In 2005, together with four of its sisterships, KFC Mahakam was given to TNI AL because it was becoming increasingly uneconomical for PT ASDP to maintain it whilst the navy was in need for fast troop transport vessels. TNI AL Picture.īuilt by Bremen-based shipyard Lürssen Werft in 1998, KRI Karang Tekok was originally exported to Indonesia as a civilian fast ferry for the state-owned ferry and port operator, PT ASDP, which named it KFC Mahakam. Exocet MM40 Block 3 launched from KRI I Gustri Ngurah Rai (332). The firing sequence was witnessed personally by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Ali. The missile struck the ship’s starboard side, causing a large explosion that sank the ship in less than two minutes. The target is the former KRI Karang Tekok (982), a 69.8 metres long troop transport ship that was decommissioned in 2021. The Exocet was fired from one of TNI AL’s SIGMA 10514-class frigates, KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332), and scored a direct hit after flying for about 195 seconds at the speed of 530 knots, according to a video released by the navy.
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