Maritime Patrol Of The Ministry Of Transportation Turns Back The Ship For Homecomers In Jakarta Bay

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JAKARTA - Marine patrols carried out by the Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation thwarted a group of residents who were recklessly going back and forth through the sea in the waters of Jakarta Bay.

"The illegal travelers are given sanctions in the form of a warning and are required to make a U-turn. Today we are starting marine patrols in the context of monitoring the control of sea transportation for Eid al-Fitr 1442 Hijriah in the waters of Jakarta Bay," said the Director of the Sea and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) of the Ministry of Transportation, Ahmad, as reported by Antara, Sunday, May 9.

Ahmad, who went directly to the field, said that marine patrols were carried out in order to supervise the implementation of sea transportation control for Eid al-Fitr 1442 Hijri in accordance with the COVID-19 Task Force Circular and the Minister of Transportation Regulation No.13 of 2021 concerning Control of Transportation during the Eid al-Fitr 1442 H/2021 and Prevention of the Spread of COVID-19.

When the patrol was underway, the officers found a group of residents who were making an effort to go home using a service boat from the coastal area of ​​the Tanjung Priok port, Jakarta.

The service boat is a support vessel for ships anchored before they can dock at the port, which serves to serve the ship's needs.

“We found three service boats carrying residents who were still desperate to go home and we had stopped them. We provide an explanation and understanding, then we ask them to return to their original place," he said.

Ahmad revealed that his party received information that there were traditional boats or service boats along the coast of Jakarta Bay which residents used to go home to Cirebon and its surroundings so that the Tanjung Priok Airport, Tanjung Priok Disnav, Sunda Kelapa KSOP, and Tanjung Priok PLP Base tightened supervision of these vessels. on the coast or across Jakarta Bay.

"What is even more dangerous is that the homecoming passengers do not use safety life jackets," he said.

The integrated patrol consists of 4 elements, namely the Tanjung Priok Main Harbormaster Office, the Tanjung Priok Navigation District Office, the Tanjung Priok Marine and Coast Guard Base (PLP), and the Sunda Kelapa KSOP Office.

This marine patrol deployed several state ships belonging to the Tanjung Priok Navigation District, namely the KN. Reluctant, KN. MIAPLACIDUS and 6 RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) consisting of 2 RIB from Tanjung Priok PLP Base and 2 RIB Disnav Tanjung Priok and RIB Sunda Kelapa and RIB Kesyahbandaran Utama Tanjung Priok.