The Navy has not given up hope of finding its four crewmen reportedly missing near the Philippine border for more than a month.

Manado Naval Base (Lantamal VII) spokesman Maj. Dedy Irawan said the Navy had deployed four ships and two helicopters to find the sailors who went missing on Dec. 14, 2016 while on board and guarding a seized Philippine-flagged boat that was allegedly fishing illegally in North Sulawesi waters.

“The Indonesian Navy has [decided] to keep searching for them,” Dedy said.

The four crewmen were identified as Second Lt. Faisal Dwi A.R., Second Sgt. Mes Rizky Dwi Deptianto, Chief Seaman Amo Dian Mahendra and Second Seaman Isy Badnur Rohim.

“We keep on praying,” said Supartono, father of Faisal.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Lita Aruperes

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