She reminded of the dire implications of that act and the decision by the Indonesian court reached in May this year for the Indonesian Navy to escort the ship to international waters, which has not happened. Minister Grabar-Kitarović also pointed out that it is necessary to pay attention to the economic and political, but most of all humanitarian aspect of the whole situation, bearing in mind the welfare of the crew members.
The minister requested an immediate release of the crew, the allowance for the ship to reach international waters, and asked for the guilty parties to be sanctioned accordingly.
An employee of the Croatian Embassy to Jakarta visited the ship and ascertained that the captain and the crew are alright.