THE ESCAPE 5

The Fleet

Sailing along with Musa's ship were the other two Pinisi making the fleet of 3 Pinisis altogether. All ships were equipped with canons and armed with weapons to defend them from the attack of pirates in Java Sea and South China Sea. They might encounter with pirates in Karimata Straits before they can reach Temasek or Singapura (Singapore). Then they might encounter other pirates in the Straits of Malacca before they can anchor safely in the Malacca harbor as their final destination.

So, the fleet was considered as strong, reliable and safe for the passengers, the sailors and the goods/merchandises on board. The should be able to sail without any attack from the pirates..., the strongest one was the South China Pirates and the Pirates Lords of the South China Seas of the 18th Centuries.

The fleet however managed to sail to Temasek safely without encountering any single disturbance from the pirates. The fleet unloaded some of the goods/merchandises in Temasek harbor before continuing their journey to Malacca harbor.

And, when they continued to sail, they found out that Musa was missing. He wasn't on board of the three Punisis. The decided to proceed the journey to Malacca harbor and will stop again in Temasek on the way back to search for Musa.

They believed that Musa had escaped while they were busy unloading the merchandises in the Temasek harbor. They will just take a look whether Musa was arround. They will not go far into the Island of Temasek if Musa was not spotted in the harbor. They will not concern so much about Musa. They will not stop again and anchor the ship at Temasek if it was not for taking some goods/merchandises to bring home for sale. So, seeking Musa was not really great things to do.

So, it was another escape by Musa and this time he was no longer on the ship. He was on the shore of new land to start a brand new life in a new circumstances for his survival. He had been in Temasek Island which was thosands of miles away from his homeland, the South Sulawesi...