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US Warship Passes Through Malacca Strait, Indonesian Navy Says
Indonesia said the USS Miguel Keith used transit passage rights as the 900-kilometer strait carries about 25% of world trade.
- On Saturday, April 18, the Japan-based USS Miguel Keith passed through the Malacca Strait, the Indonesian Navy confirmed. The 240m-long vessel is a customizable floating command base designed to launch helicopters and provide troop living quarters.
- Carrying about 25% of the world's traded goods, the 900-kilometer waterway links Asia with the Middle East and Europe. The Navy noted the warship's passage was in accordance with international law regarding navigation rights.
- Navy Commander Matthew Comer, a spokesperson at the US military's Indo-Pacific Command, identified the warship as currently "conducting routine operations in the US 7th Fleet." Comer noted the ship underwent maintenance in South Korea earlier in April.
- First Admiral Tunggul, spokesperson for the Indonesian Navy, emphasized that all vessels exercising transit rights must respect Indonesia as a coastal state. Tunggul stated ships must not violate International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
- Separately, thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined by Japanese forces, began annual military exercises on Monday. These drills feature live-fire operations near the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, where China and the Philippines have engaged in confrontations.
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A 240 metre long US warship crosses the Strait of Malacca – one of the most sensitive waterways in the world. Indonesia emphasizes serenity, but symbolism is clear.
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Head of the Indonesian Navy Information Service, Tunggul, explained that foreign vessels, including warships, have the right to transit through the Strait of Malacca.
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