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Indonesian hospital ship enters Red Sea
Indonesian hospital ship KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat has entered the Red Sea without incident on its way to the Egyptian port of El Arish to deliver humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip under attack by Israel.
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Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (right) receives a salute from the crew of the KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat hospital ship at the Navy's Military Sea Transport Command (Kolinlamil) in North Jakarta on Jan. 18, 2024. (Courtesy of Defense Ministry/-)
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he Navy’s hospital ship the KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat has entered the Red Sea without facing any threats and is scheduled to moor at the port of El Arish in Egypt on Wednesday.
The hospital ship’s position was northwest of the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday evening, as monitored through vessel tracking website vesselfinder.com.
Ship traffic through the Red Sea has been disrupted by the Yemeni Houthi group attacking ships allegedly owned or operated by Israeli entities or serving Israeli interests. The Houthis have said that the attacks are a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who have been under attack by Israel since the Oct. 7 surprise attack by the Hamas militant group.
Earlier in January, an Indonesian-flagged tanker MT Gamsunoro and the Marshall Islands-flagged Free Spirit passed through the Bab el Mandeb Strait on their way to Saudi ports without incident, Reuters reported.
Sailing under the Egypt Goodwill/Port Call 2024 mission, the Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat entered the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden on Monday, the Navy said in a media statement on Monday.
The Navy said the hospital ship was initially scheduled to dock at the Egyptian port of El Arish on Friday but due to a general election in Egypt, the arrival has been postponed to Wednesday.
The ship is carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. As of Tuesday some 27,585 Gazans had been killed by the Israelis, said Gaza's Health Ministry, as quoted by Al Jazeera.
