Indonesia - Planned Designated Safe Anchorages

PT Andhika GAC Indonesia reported on 13 June 2014 that the Indonesian authorities are seeking to address the growing trend of piracy in and around Indonesia’s sovereign waters.

  Recently there has been an increase of pirates targeting tankers in South Asian waters for hijacking and cargo thefts.  The full article can be read here.

The planned establishment of “Designated Safe Anchorages” within some ports will be regularly monitored and patrolled by the Indonesian Maritime Police.

As of 13 June 2014, the coordinates for the designated areas were reported to be: 

Belawan: 03:55.00N-098:45.30E 

Dumai: 01:42.00N-101:28.00E

Nipah: 01:07.30N-103:37.00E

Tanjung Priok: 06:00.30S-106:54.00E

Gresik: 07:09.00S-112:40.00E

Taboneo: 04:41.30S-114:28.00E

Adang Bay: 01:40.00S-116:40.00E

Muara Berau: 00:17.00S-117:36.00E

Muara Jawa: 01:09.00S-117:13.00E

Balikpapan: 01:22.00S-116:53.00E

The International Chamber Of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) website can provide useful advice to Masters of all vessels entering high risk areas and this can be read here.

The latest incident reports of attacks can also be viewed on the IMB’s Live Piracy Map located here.

For information about operations in Indonesia, contact PT Andhika GAC Indonesia at shipping.indonesia@gac.com.