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Bakamla intercepts Chinese research vessel in Sunda Strait
The ship’s tracking system had been inactive at three separate times in Indonesian waters.
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Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03. (Courtesy of Bakamla/-)
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he Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) intercepted a Chinese research vessel on Wednesday evening whose automatic tracking system had been inactive at three separate times as it passed through Indonesian waters.
“KN Pulau Nipah 321 intercepted Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03 on Wednesday evening at about 8 p.m. while it was passing through the Sunda Strait,” Bakamla chief spokesman Col. Wisnu Pramandita said in a statement on Friday.
He noted that the Chinese vessel was traveling at 10.9 knots and was heading southwest.
The ship’s Automatic Identification System (AIS), Wisnu added, was inactive during three intervals as it passed through Indonesian Archipelagic Sea Lane (ALKI) I – in the North Natuna Sea, the South Natuna Sea and the Karimata Strait.
An AIS is a tracking system that provides information on a ship’s position, bearing and speed at a given time for maritime safety.
Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. PM7/2019 requires all ships, both foreign and Indonesian, to have an activated AIS while in Indonesian waters.
If a ship’s AIS is not working, the captain must inform coastal radio stations or vessel traffic service (VTS) stations.
