The KRI ''Leuser'' (924) is an Indonesian naval vessel of the ''Soputan''-class ocean-going tugs. ''Leuser''s name is derived from

Mount Leuser The Leuser Range or Leuser Massif, known as Mount Leuser is a group of three peaks, is the highest mountain in the Indonesian province of Aceh. The range lies to the south and west of the Alas River that flows east from the highlands of centra ...

with its

Leuser Ecosystem The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Covering more than 2.6 million hectares it is one of the richest expanses of tropical rain forest in Southeast A ...

, the highest mountain in

Aceh Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...

province. The ship is a seagoing tugs, the second vessel of the ''Soputan'' class designed by South Korean company, Daesun Shipbuilding and built under license by PT. Dok dan Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (DKB) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ship was launched on 22 August 2002.

Service history

The ''Leuser'' was deployed to aid in the search for the missing

Adam Air Adam Air (incorporated as PT. Adam SkyConnection Airlines) was a privately owned airline based in West Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated scheduled domestic services to over 20 cities and international services to Penang and Singapore. Its ...

Flight 574 Adam Air Flight 574 (KI574 or DHI574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Adam Air between the Indonesian cities of Surabaya and Manado that crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi on 1 January 2007. All 1 ...

in January 2007.Technical help awaited as plane search continues
- The Jakarta PostFuel spill clue to missing jet
- NWC News - Obtained January 15, 2007.

References

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