Floating Ship diesel Monument - a large barge site diesel (Diesel Power) floating a silent witness history tsunami that hit Banda Aceh in 2004.
Ship with heavy weights 2600 tons, has a length of 63 meters and the area is 1,900 square meters inland dragged to 5 KM due to tsunami waves sweep makes it stranded in the Village area Punge Blang Cut Banda Aceh, until now the location of the floating diesel ship terdamparnya maintained by the local government to be used as a historical tourist area.
Location and Transportation
To get to the monument of the floating diesel ship, visitors can use a private vehicle or by public transport. If visitors will be taking public transportation, then hop on public transportation or labi labi which numbered 05, with stretch-terminal majors punge-Ulee Lheu.
Labi-labi public transportation or department is quite useful for tourists because it will lead to some attractions such as the post-tsunami Aceh Tsunami Museum, Blang Padang, Floating Boat and Beach Ulee Lheue.
You can also use other alternatives, namely a motor rickshaw ride. Rates for motor tricycles around 15,000 to 20,000 for the city and the bias set at Rp 3,000 *) / km if the local government rule.
For routes that can be passed, from the city of Banda Aceh, visitors can pass along the Sultan Iskandar Muda, before branching lane road, then we turn to the left, past the blang punge cut, after passing muhammadiyah maternity hospital, in front of the existing junction, we turn to the right, then we will pass the way of hope. The road just keep going straight then we will arrive at the monument floating diesel ship.
Holidays
According to sources in the Department of Tourism in Banda Aceh, floating diesel ship is brought to Banda Aceh in order to supply the electricity needs of the city. Because when the first conflict, the towers of electricity much broken down by the irresponsible power supply resulting in stunted.
That's why the PLN finally use the sea route to re-meet the electricity needs in Banda Aceh, where the placement of the vessel while it was in dock Ulee lheeu.
When the tsunami hit, the ship was not immune from the waves, which were then dragged to the mainland overwrite whatever is underneath. Post-tsunami, PLN intends to restore this ship again to the sea, due to the condition of the engine was not badly damaged.
But the local government intends to make historical tours. Finally PLN simply unplugging the machine's engine and the ship was eventually used as tourist attractions.
After Banda Aceh city government acquiring land and building residents who were around the location of the ship, now the location of this monument of the floating diesel ship has a land area of about 2 hectares. Development continues to be done to beautify the location of this tour.
As the construction of the fence along the location of the ship, the construction area of the parking lot, park development, the construction of a tsunami monument containing notes and post photos of the tsunami at that time, construction of flyovers which surrounds the location up to the lighthouse tower as well as several other development construction.
Although much development is being done now, but the local government still does not eliminate the traces of the history of post-tsunami. Still looking building houses destroyed in the vicinity of the vessel which left as it is.
Tourist sites floating diesel ship is open from morning to evening at 18:00 pm, visitors who come to this location is not charged an entrance fee or for free, prepare enough parking money amounting to Rp 2,000 *) if you bring your own vehicle.
When inside you will be asked to sign the guest book are available and visitors are welcome also to advise them on the development of this site.
When visitors are on the ship, there will be officers who guide the direction, to get into the ship through the ship's cabin may be located on the first floor. To get to the second floor, visitors can use the stairs.
On board visitors can look around the site and see the state of the wider city of Banda Aceh. There are also some binoculars that can be used by visitors to see the local sights, by inserting coins Rp 500 *) in advance so visitors can put on a pair of binoculars up to the given time limit.
If the visitors had to settle for being on board, immediately dropped, in the bottom of the garden fountains are not to be missed, the shower water came out big and small sometimes provide rhythm for visitors who see it.
Currently visitors to the monument floating diesel ship is very crowded. Both from the local and foreign community, even at high levels of various countries did not want to miss the ship witness this historical tsunami.
Tips
1 Be careful in stepping on board, because access up and down between floors of the ship only with a ladder, so that visitors will have to turn up or down.
2 Provide a coin if you want to use the binoculars on board
3 Do not bring too much stuff, because up and down the ship will make you tired.
4 Coming out of the ship's location when entering a time of prayer, because when entering the prayer time, this location will be emptied.
One more sights become one of the silent witness to the awesomeness of the tsunami. Vacation to Banda Aceh without visiting the monument this ship feels less complete. Besides seeing the sights around after the tsunami, you've been spoiled by the atmosphere of the park due to the construction in the surrounding region. Well, you devote some time in your kunjugan to Banda Aceh towards this Monument. Have fun!
*) Prices are subject to change at any time
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