TNI AL Clears Remaining PD II Mines In Tarakan Waters

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The Fleet Command II Mine Ship Unit (Satran) team destroyed or detonated the remaining explosives for World War (PD) II which was stored at six points in the waters of North Kalimantan (Kaltara).

The Commander of Lantamal XIII Tarakan, First Admiral of the TNI, Deni Herman, said that the process of detonating the AMD-type sea mine was detonated with magnetized and acoustic detonations in the Betagau Strait, Tarakan Waters.

"The neutralization of 1.7 meters from the mine, hopefully the mines will be split and the area will no longer be dangerous," said Danlantamal XIII Tarakan, accompanied by the Kaltara Marine and Fisheries Service (DKP), Tarakan KSOP and Tarakan Navigation District through KRI Rimau Island. 724, Tuesday, January 9.

He explained that this mine was discovered in 2007 by the Naval Hydro-Oceanography Center (Pushidrosal). Based on the map provided by Pushidrosal

number 259 issued in 2020, and the results of a survey of Tarakan waters, precisely in the Batagau Strait, found many mines.

"So whoever will use this territorial waters is not

"It is permissible and it is necessary to conduct a survey and neutralize it first. The map from Pushidrosal can also be used for national interests and economic interests," he said.

However, this sea mine needs to be detonated in order to provide a sense of security for people who are active on the sea.

"From the data on the map, the area where it is stated that there are mines, must be cleaned first. So that before it is clean, no one is allowed to do activities in the waters," he explained.

Deni Herman hopes that people who want to do activities can look back at the condition of the waters and be careful.

"I ask that if there are findings of explosives or suspicious objects in the sea, I can report them," he concluded.