Located In Front Of The Pacific Ocean, Lanal Sarmi Papua Is Expected To Prevent Maritime Crime

Illustration. Indonesian Navy soldiers on the KRI deck dr Soeharso-990 at Tanjung Wangi Port,. (ANTARA-Zabur Karunu)

JAKARTA - The TNI Anggakatan Laut (AL) Base or Lanal Sarmi in Papua Province officially operates. It is hoped that its presence can prevent maritime evil from seeing its location directly facing the Pacific Ocean.

Pangkoarmada III Admiral TNI Rachmad Jayadi Tr. Han said the Sarmi sea area is often used as a route for ships outside and local. "Based on the results of reports, Sarmi's territorial waters, there have been many activities of illegal fishing and marine resources as well as other natural resources," he said in a statement in Jayapura, Thursday, June 22, which was confiscated by Antara.

"For this reason, the presence of the base will certainly monitor the entry and exit of goods so that the level of vulnerability of theft and security threats in the sea which are quite high can be maintained," he continued.

He explained that Lanal Sarmi was originally a Navy Post or Posal. Lanal Sarmi is now under the control of the X Jayapura Air Force Main Base (Lantamal).

"For this reason, the presence of the Sarmi Navy Base is very necessary to strengthen the defense of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), which is mostly an ocean," he said. Previously, the inauguration of the Sarmi Navy Base, by Pangkoarmada III Admiral TNI Rachmad Jayadi Tr. Han together with the acting Regent of Sarmi Regency, and Forkopimda took place at the Mako Lanal Sarmi field, Trans Jayapura-Sarmi, Kampung Ebram Muara Tor District, Sarmi Regency, Papua, Wednesday 21 June.