned out to document the completeness of the fishing vessel does not exist, aka bulging. The second vessel successfully arrested and escorted to Lanal Tarempa. Ship named KIA Tawatesai (in Thai) contains nine of the country's white elephant. Just like the previous ship, in two storage hatch fish filled by Indonesian marine products.

Just info, Riau Islands waters is a favorite place for fish thieves. The reason is, there is a meeting of warm water and cold water in the region.

Mixing the two types of water has resulted in many small marine organisms or commonly called plankton. Population are lots of interesting fish to hunt in the water so that the number of fish is also very abundant.