Jakarta, IDM – KRI Bima Suci made a number of preparations to carry out the 2022 Kartika Jala Krida (KJK) goodwill cruise expedition at the East Madura pier, Ujung Surabaya, Saturday (1/4).
Quoted from the description Dispenal, Sunday (2/4), preparations aimed at ensuring that the ship is ready to take part in a number of international activities, such as the ASEAN Cadet Sail, L’Armada in France, Tall Ships Race in the Netherlands, England, Norway and Scotland and the Hanse Sail in Germany.
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Preparedness and training have also begun to be carefully prepared so that the cruise plan can run according to the planned and safe schedule.
The activities carried out began with rejuvenating equipment, cleaning ships, fulfilling logistical provisions, practicing ship roles and other activities that support the 2023 KJK Task Force’s voyage.
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Kartika Jala Krida is a sailing practice for Naval Academy (AAL) cadets using the KRI Bima Suci training ship. This year the goodwill cruise will cover shipping routes to a number of countries for 214 days or about seven months, crossing the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe with a distance of 25,869 nautical miles.
The route to be passed is Surabaya–Batam–Sri Lanka (Colombo)–Oman (Salalah)–Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)–Egypt (Alexandria)–Algeria (Algiers)–France (Rouen)–France (Brest)–Netherlands (Den Helder) –England (Hartepool)–Norway (Fredrikstad)–England (Lerwick)–Norway (Arendal)–Germany (Rostok)–Spain (Vigo)–Tunisia (Tunis)–Egypt (Port Said)–Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)–India ( Cochin) and arrives back in Indonesia in November 2023. (at)
