Navy cadets sail to Australia

Navy cadets sail to Australia

SURABAYA, East Java: Eighty cadets of the Navy Academy (AAL)
were farewelled by AAL Governor Maj. Gen. Sudarsono Kasdi for a
sailing trip to Australia aboard the K.M. Dewa Ruci training ship
in a program called "Kartika Jala Krida 1998" in a ceremony here
Sunday.

The program, led by Lt. Col. Bambang Harjanto, will last for
three months and cover 9,408 nautical miles.

"The program will be good practice. The cadets will have
valuable experience during the trip, by braving bad weather and
difficult situations," Kasdi said.

The Dewa Ruci will also participate in the international tall
ship race, the Sydney to Hobart Race 1998. It will join K.M.
Arung Samudera, another training tall ship belonging to the
Indonesian Navy, in the championship. (swe)