Bakamla Add Patrol Vessels To Strengthen Security In East Zone

Bakamla added one high-speed patrol boat "High Speed Craft" (HSC) IV/32-04 made by Batam, Riau Islands. BETWEEN

JAKARTA - The Bakamla of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) added one high speed aircraft patrol boat (HSC) IV/32-04 which was built in Batam, Riau Islands. The head of Bakamla, Vice Admiral TNI Aan Kurnia, said that the HSC IV/32-04 ship would later strengthen sea security in Ambon Waters, Maluku Province or the eastern zone. "We should be proud, because the nation's children can create the fastest ships in Indonesia. This ship will be placed in the eastern zone, namely in Ambon. Because in the western zone, especially in Batam, there are already two ships," said Aan in Batam, Riau Islands, as reported by Antara, Monday, June 26. The ship, he said, had a length of 14.30 meters, a width of 3.3 meters, materials for ships from aluminum, a 3 x 425 HP engine, a capacity of 6 people and a speed of 65 knots. The ship was also equipped with a 12.7 mm caliber weapon. He said, with the presence of this ship, hopefully, it can reduce crime at sea. "I dare say that this ship is the fastest ship in Indonesia. It is hoped that this ship can reduce crime at sea. Friends know that there are ghost ships that are speed up to 40 knots? So this is the reason Bakamla made more than 40 knots," he said. Aan said that with the presence of the fourth high-speed patrol boat, in the future he would target that every year Bakamla would have one ship. "We have 3 zones, each zone should have 10 ships, we put them in the area. We put operations in vulnerable areas," he said. Meanwhile, the Head of the Sarana and Prasana Bureau of Bakamla, Laksma Bakamla Rudi Parulian, explained that the ship's construction used a source of funds from the 2023 state revenue and expenditure budget of IDR 10.7 billion, with an implementation period in accordance with the contract for 200 calendar days.

"But in its implementation, the shipbuilding process can be realized for 109 calendar days, meaning that 91 days faster and this ship has received a seaworthy certificate," he said.