Diesel Power Plant (diesel) is located in the Village Floating Punge Blang Cut-Banda Aceh. PLN large barge has deadweight of 2,500 tons and 1,600 square meters wide hull. According to the publication of the Department of Tourism in Banda Aceh, at first vessel is accidentally imported diesel PT PLN to Banda Aceh to meet the electricity needs of city residents due to a deficit in electricity supply. At that time a lot of electrical transmission towers from North Sumatra to Aceh cut by the rebels during the conflict, thus placing Ship PLN Electricity Generator to supply the electricity needs in Banda Aceh by sea.
This ship has not had time to fully supply the electricity supply to the city of Banda Aceh, the vessel must receive due to the ferocity of a huge tsunami waves that occurred on December 26, 2004. The devastating tsunami wave was able to make the barge slammed up to four kilometers from the position it was in before the tsunami, which is at Pier Ulee Lheue. Great wave took him to the middle of densely populated settlements, causing loss of life and buildings. Diesel that looks like a ferry-Bakaheuni Merak, the tsunami swept described by residents roughly 200 miles per hour speed.
No one expected, diesel tethered with steel anchors can be released simply to rest on about 20 people who come drifting as well as a number of houses and cars below. According to a local resident who saw at the time the event occurred, the diesel boats meandering waves brought to rest on whatever is underneath it when the water slowly receded. Now at least, under the diesel ship there are still about 20 bodies were still buried. There is also a wrecked car like a tin cracker is still residing in the bottom of the vessel. There is no one who is able to take the bodies overlain by iron weighing 2,500 tons that.
Actually, at that time, the PLN itself is minded to move the diesel. However, the provincial government of Aceh still object because they are keen to make it as inscriptions and memorial for victims of the tsunami. In fact, the diesel engine has a power of 20 MW that can still be used to power and the engine was not damaged. PLN does not mind if the body is allowed to reside diesel at locations around New Jaya housing residents, as well recognized by PLN that moving bodies floating diesel power is not easy because they have to pass some houses that still stands around there. However PLN still wants the engine, because it can still be used to generate electricity for the people of Aceh.
if you were in Aceh, do not forget to visit the floating ship this one huh;) greetings bubbling friend :D