Ambon, Oct. 23 -- The Ambon City Government in Indonesia's Maluku province has deployed four fast boats to remove garbage accumulating in Ambon Bay, part of a wider effort to restore the bay's environmental health.

Head of the Environmental and Waste Management Agency (LHP), Apries Gasperzs, said the boats operate daily from 8 a.m. to noon local time to collect floating debris.

"These four boats have long been part of our daily cleanup program. Every morning we send them out to clear the bay," Apries said on Thursday.

He acknowledged, however, that the use of fast boats remains a limited and conventional method.

"Speed boats cannot cover the entire area or handle large waste volumes. A cleaning ship will be much more effective," he sa...