Tuesday 13 May 2008

Indonesian Warship Captures Boat Carrying Illegal Logs

Indonesian Warship Captures Boat Carrying Illegal Logs

Source: Antara News - May 10, 2008

Surabaya, East JavaAn Indonesian warship, the KRI Yos Sudarso-353, intercepted a boat carrying around 2,776 cubic meters of suspected illegal logs during a routine patrol in Semarang waters on Thursday.

"The 1,269-GT TK Unitama 11 which we nabbed on Thursday (May 8) was sailing under an Indonesia`s flag," Lt Col Toni Syaiful, spokesman of the Navy`s Eastern Fleet Command, said here Saturday. The boat had been herded to a naval base in Semarang for further investigation, he said. The Navy`s Eastern Fleet Command headquartered in Surabaya has intensified marine patrols among other things to fight illegal log traffic