REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BALIKPAPAN -- The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) drove away a yacht named Colona II from the waters of Balikpapan on Saturday for failing to produce documents on Clearance Approval to Indonesian Territory (CAIT).
"The skipper could not produce CAIT documents," Commander of the Balikpapan Naval Base Colonel Ariantyo Condrowibowo said.
The yacht, headed by Captain Karl Freddy Storheil of Norway, was anchored near the Indonesian Navy post at the Kapung Baru smallholder port. Two American crew members, David Blaine Cameron and David Michael Nelson, were also onboard.
The yacht was some 20 meters long and 5 meters wide, with a 2.5-meter-high deck.
According to the commander of the port's naval post, Lieutenant Sarjono, the yacht made a stopover in Balikpapan en route to the Philippines from Malaysia to find clean water and stock up on logistics.
"Shortly after they found logistics, we forced them to continue their journey," Condrowibowo affirmed.
As logistics was a matter of humanity, he added, they were allowed to find what they required, provided they did not set foot on land.
Eight months ago, the Indonesian Navy had driven away two boats registered in Hong Kong from the waters of Balikpapan for failing to produce CAIT documents.
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