Coastguard operators in western Indonesia were filmed training for maritime rescue in the Indian Ocean, in part to address a migrant crisis in nearby Myanmar.

Filmed on October 17 off Aceh province at the meeting of the Indian Ocean with the Bay of Bengal, which borders a substantial portion of the coastline of Myanmar.

The National Search and Rescue Agency, also known as Basarnas, were reportedly holding these drills to save Rohingya people fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

Khairul Anwar, a senior official in the area shown being interviewed, commented:
"[The area] is a trajectory for refugees who want to enter or pass through Indonesian territory, to enter another country.

"...we know that there is still conflict in Myanmar, so ethnic Rohingya are still refugees. They have only two objectives, Indonesia or Malaysia. As a result this Aceh region is very important to deal with the problem of foreign refugees."

Located at the western end of Indonesia, Aceh Province, at the end of the Indian Ocean that meets the Bay of Bengal, this place is the entrance for Rohingya refugees seeking asylum on Thursday (17/10). Because of this, the Government is striving to improve handling of sea borders, by simulating the rescue of Rohing refugees.