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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />The National Search and Rescue Agency, also known as Basarnas, were reportedly holding these drills to save Rohingya people fleeing persecution in Myanmar. <br /><br />Khairul Anwar, a senior official in the area shown being interviewed, commented: <br />"[The area] is a trajectory for refugees who want to enter or pass through Indonesian territory, to enter another country.<br /><br />"...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."
