A. Taufiqoerrochman:
The safety of the hostages was top priority

June 1, 2011

THE news report on television attracted the attention of Navy Col. A. Taufiqoerrochman. The ship MV Sinar Kudus was reported to have been hijacked in Somali waters. The colonel thought, “It looks like I’ll be going there.” Before he watched the news on television, Taufiq—the colonel’s name for short—had just handed over his job as training commander for the Eastern Fleet in Surabaya, following reports of his appointment as the new com

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