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Joint team removes over half of Tangerang sea barrier: Navy
A week after the operation began, a Navy-led team comprised of maritime personnel and fishers has dismantled just over half of a 30.16 km makeshift bamboo fence off the coast of Tangerang, amid an ongoing investigation into those responsible for the illegal structure.
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Members of the Indonesian Navy's elite Frogman Command remove a section of an illegal sea barrier on Jan. 22, 2025, in the waters off Tanjung Pasir, Tangerang regency, Banten. (Antara/Muhammad Iqbal)
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he Indonesian Navy has made significant progress in dismantling a 30-kilometer-long bamboo fence installed illegally in the coastal waters of Tangerang, Banten, removing just over half of the structure since the operation began a week ago.
The Navy-led joint operation had taken down 15.5 km of the fence by Sunday in three sections in Tanjung Pasir village, Kronjo district and Mauk district, Navy spokesperson Cdre. I Made Wira Hady Arsanta Wardhana said in a statement released on Monday.
“A total of 475 personnel from the Navy, the Korpolairud [Indonesian Marine Police] and Bakamla [Maritime Security Agency], as well as local fishermen, were involved in the operation to remove the fence in the three locations, so fishers can access the sea to earn their living,” Wira said.
The Navy also deployed four Maritime Security Patrol boats, as well as 23 smaller boats.
“The operation was also assisted by boats belonging to fishermen, who have been very enthusiastic about helping to dismantle the sea barrier, from the first day until now," Wira added.
Estimated to take two weeks, the operation to dismantle the makeshift fence commenced on Jan. 18 upon an order from President Prabowo Subianto.
The fence spans a total length of 30.16 km, meaning that a 14.66 km section remains to be dismantled in the next week.
