Peluit ships have read for three times. It indicates that it is less than half an hour again, KM Belt Nusantara 39 is anchoring at the dock of the Land Island harbor, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands Province, will soon be reached to the next destination, the Three Island waters.
The journey to the waters of the Three Island takes about two hours. Upon arrival in the Three Island area, this pioneer ship can only throw anchors about 500 meters from the beach lips because it can not apply to pier due to shallow waters.
Not how long, a number of pompong boats filled with people and goods squeezing to the right and left hull of this pioneer boat to raise passengers and unloading goods such as coconut, sea fish, kelontong goods and so on.
KM Belt Nusantara 39 berlabuh in Dermaga Port Tarempa in Anambas District, Riau Islands.
The number of passengers is at the deck of KM Belt Nusantara 39 who sail to Midai Island in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.
KM Belt Nusantara 39 is one of the pioneered marine vessels sailing to the sea of Riau Islands other than KM Belt Nusantara 30,KM Terigas, KM Perintis Gunung Bintan and KM Bukit Raya.
The ship that has a length of 62,8 meters, width 12 meters, speed 12 knots and engine power 2×1.000 horse power (horse power) operates serving the widest areas in Riau Islands and Anambasssss namely Tanjung Pinang, Tambelan Island, Pontianak, island of Serasan, Subi Island, Billing Port in Ranai, Sea Island, Kelarik, Sedanau Island, Three Island, Midai Island, Tarempa Port, Maras Port and return to Tanjung Pinang.
KM Belt Nusantara 39 takes about eight to 10 days for a trip to 14 point of destination.
Sebuah guitar ukulelele and coconut shell carved the face of human being gowned in one of the bedroom windows of ships (ABK) KM Belt Nusantara 39 who sail to the Port of Tarempa in Anambas District, Riau Islands.
The number of passengers is in the economy class room KM Nusantara 39 when sailing to the island of the Midunas in Riau Islands.
Sea ships were handed out by Kapten Mohammad Nasir is the primadona and “congratulations” as well as cheap dance alternative transportation in addition to aircraft for citizens in the islands in Riau Islands, especially in the region of Natuna Regency and Anambasss.
The existence of a 400-sized pioneer boat will be more demanded by the citizens where the season of the mud and the return of the Eid al Fitri arrived every year.
The number of passengers will charge up to 600 people above the ship.
The number of navigation equipment and maps of Riau Islands are at the visit of KM Belt Nusantara 39 who sail to Port Tarempa in Anambas District, Riau Islands.
Nahkoda KM Belt Nusantara 39 Kapten Mohammad Nasir (right) along the other ABK prepares the pioneering ship to the dock of the Tarempa Port in Anambas District, Riau Islands.
“The people will meet each corner of this ship, up to the first and two class deck unless the visit. Once the calco wants to walk on the boat when the season is the width of Edul Fitri arrives because of the passenger’s tightness,” said Mohammad Nasir.
However, Nasir added that he will not dare to lift the ship sailing where the Syahbandar harbor does not issue a sailing permit when the number of passengers has exceeded the capacity of the installed bed.
“We will follow the rules issued by Syahbandar,” he added.
KM Belt Nusantara 39 sails towards the dock of the Tarempa Port in Anambas District, Riau Islands.
With the KM Belt Nusantara 39 along other pioneer ships, access and connectivity for people, money and goods to a number of islands in the Riau Islands is open so that it is able to provide a denyut nadi life and economy in the archipelago of the outside Indonesia.
Photo and Text: Widodo S. Jusuf
