Clash of Wills at Sea
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Indonesia and Malaysia are both claiming a maritime boundary near East Kalimantan. Despite the war of words, the guns remain covered and silent.
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THE ship raced across the vast expanse of the ocean, trailing a wake of white foam. The sea was blue. The skies overhead were clear. At a high speed of 31 knots, Indonesian Naval Vessel (KRI) Tedong Naga sliced through the seas towards Unarang Reef in the Sulawesi Sea off East Kalimantan last Thursday. The ship's engines roared loudly as if in anger.
In the waters around Unarang Reef, a barge carried dozens of Indonesian workers who could be seen
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