Southeast Asia's most modern warship catches fire at sea

At 3:15 a.m. (local time, September 28), a huge fire broke out on the stealth warship KRI Klewang-625 of theIndonesia.

The fire broke out while the ship was docked at Banyuwangi port, East Java.

There has been no official announcement of any loss of life, but the ship, worth 114 billion rupees (nearly 12 million USD), was almost completely burned.

The ship was docked at Banyuwangi port when it caught fire.

The Indonesian Eastern Fleet (Armatim) spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Yayan Sugiana, told the Jakarta Post that the ship was undergoing maintenance. “The ship has not been officially handed over to the Navy yet.Indonesia”, Mr. Sugiana added.

NavyIndonesiasaid it would thoroughly investigate the two-hour fire.Meanwhile, Director of PT Lundin Industry Group, Lisa Lundin, said that the company will have an official response about this accident on October 1.

The fire lasted for 2 hours.

The most modern warship in the EastMaleAh before the fire

KRI Klewang will be equipped with 4 C-705 anti-ship missiles with a range of 120km, a remote-controlled gun turret with a caliber of 40-57mm, and a CIWS close-in defense system.The idea of ​​building the stealth warship KRI Klewang 625 with composite materials began in 2007, when PT Lundin Industry conducted research to build a modern, high-speed ship. In 2009, it officially began construction.

According to BienVN-M