Might come in handy when Malaysia learns that its missing 777 has been hangered in Indonesia for the last two weeks.
I did not even know Indonesia had a Navy. How many ships do they have?
It seems the Carbon Composite construction makes it a little burny-wurney....
29 Sep 2012:
A fire destroyed the Indonesian Navy’s KRI Klewang-625 at the naval port in Banyuwangi, East Java on Friday just weeks after its official launch ceremony. The Fast Missile Patrol Vessel (FMPV) was officialy launched on Friday 31st August, 2012 at PT Lundin’s shipyard facility in Banyuwangi, East Java.
No casualties have been reported but the brand new vessel worth $12 million USD appears to be lost. The incident reportedly happened during maintenance. Indonesian Navy already announced that they would deploy a team to investigate the exact cause of the fire which lead to the loss of the trimaran vessel.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=631
Another interesting note about this boat:
” the KRI Klewang was the big sister of “Earthrace”, the boat that holds the record of the fastest trip around the world by a powerboat.
Earthrace was renamed “Ady Gil” and now sits at the bottom of the Southern Ocean after being rammed by the Japanese Whalers vessel, the ”Shonan Maru”, whilst sailing on a Sea Shepherd voyage, aka “Whale Wars””
Remember that one?