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Mon, 08/11/2008 - 08:42
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THREE RI WARSHIPS SUPPORT NAVAL HUMANITARIAN MISSION IN BENGKULU
Bengkulu, Aug 10 (ANTARA) - Three Indonesian warships will be involved in the Navy's humanitarian mission in Bengkulu province code-named "Surya Bhaskara Jaya (SBJ) LVII/08".
The event will be opened on Monday by Western Fleet Commander Admiral Hari Bowo, head of the naval humanitarian mission Colonel Azwarlis Zakaria told the press in Bengkulu Sunsay.
The three warships are KRI Teluk Sabang 544, KRI Teluk Cirebon 543, and KRI Dr. Soeharso. The latter is a naval hospital ship with modern medical equipment and experienced medical personnel.
"The humanitarian mission will last until August 20, covering three coastal areas in the province, namely Bengkulu City, Enggano Island in North Bengkulu, and Muko Muko Regency," he said.
The opening ceremony on Monday to be led by Admiral Hari Bowo, is also scheduled to be attended by Padang Navy Base Commander Syarief Husein, and Bengkulu Governor Agusrin M Najamudin.
In Bengkulu city, the mission's activities will include free medical services, and painting local mosques and churches. The hospital ships will call at Enggano island to give free medical services to the islanders, and in Muko-Muko the mission personnel will focus on the reconstruction of religious facilities damaged by the srong quake hitting the area in September last year.
The mission is supported by 600 naval personnel, including 105 marines.
Bengkulu naval base commander Hutabarat said a similar mission will also be held in Padang, West Sumatra, involving a Singapore warship RSS Persistence.
Actually they also planned to call at Bengkulu, but since the waters are not deep enough, they are switched to Padang city, where they plan to build public toilets and washing facilities, a youth hall, and some sports facilities.
The event will be opened on Monday by Western Fleet Commander Admiral Hari Bowo, head of the naval humanitarian mission Colonel Azwarlis Zakaria told the press in Bengkulu Sunsay.
The three warships are KRI Teluk Sabang 544, KRI Teluk Cirebon 543, and KRI Dr. Soeharso. The latter is a naval hospital ship with modern medical equipment and experienced medical personnel.
"The humanitarian mission will last until August 20, covering three coastal areas in the province, namely Bengkulu City, Enggano Island in North Bengkulu, and Muko Muko Regency," he said.
The opening ceremony on Monday to be led by Admiral Hari Bowo, is also scheduled to be attended by Padang Navy Base Commander Syarief Husein, and Bengkulu Governor Agusrin M Najamudin.
In Bengkulu city, the mission's activities will include free medical services, and painting local mosques and churches. The hospital ships will call at Enggano island to give free medical services to the islanders, and in Muko-Muko the mission personnel will focus on the reconstruction of religious facilities damaged by the srong quake hitting the area in September last year.
The mission is supported by 600 naval personnel, including 105 marines.
Bengkulu naval base commander Hutabarat said a similar mission will also be held in Padang, West Sumatra, involving a Singapore warship RSS Persistence.
Actually they also planned to call at Bengkulu, but since the waters are not deep enough, they are switched to Padang city, where they plan to build public toilets and washing facilities, a youth hall, and some sports facilities.
