Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, September 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM

KRI Sriwijaya commander-designate recounts Red Sea voyage

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Walda M, Rahmad Nasution

Jakarta (ANTARA) - KRI Sriwijaya commander-designate Col. Fuad Hasan recounted his experience sailing through the Red Sea aboard the Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi with Italian Navy personnel.

“Regarding our passage through the Middle East, the Red Sea remains a security concern,” Fuad told reporters near the Giuseppe Garibaldi, docked at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Friday.

Fuad said the ship departed Italy on August 24, 2026, for Indonesia, passing through the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden.

“These three waterways are areas of concern for maritime security,” he said.

Because the carrier passed through areas with security risks, the Giuseppe Garibaldi was escorted by European warships participating in EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES is a European Union maritime security operation that, among other tasks, escorts merchant ships through the Red Sea region.

Fuad said the operation provides escorts for merchant vessels from European countries as they transit the three waterways.

The two warships that escorted the Giuseppe Garibaldi during the voyage were the Italian ships ITS Carlo Bergamini and ITS Tonnerre.

After passing through the Middle East, the Giuseppe Garibaldi arrived in Indonesia, where two Indonesian Navy warships, KRI Brawijaya-320 and KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321, welcomed it.

Fuad said he was proud to have helped escort the aircraft carrier safely to Indonesia.

He also said he was ready to serve as the carrier’s commander and carry out any mission assigned by the Indonesian government.

“I am ready for any mission. The priority is to accomplish the mission while making safety the top priority,” he said.

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