Jakarta (WNAM MONITORING): The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) conducted joint exercises off the coast of Jakarta on Friday to combat maritime crimes.
Using its Settsu patrol vessel with approximately 40 personnel onboard, the JCG carried out the exercise as part of its cooperation with Bakamla in addressing maritime crimes.
“The aim of this exercise is to strengthen cooperation between the two parties in combating crime and monitoring territorial waters,” said Funahashi, the chief communicator of the Japan Coast Guard, on Friday.
Settsu and Bakamla’s KN Pulau Marore departed Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port at 8 a.m. local time to begin offshore training.
The joint exercise commenced with preparations, including the deployment of a water jet boat acting as a suspected pirate vessel in the waters around 9 a.m.
Once the suspected boat reached a designated distance, Settsu and KN Pulau Marore coordinated to pursue the vessel.
At 10:11 a.m. local time, when the ships were 1 nautical mile away from the suspected boat, KN Pulau Marore initiated the chase, followed by Settsu, until they closed the gap to 0.5 nautical miles.
“Settsu will chase the suspicious boat and issue a warning signal when it is within 0.5 nautical miles of the vessel,” Funahashi explained.
At 10:25 a.m. local time, the patrol vessel raised a yellow and black flag and issued four warning signals to prompt the suspected boat to stop.
Its personnel delivered the command, “Stop engine, stop engine,” via a microphone.
Settsu and KN Pulau Marore then flanked the suspected boat and procedurally escorted it back to the port for further action.
