Indonesian navy in shipping ‘shakedown’ off Singapore Strait
Shipowners paying $300,000 to regional navy commander to release vessels detained for anchoring in outer port limits near the world’s busiest shipping lane in Indonesian territorial waters
‘No owner wants to remain stuck for six to eight months to challenge this in the local courts and longer at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, so they pay — under significant duress,’ says maritime lawyer Stephen Askins