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January 30, 2025 | 09:50 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) will continue to dismantle the sea fence in the waters of Tangerang, Banten. However, Head of the Navy Information Service First Admiral I Made Wira Hady said that over the past two days, namely on January 28 and 29, 2025, the Navy has paused any sea fence removal activities.
“We did not dismantle the sea fence for two days due to bad weather,” he said when contacted by Tempo on Thursday morning, January 30.
The removal activities for today will also depend on the weather conditions, Wira said.
Joint personnel, along with local fishers, have dismantled at least 18.7 kilometers of sea fence thus far. “The remaining sea fence is 11.46 kilometers out of 30.16 kilometers,” Wira said in his written statement on Tuesday, January 28.
Wira said some of the hurdles the joint personnel face during the sea fence removal are bad weather and high waves.
“Additionally, the bamboos are stuck 2.5 meters deep and are large in size,” he said. “Many fish cages also start to get stuck, hindering the maneuvers of the towing ship.”
The dismantling of the sea fence in the Tangerang Waters was divided into three points, including the Tanjung Pasir, Kronjo, and Mauk areas.
The Indonesian Navy deployed a number of tools to dismantle the sea fence in Tangerang waters, such as 2 Kal/Patkamla, 6 Sea Riders, 12 PK, 5 RBB, 2 RHIB, and dozens of fishermen's boats. The total number of joint team personnel deployed to dismantle the sea fence was 568, consisting of the Indonesian Navy, Bakamla, Polair, and fishermen.
The Indonesian Navy has been dismantling the sea fence since January 18, 2025. The instruction to dismantle the sea fence came from President Prabowo Subianto's order to the Indonesian Navy.
Novali Panji Nugroho contributed to the writing of this article.
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