The ferocity of the Aceh tsunami left many stories that one of them is a monument of a floating shipbuilding power plant of 2,500 tons stranded in Punge village, Meuraxa district, Banda Aceh, aceh province
Enter the floating ship complex, on the left side of a tsunami reminder monument stands. There it was written the names of tsunami victims from the village where the floating boat was perched. The ship was stranded there when the tsunami blew Aceh, December 26, 2004 ago.
The ship as a tangible evidence of the waves. When the tsunami came, the ships that functioned as power plants offshore, herded sea waves into the middle of the settlement. As a result, anchor the ship weighs 2,500 tons with a length of 63 meters to the ground. Shift about 5 kilometers from where the ship should be.
Now, the ship has changed its function. By the Banda Aceh City Government, the ship was included as one of the tsunami tourism objects in the provincial capital. The visitors were busy coming, seeing the rest of the tsunami and imagining the magnitude of the disaster that came six years and five months ago. The management is carried out by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Banda Aceh City Government.
Being on a boat, a sight is presented. Visitors will know, how far the ship was dragged by the tsunami, because from the deck as high as 20 meters more will be seen the sea and dock Ulee Lheu. Some cities are also plastered from up there.
Power engines are no longer in the ship, has been moved since late 2010 ago. At night, the lights are turned on by an electric current, just like a lighting facility to people's homes.
The location of the floating vessel was once closed for several months for restoration and fencing around it. Once restored, the location of the tsunami awesomeness marker was reopened on April 4, 2012. The location is more beautiful and orderly, visitors are increasingly crowded.
Almost all the tourists who stopped there did not leave a chance to pose with floating ships. The location of the floating vessel is always crowded by the end of the year, along with the tsunami warning. Various memorial events were held there, from photo exhibitions to prayer together. Schools also often make it as a place to learn the students, traveling while educating.
Wisata kapal Apung pembangkitan listrik seberat 2.500 ton di Banda Aceh
Dahsyatnya tsunami Aceh banyak meninggalkan cerita yang salah satunya adalah monumen pembangkit listrik kapal apung seberat 2.500 ton terdampar di desa Punge kecamatan Meuraxa kota Banda Aceh provinsi aceh
Masuk ke komplek Kapal Apung, di sisi kiri sebuah tugu pengingat tsunami berdiri. Di sana bertulis nama-nama korban tsunami dari desa tempat kapal apung itu bertengger. Kapal terdampar di sana saat tsunami menggada Aceh, 26 Desember 2004 silam.
Kapal sebagai bukti nyata ombak raya. Saat tsunami datang, kapal yang difungsikan sebagai pembangkit listrik di lepas pantai, digiring gelombang laut ke tengah pemukiman warga. Alhasil, berlabuhlah kapal berbobot mati 2.500 ton dengan panjang 63 meter ke darat. Bergeser sekitar 5 kilometer dari tempat seharusnya kapal itu berada.
Kini, kapal itu telah berubah fungsi. Oleh Pemerintah Kota Banda Aceh, kapal dimasukkan sebagai salah satu objek wisata tsunami di ibukota provinsi. Para pengunjung pun ramai datang, melihat dekat sisa tsunami dan membayangkan besarnya bencana yang datang enam tahun lima bulan lalu. Pengelolaan dilakukan oleh kementrian ESDM dan Pemerintah Kota Banda Aceh.
Berada di atas kapal, sebuah pemandangan tersaji. Pengunjung akan tahu, berapa jauh kapal itu terseret arus tsunami, karena dari geladak setinggi 20 meter lebih akan terlihat laut dan dermaga Ulee Lheu. Sebagian kota juga terpampang dari atas sana.
Mesin pembangkit listrik tak ada lagi di dalam kapal, telah dipindahkan sejak akhir 2010 silam. Saat malam, lampu-lampu dihidupkan dengan memakai arus listrik, sama seperti fasilitas penerangan ke rumah-rumah warga.
Lokasi kapal apung pernah ditutup beberapa bulan untuk pemugaran dan dipagari sekelilingnya. Setelah dipugar, lokasi penanda kedahsyatan tsunami itu dibuka kembali pada 4 April 2012. Lokasinya semakin indah dan teratur, pengunjung pun semakin ramai.
Hampir semua wisatawan yang singgah di sana tak meninggalkan kesempatan untuk berpose berlatar kapal apung. Lokasi kapal apung selalu ramai akhir tahun, bersamaan dengan peringatan tsunami. Berbagai event mengenang bencana digelar di sana, dari pameran foto sampai doa bersama. Sekolah-sekolah juga kerap menjadikannya sebagai tempat belajar para siswa, berwisata sambil mendidik.