Navy needs more warships

Navy needs more warships

CILACAP, Central Java (JP): Indonesian Navy's Eastern Fleet
Commander Rear Admiral Adi Haryono said on Thursday that the Navy
needed more warships in safeguarding the country's waters from
sea intruders, citing that its current 114 warships were far from
enough.

Adi said ideally there should be at least 500 ships to
maximize the Navy's jobs, including its duties to stop the
rampant fish theft by foreign vessels.

"We find difficulties in overcoming security disturbances in
our waters due to our limited ships," he said in a dialog with
Cilacap local officials.

Cilacap Regent Hery Tabri asked the Navy to step up its
patrols along the regency's coast to stop illegal fishing by
foreign companies, especially Hong Kong-based firms. (45/prb)