BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) Jacinto-class corvettes (photo : Wiki)
Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao successfully conducted the 4th Leg of Coordinated Patrol between the Philippine Navy and Indonesian Navy dubbed as CORPAT PHILINDO XXXIV-20 at the vicinity of 30 Nautical Miles NorthWest off Marore Island, Indonesia on December 18-19, 2020.
The participating vessels were BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS36) of the Phippine Navy and KRI-Terapang 648 of the Indonesian Navy.
KRI Terapang 648 fast attack craft (FAC-M) (photo : PN)
Despite the adverse weather condition during the conduct of coordinated patrols, both navy contingents successfully accomplished the mission jibed the conduct of the following naval exercise activities: Communications Exercise, Semaphore Exercise, OOW Maneuver Exercise, Flaghoist Exercise, and Man Over Board Exercise.
Further, Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao attained the objective of CORPAT PHILINDO XXXIV-20 which is to perform its mandated functions towards addressing security concerns that beset the maritime nation.