Navy warship transporting Eid travelers arrives in Jakarta

Jakarta (ANTARA) – A whole lot of Eid vacationers returning to Jakarta from East Java and West Java aboard a Navy warship arrived on the Navy Sealift Command (Kolinlamil) Headquarters in Jakarta on Monday.

The 810 vacationers from Surabaya and Semarang boarded KRI Banda Aceh-593, a touchdown platform dock warfare ship, Kolinlamil Commander Rear Admiral Hudiarto Krisno Utomo mentioned.

“The ship departed from Surabaya with a transit in Semarang to hold extra vacationers. A complete of 310 vacationers embarked in Surabaya, with the remaining passengers boarding in Semarang,” he acknowledged, including that the warship additionally carried 181 bikes utilized by the vacationers.

Utomo mentioned that this system is held yearly to accommodate vacationers in the course of the Eid homecoming season, particularly those that normally return to their hometowns by motorbike.

He expressed hope that by offering another for vacationers who used bikes, the accident charge in the course of the Eid return move interval could be decreased.

He mentioned that using a warship for civilian use might help the Navy introduce its operate and showcase one among its fleets to the general public, particularly to members of the youthful era.

“Throughout the cruise, we introduce maritime and naval facets to the passengers. We additionally carried out dissemination actions,” he famous.

He defined that these actions showcase how the Navy’s position extends past army operations, encompassing humanitarian efforts like Eid journey help.

“They may even know that we’re a part of the individuals. The TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces) belongs to the individuals, and this ship was bought by taxes paid by them,” he defined.

Utomo revealed that his facet is contemplating growing the variety of warships deployed for subsequent 12 months’s Eid homecoming journey.

This 12 months, the Navy has ready two further warships to anticipate a surge within the variety of passengers. The warships are standing by in Surabaya, East Java, and Makassar, South Sulawesi.

“We additionally put together two different warships: KRI Teluk Parigi and KRI Teluk Youtefa. We prepared the ships if no warship is on the market or throughout a passenger surge,” Utomo remarked.

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Translator: Rio Feisal, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Anton Santoso
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