Cargo ship seized by Navy

Cargo ship seized by Navy

SURABAYA: Two Navy patrol ships from the Eastern Navy Fleet
Command seized a cargo ship KM Fajar Kanguru, whose freight
included one container of explosives, while it was docking at
Tanjung Jangkar waters in Karang Tekok, Situbondo regency, in the
early hours of Friday, an officer said.

Spokesman of the Eastern Navy Fleet Command, Lt. Col. E. Ditya
Soedarsono, said the cargo ship, flying the Indonesian flag, had
sailed from Malaysia and was heading to Australia.

The two Navy patrol ships became suspicious when the cargo
ship was spotted in Tanjung Jangkar waters at 2 a.m. without
notifying the local authorities.

"The patrol ships approached for checking and found that the
ship carried eight containers, one of which contained
explosives," he said.

Ditya added that he had yet to receive a report of whether all
of the containers held similar material.

The ship's captain, an Indonesian national identified as Dwi
Bakti, informed the Navy officers that the ship would sail to
Australia at 4 a.m.

Ditya added that the KM Fajar Kanguru, which flew the
Indonesian flag, was then escorted to Banyuwangi Naval Base for
further investigation. (nur/lup)