BukaBeritaNews ~ 7.2 Richter scale earthquake that followed the tsunami on Monday, October 25, 2010 in the Mentawai not only killed hundreds of people, the disaster also reveals a long history of latent sites.
Post-tsunami, fishermen in the waters of the Mentawai South Pagai find an ancient ship. Probably derived from the Middle Ages.
Allegedly, the ancient vessel containing ceramic and jug-jug is typical of China under the tsunami swept away.
"We can not ensure that the ship was made on keberapa century, but from the photos we receive pitcher, is certainly an ancient relic," said the head of the Office of Marine Fisheries Yosmeri West Sumatra, Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
This wooden vessel was found in fairly good condition with a length of 20 meters, complete with main mast. Location certainly found the vessel is still a secret to avoid looting.
He said the timber ship was located at a depth of 18 meters near Sandiang Island, South Pagai.
Previously, fishermen commonly Mentawai diving to the seabed in the area of this ancient ship, but found no shipwrecks.
"This condition which strengthens us that the ship was swept under the tsunami," he said. DKP DKP Mentawai West Sumatra has been requested to secure the location of the discovery of this ancient ship to avoid looting.
In fact, for a while, the sea area where the discovery of an ancient ship was sanitized from fishing activities. DKP Sumatra has asked a team from the center to do research on shipwrecks found in Mentawai waters post tsunami.
"Through the letters we have already let, in fact I also had to call directly to Jakarta for the team immediately dropped researching this ship," he said.
According to the research of earthquake and tsunami experts from LIPI and experts from Japan, the speed of the tsunami which struck the Mentawai reaches 800 km / hour. Never mind the ancient wooden vessel, the tsunami also dragged a giant coral reef. From the study, the tsunami reached a height of 14-15 meters.
Post-tsunami, fishermen in the waters of the Mentawai South Pagai find an ancient ship. Probably derived from the Middle Ages.
Allegedly, the ancient vessel containing ceramic and jug-jug is typical of China under the tsunami swept away.
"We can not ensure that the ship was made on keberapa century, but from the photos we receive pitcher, is certainly an ancient relic," said the head of the Office of Marine Fisheries Yosmeri West Sumatra, Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
This wooden vessel was found in fairly good condition with a length of 20 meters, complete with main mast. Location certainly found the vessel is still a secret to avoid looting.
He said the timber ship was located at a depth of 18 meters near Sandiang Island, South Pagai.
Previously, fishermen commonly Mentawai diving to the seabed in the area of this ancient ship, but found no shipwrecks.
"This condition which strengthens us that the ship was swept under the tsunami," he said. DKP DKP Mentawai West Sumatra has been requested to secure the location of the discovery of this ancient ship to avoid looting.
In fact, for a while, the sea area where the discovery of an ancient ship was sanitized from fishing activities. DKP Sumatra has asked a team from the center to do research on shipwrecks found in Mentawai waters post tsunami.
"Through the letters we have already let, in fact I also had to call directly to Jakarta for the team immediately dropped researching this ship," he said.
According to the research of earthquake and tsunami experts from LIPI and experts from Japan, the speed of the tsunami which struck the Mentawai reaches 800 km / hour. Never mind the ancient wooden vessel, the tsunami also dragged a giant coral reef. From the study, the tsunami reached a height of 14-15 meters.
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