Indonesian Navy recognized, We lost a high-speed patrol boat Rencong, after which it does not fire erupted sank 20 miles from the naval base in Sorong, According Mil.Press Flot.
The incident occurred 11 September in the daytime during a patrol. Cause of the fire is unknown. The crew did not manage to extinguish the fire, and the command has not been able to send to the aid of the crew of a special court.
As a result, the sailors were ordered to abandon ship, using the rescue equipment, said the representative of the Indonesian Navy Heddy Shakti.
Later, sailors picked up and delivered safely to the base. Currently, their life is not in danger, he added.
According to the officer,, upon completion of the investigation necessarily Navy publishes its results.
reported, that Rencong - high-speed missile boat type "Mandaue", built in South Korea as early as 1979 year. In total, the Indonesian Navy (before the incident with Rencong) It was 4 such vessel.
Their top speed is 41 node, cruising range of economic progress (14 knots) – 2,2 thousand. miles, crew - 43 man. Chinese missiles are equipped with C-802 (export designation missile YJ-83), as well as the caliber artillery complexes 57, 40 and 20 mm. ASW systems do not.
