A Siren Song
Cirebon sea treasures have been sealed by police following confusion over licenses.
April 4, 2006
THE whereabouts of the Sriwijaya ship can now be revealed. What remains of the ships hull and its cargo eventually ended up at National Police HQ, where they have been held since the beginning of March. Problems arose just as a ship loaded with all this as cargo was ready to depart for Amsterdam, Holland.
It is estimated that the cargo of this 9th century Indonesian ship is worth in the region of US$40 million. Later, in December this year, it is
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