Indonesia and Philippines Conducts CORPAT PHILINDO XXXIV-20

25 Desember 2020

BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) Jacinto-class corvettes (photo : Wiki)

Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao successfully conducted the 4th Leg of Coordinated Patrol between the Philippine Navy and Indonesian Navy dubbed as CORPAT PHILINDO XXXIV-20 at the vicinity of 30 Nautical Miles NorthWest off Marore Island, Indonesia on December 18-19, 2020.

The participating vessels were BRP  Apolinario Mabini (PS36) of the Phippine Navy and KRI-Terapang 648 of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Terapang 648 fast attack craft (FAC-M) (photo : PN)

Despite the adverse weather condition during the conduct of coordinated patrols, both navy contingents  successfully accomplished the mission jibed the conduct of the following naval exercise activities: Communications Exercise, Semaphore Exercise, OOW Maneuver Exercise, Flaghoist Exercise, and Man Over Board Exercise.

Further, Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao attained the objective of  CORPAT PHILINDO XXXIV-20 which is  to perform its mandated functions towards addressing security concerns that beset the maritime nation.

(Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao)