'Cepat jo, So mo crushed this ship!' teriak crew of Manado's signature logat boat, welcomed the laughter of citizens who do the loading and unloading activity of goods to Perintis KM Meliku Nusa on the dock of Miangas Island, Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi. The stars still decorate a bright sky in the early morning.
Boat crews and royong-gotong citizens, work as soon as possible to lower the waves, building materials and raise the roots of the citizens. Some other citizens welcome the arrival of family children, and say the separation for families who will go.
Right at 04.30 WITA, the ship's horn breaks down the silence of the citizen's departure after the boat's departure. Most passengers continue to sleep in its place, most of them are lightly chopped. The domestic production vessels in 2006 ago, drove slowly defending the ocean at the border of Indonesia-Filipina to Marore Island, Kawio Island, Kawaluso Island and Sangihe Island.
The citizen and crew of the ship conducts loading and unloading activities in the Miangas Island Dermaga, Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi.
The navigation enthusiast carries out the measurement of distance and time of mile using simple navigation maps and equipment in the cruise KM Nusa Meliku in the Airan Sangihe-Talaud, North Sulawesi.
The condition of the ship is far from luxury, most of the ship's bodies are rust-closed and paint that have been peeling. It is not rare that hundreds of passengers are in the ideal ship can only hold 258 people only. ‘No wonder, there’s nothing to sleep on the beach, it’s common.’ says Desi, one of the passengers who want to visit her sisters who hit in Tondano, Sulut. When the ship engine does not experience problems, in three days of the passengers from Miangas Island can arrive at Bitung.
When the western wind season arrives at the end of the year, the wave height can reach 3 to 5 meters, inhibiting regular sailing path to a number of leading islands. In the season the citizens in the foremost archipelago store food materials since a few months, anticipate the ship’s absence due to weather factors. 'We always strive to stay sailing in any season, they greatly need our presence' hei Palilingan, Kapten KM Meliku Nusa with optimistic.
For people living in some of the leading islands in North Sulawesi, the presence of pioneering vessels as a dive god. The presence is very anticipated. Bringing a variety of merchandise and building materials from Bitung to a number of leading islands and transporting the results of the archipelago back to Bitung for sale, laying a distance of thousands kilometers for a week.
Perintis Perintis KM Meliku Nusa sails at a speed of 10 Knot at the border of Indonesia-Filipina, in the Irrigation of Sangihe-Talaud, North Sulawesi.
Awak KM Meliku Nusa prepares a patch cord when it will lean on the Island of Marore, Sangihe Regency, North Sulawesi.
Photo and Text: Adwit B Pramono
The children prepare transporting goods from KM Meliku Nusa when berlabuh in Marore Island, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi.
Warga climbs food for passengers KM Meliku Nusa when leaning at the Island of Marore, Sangihe Regency, North Sulawesi.
Warga conducts loading and unloading activity in Kawio Island Dermaga, Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi.
One of the crew of the ship repairs communication equipment in the KM Meliku Nusa navigation room, Talaud waters, North Sulawesi.
Empat crew ships use the deck on the ship as a place to rest when sailing at KM Meliku Nusa in the Waters of Talaud, North Sulawesi.
A number of passengers witnessing the faculty of white red flags above KM Meliku Nusa at the Airan Sangihe-Talaud, North Sulawesi.
The support utilizes each corner of the ship as a place of rest or worship above KM Meliku Nusa at the Airan Sangihe-Talaud, North Sulawesi.
The support enjoys views at night from the deck KM Meliku Nusa when sailing at the Sangihe-Talaud Waters, North Sulawesi.
