Friday, May 20, 2016

Try the "Waterway" special citizens towers Marunda


Water or waterway transport actually used by the residents who live in rental flats simple Marunda. Friday (05/20/2016), approximately at 06.15 am, dozens of people have lined up at the floating dock Marunda.


Before climbing into the boat quickly, passengers must first register themselves. This morning, there were about 24 passengers and three crew members were preparing to depart to the port of Muara Baru.

"Transjakarta Bus ocean" This is only intended for residents of towers Marunda without any charge.


Fast boats measuring 10 meters by the name of "grouper II" has two actuating engine located in the tail boat, with a payload capacity of 30 passengers.


The room inside the boat is not too big. There are two rows of seating inside. For passenger safety, in every seat is also provided a float if suddenly shipwreck or impossible situations occur in the middle of the sea.


In addition, the ship is also equipped with navigation and communications systems that can be used at any time if the ship encountered a problem. Every departure also have permission.

Parties dock Marunda every day to ask for permission to the authorities Bandar Shah to travel to Muara Baru.

Around 6:50 pm, one by one the passengers entered the boat. The skipper for 5 to 10 minutes to heat the engine boat that was leaning over the body overnight in the dock.


Promptly at 7:00 pm, according to the schedule, the boat quickly began to depart. When traveling, the boat cruised at a speed of 25 knots, equivalent to 50 km per hour when converted to speed on land.


With that speed, estimated journey to the port of Muara Baru takes 30 minutes.


In the midst of the sea, the waves are not too pronounced hit the boat body. The balance of the boat is maintained despite of several directions waves hit the boat. Caca lucky too bright this morning without clouds.


One of the ship's crew, Taufiq said, if the weather is sunny, the sea conditions will be good. However, it is different if it rains, sea Ombat will be higher. Even the few times when the weather is predicted to worsen,
the boat trip had to be canceled.

"But it all depends on the captain, if he says keeps going on, yes the boat will run, if he told you cancel, we will cancel," said Taufiq to Kompas.com, Friday (05/20/2016).


When to Muara Baru, seen large vessels docked at the port of Tanjung Priok. Each ship has a parking distance from ship to another ship. The boat grouper II seemed unimpeded past few boats parked.


"All the existing track, as the traffic on the ground, but did not have a sign," said Taufiq.

Taufik said, for safety, passengers are forbidden to loiter in the ship. However, he said, there are a few new passengers who often looked nervous when the ship is already underway. In fact, many are sick.


"So we are providing plastics, Mas, often there is nausea, he-he-he ...," said Taufik.


Around 07.30 pm, right on schedule, the boat had come into the port of Muara Baru. Small dock looked exactly the same as the one on the dock Marunda start disenderi by boat. The boat will be parked in the port of Muara Angke.


Around 16:30 pm, the boat will return to the port of Muara Baru. It was not until 17:00 pm, the boat will return to the dock Marunda.


Source: kompasnews 

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