Tough Training Needed for Safety

KOMPAS/FRANSISKUS PATI HERIN

Students of Ambon Middle School of Fisheries Business and Maluku Marine Fisheries Polytechnic cadets went to sea on Thursday (17/9/2020). This is the process they are forged into sailors fishing boats ready to sail around the world.

Working on a foreign fishing vessel does not always bring pain and suffering. Many Indonesian seafarers are successful because they have taken part in a strict training program.

The weather was not so friendly that Thursday afternoon (17/09/2020). After leaving the calm Ambon Bay, the waves carried by the winds on the Banda Sea hit the hull of the ship. Alalunga, the training ship for sailor cadets, weighing 29 gross tons, was swinging. The crew started to feel uncomfortable in their stomachs.