Navy patrol boat to secure Papua

Navy patrol boat to secure Papua

MANOKWARI, Papua: The Indonesian navy is building a KAL 36 speedboat in fiberglass and a Caterpillar to increase coastal patrols in the eastern waters off West Irian Jaya, Papua.

The head of the Manokwari naval maintenance and repair facility, Col. Surachman, recently said the construction of the patrol boat was to strengthen the fleet of the central Naval Base V in Jayapura.

He said the speedboat was also expected to provide transportation support to and from remote areas in the region.

Surachman said the Manokwari maintenance and repair facility, a legacy of the former Dutch colonial government, would be developed into a shipbuilding complex. -- Antara