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Border situation

Far away in the waters of a large strait that separates the main continent from the islands in the sun kingdom's territory, there is a warm atmosphere

The sun shone brightly, and that afternoon a warship of the Royal Sun Army seemed to be on patrol, in the waters, seen from the large hull of the ship.

A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol boat, patrol boat, or patrol boat) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense, border protection, legal immigration enforcement, search and rescue tasks. There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a country's navy, coast guard, police, or customs and may be intended for marine ("blue water") or estuary ("green water") or river ("brown water")") environments. engage in various border protection roles, including anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fisheries patrol, and immigration law enforcement. They are also frequently called upon to participate in rescue operations.

Classification

They can be broadly classified as shore patrol vessels (IPVs) or offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). They are warships that are typically smaller than corvettes and can include fast attack ships, torpedo boats, and missile ships, although some are as large as frigates. Offshore patrol vessels are usually the smallest vessels in large naval fleets and are sufficiently fit to patrol offshore in the open sea. Smaller coast patrol boats are also known as coastal patrol boats or coast patrol boats. River patrol boats are used to patrol river areas. In larger militaries, offshore patrol boats usually serve in the coast guard, but many of the nation's smaller navies operate this type of ship.

The large ship is an OPV vessel that has a large size and can accommodate up to hundreds of personnel who crew it, specifically designed for offshore patrol missions.

OPV ships are patrol boats with high endurance and cruising range because navigate the vast oceans and are also reliable in sailing endurance which can last up to 1 month.

making this type of ship a mainstay ship for the kingdom and also the country that has waters to patrol and secure its territory

Although for patrol purposes, this OPV ship can be armed with heavy weapons, this is based on the shape of the ship and the ship design is similar to a naval warship.

It's just that the weapons and functions are different, even so during an emergency this OPV patrol boat will be easily modified with heavy weaponry

And soon it will be transformed into a warship with a standard corvette or even a frigate, which is of course very economical and flexible, that's why

The sun kingdom which is also a pioneer in the maritime world has many ships of this type, which serve to protect its territory from illegal activities

Such as smuggling, as well as zone violations that usually occur in border areas between a country or kingdom, back to the ship currently guarding a strait.

The ship with hull number 405, which was led by a 50-year-old captain with 80 personnel, now seems to be enjoying their relaxing time while on patrol.

Of course, even though they are resting, they are still well prepared in carrying out their duties, namely securing the strait

This is reflected in the rotating sips carried out there, the OPV royal sun ship with hull number 405 has been serving in the area for almost a month.

And from the existing schedule, today is their last day on duty, before tomorrow they will be replaced by another ship that will take turns serving

Of course, because of this, many personnel are happy, after almost 1 month on the ship and away from relatives, they e to rest.

So that the captain did not give strict instructions to his men, because he knew how difficult and not easy being a sailor was.

He, who has served for decades, since his early 20s and now at the age of five, knows very well the sense of longing and longing.

What was felt by the crew of the ship, even so during the period of duty, clear accuracy is something that still needs to be maintained, not to be misled and he and his crew will be punished and witnesses

For that, he arranges sips so that tasks and pleasures can still go together and will not interfere with each other

If the captain and his men were now immersed in their leisure time, then not so with a group that seemed to be getting ready on a secluded dock.

In a tributary area, of a small country on the main continent, there seemed to be a bustle in this small port, many porters working hard.

In loading the goods transported by truck onto a medium-sized, 60 M long vessel that docks quietly at the remote wharf

No one made a sound and no one seemed to be joking because from what was seen, the goods being transported were something they couldn't talk about.

Not to mention the strict supervision carried out by the ship's crew, armed with rifles and Sajams, in guarding the process of loading goods into the ship

On the other hand, the coolies carrying the goods looked calm and indifferent, from the looks on their faces that it was clear that this was not the first time they had carried out the process of loading goods at this small dock.

So it's clear that no one looks nervous, just looks normal like a port porter who unloads goods from ships or loads goods from trucks to ships.

they don't care about the content of the goods they do, they know they are well paid and their job is to quickly finish loading the goods from trucks to ships

Even though at the beginning of their work, unlike now they are full of worries about what they are carrying, but then rationality returns again.

make them realize that there is a stomach that needs to be filled and that there is more than one, so there is no longer any doubt in this case they bite their fingers and work hard.