Filipino ship captain Glenn Madoginog was arrested for anchoring in Indonesian waters without a permit while waiting to enter Singapore. Dozens of foreign captains detained by the Indonesian navy accuse it of bribes and foul play
David Ledoux, an American who was captain of the fibre-optic cable-laying ship Reliance when it was arrested last year, said he dodged prison after the vessel's owner made an unofficial payment to free him.
The alternative to making a payment to intermediaries working on behalf of the navy is to wait for cases to go to court, leaving ships idle for months and potentially costing owners far more in lost revenue for vessels they can lease for tens of thousands of dollars a day. The Reliance and the Seaways Rubymar were anchored in the area, known as East OPL , the captains said.
"He said, 'upper management wants some ass, and it's going to be yours', so you're going to be demoted," said Ledoux, who lost his temper and resigned.Madoginog said he was detained on Sept. 16 last year in a dawn raid by naval officers. He said they told him to sail to Batam and come onshore to sign port clearance papers - and that it would only take a couple of hours.
Buana Saka Samudera, the Indonesian agent for International Seaways, provided Madoginog with food, bedding and an air conditioning unit for his room on the base and eventually got him his own cell and better food in prison, he said.Madoginog said he is not currently working and is receiving treatment for depression following his ordeal.
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