Commodore Yosaphat Yos Sudarso (24 November 1925 - 15 January 1962) was am Indonesian naval officer who was killed at the Battle Arafura Sea. At the time of his death, Yos Sudarso was deputy chief of staff of Indonesian Navy and he was in charge of the action to infiltrate Dutch New Guinea. The Battle near Etna Bay of the Arafura Sea stopped an attempt by the Indonesian Navy to drop off 150 soldiers in Kaimana in Dutch New Guinea to provoke the local people against the Dutch. Sudarso was in charge of the operation sea. Three torpedo boats left the Aru Islands in the middle of the night but were stopped by a Dutch plane, as the Dutch warship anticipated the action for weeks. The Dutch Evertsen ship the joined and sank the KRI Macan Tutul, commanded by Sudarso. The other two ships - Macan Tutul and Harimau - escaped, but one hit a reef and the other was shot. The Evertsen warship was able to save most occupants of the Macan Tutul, but at least three sailors died, among Macan Tutul and Harimau whom was commodore Sudarso. Before his death, he cried out the fighting spirit. The action itself was a failure, but it opened new ways to free the Dutch New Guinea. The battle is now commemorated as Sea Sacrifice Day in Indonesia, an annual nationwide day of remembrance. Twelve years after his death, Yos Sudarso was officially awarded the title of Indonesian hero. What is the topic of the text?

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Commodore Yosaphat Yos Sudarso (24 November 1925 - 15 January 1962) was am Indonesian naval officer who was killed at the Battle Arafura Sea. At the time of his death, Yos Sudarso was deputy chief of staff of Indonesian Navy and he was in charge of the action to infiltrate Dutch New Guinea.

The Battle near Etna Bay of the Arafura Sea stopped an attempt by the Indonesian Navy to drop off 150 soldiers in Kaimana in Dutch New Guinea to provoke the local people against the Dutch. Sudarso was in charge of the operation sea. Three torpedo boats left the Aru Islands in the middle of the night but were stopped by a Dutch plane, as the Dutch warship anticipated the action for weeks. The Dutch Evertsen ship the joined and sank the KRI Macan Tutul, commanded by Sudarso. The other two ships - Macan Tutul and Harimau - escaped, but one hit a reef and the other was shot. The Evertsen warship was able to save most occupants of the Macan Tutul, but at least three sailors died, among Macan Tutul and Harimau whom was commodore Sudarso. Before his death, he cried out the fighting spirit.

The action itself was a failure, but it opened new ways to free the Dutch New Guinea. The battle is now commemorated as Sea Sacrifice Day in Indonesia, an annual nationwide day of remembrance. Twelve years after his death, Yos Sudarso was officially awarded the title of Indonesian hero.

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