KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Water Police Directorate at the National Police officially deployed the Yudistira 8003 patrol ship, called "the police's biggest patrol vessel", in the waters off Batam, Riau Islands province, on Saturday to prevent rampant illegal fishing. The largest patrol vessel in the country would be mainly operated around the waters of Natuna, Indonesia’s northernmost border islands. The area is located between Singapore, the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. “The boat will function as the water police’s command center. Preventing illegal fishing in the Natuna waters will be its main duty,” said Brig. Gen. Lotharia Latif, the head of the police’s Security Maintenance Agency (Baharkam), on Saturday.
Police deploy biggest patrol boat to curb illegal fishing in Natuna
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The Water Police Directorate at the National Police officially deployed the Yudistira 8003 patrol ship, called "the police's biggest patrol vessel", in the waters off Batam, Riau Islands province, on Saturday to prevent rampant illegal fishing. The largest patrol vessel in the country would be mainly operated around the waters of Natuna, Indonesia’s northernmost border islands. The area is located between Singapore, the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. “The boat will function as the water police’s command center. Preventing illegal fishing in the Natuna waters will be its main duty,” said Brig. Gen. Lotharia Latif, the head of the police’s Security Maintenance Agency (Baharkam), on Saturday.