Indonesia steps up sea patrols to Monitor foreign vessel and fishing boats

Members of the Indonesian Navy's marine patrol unit demonstrating their skills during a simulated anti-terror exercise at the Surabaya port, in East Java. Indonesia’s military has stepped up naval and aerial patrols of the Natuna Sea area because of a rising number of foreign fishing vessels in the region. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s military has stepped up naval and aerial patrols of the Natuna Sea area because of a rising number of foreign fishing vessels in the region.

The South-East Asian nation has deployed three ships and two aircraft in the gas-rich North Natuna Sea, and two additional vessels are on the way to join the group, Yudo Margono, commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command, said in statement.