Hundreds of Cilacap fishermen living in Kampung Laut district celebrated Independence Day on Wednesday by holding a flag-raising ceremony led by Kampung Laut district head Nurindra Wahyu.  

Students, fishermen and representatives of neighborhood associations and villages in Kampung Laut attended the ceremony, which was held in the middle of the sea.

Several members of the flag-hoisting squad raised the national flag on a flagpole installed on the deck of a fishing boat. All attendees observed the ceremony with solemnity from their boats.

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(The Jakarta Post/ Agus Maryono)