The devastation of the tsunami that hit the northern coast of Banda Aceh in December 2004 was still leaving a trail. Not only is it still in mind, the tsunami also left a trail of monuments. The monument is a warning to anyone against the enormity of the forces of nature.
One of them is the monument diesel power (Diesel Power Plant) floating in Punge Village, Blancut, Banda Aceh. As the name implies, this ship is a source of electricity for the Ulee Lheue region - where the ship was tethered before the tsunami.
The ship with a length of 63 meters is capable of generating power of 10.5 megawatts. With an area reaching 1,900 square meters and weighing 2,600 tons, no one imagines this ship can move up to the middle of Banda Aceh City.
When the tsunami occurred on December 26, 2004, the ship was dragged by a tidal wave as high as 9 meters so it shifted to the heart of Banda Aceh for 5 kilometers. This ship slammed into the middle of the residential community, not far from the Tsunami Museum.
Of the 11 crew members and some residents who were on board when the tsunami occurred, only one person survived. The phenomenon of this ship shift shows the awesomeness of the wave power that hit the Veranda of Mecca at that time.
Currently, the area around the PLTD Apung has been purchased by the government to be reorganized into educational tourism rides. To commemorate the casualties that fell due to the tsunami, built a memorial monument. On the monument, the date and time of the incident from the disaster that also happened to some countries other than Indonesia.
Around the monument, built walls with reliefs resembling flood waves. From this boat, visitors can also see the Bukit Barisan mountain range.
*Quote from ; https://www.indonesiakaya.com/jelajah-indonesia/detail/monumen-pltd-apung-saksi-bisu-kedahsyatan-tsunami-aceh
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