KOMPAS.com SR 7.2-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami coastal meluluhtantakkan Mentawai. Hundreds of people were killed and hundreds others are listed as still missing. Collapsed buildings, and infrastructure destroyed.
Earthquake and high waves also hit the ships are at sea in the Indian Ocean near the Mentawai. Among them is the cruise ship Freedom III, which contains the foreign tourists.
So what's the story that the ship could have survived the tsunami's fury? In fact, the vessels that had collided with another yacht, the Southern Cross.
"We've just when the ship dropped anchor in the middle of the sea to rest, once in the afternoon the tourists had completed the activities in the area of the ocean surf of South Pagai," Dedek said, one of the crew (ABK), Freedom III, who survived.
When the waves roll up to a height of 12 meters, the new crew lays his body on the bed, many of the crew and tourists from Australia did not know that the coming catastrophe.
The high waves hit the ship until the interested few meters to the beach. "I could see the water receded a few meters, but the tide came back into the ship back and forth, the wind when it's also very fast," he said.
The new crew to the bed lay badanya think the Captain took the ship excursion. But it has been a huge roll of the waves struck.
"When the big wave hit the ship rolls, the crew quickly came out to pull anchor, afraid of something happening. We pulled the anchor, the tide was also hit, we were overwhelmed, forced (we) cut the anchor chain," he said.
Scrolls hit the surf, cruise ship is like a person playing alone in the middle of the ocean surf.
At that time, the position of the Southern Cross cruise ship was about 20 meters with the ship. "In the middle of a big wave hit the roll with the water level reaches 12 meters, there was a collision with Southern Cross Yacht which is only about 20 yards from the front of our ship," Dedek said.
The collision could not be avoided, because the ship's position not too far Freedom III with Southern Cross Cruises containing some Australians also finished surfing.
After a fire
Cruise Ship Freedom III hit a wall just near the Southern Cross gas tube size is very large, there are also a few liters of fuel in jerry cans of gasoline. "Big bang had happened and immediately grabbed gasoline," said Dedek beruraikan tears remembering the story. He is very grateful to finally saved from death.
The Southern Cross Yacht crew scrambled and jumped into the sea to save themselves. They did not get to wear life jacket.
"Fortunately, the captain of the Freedom Cruise III was not losing my mind, immediately brought the ship to sea of the Indian Ocean to prevent sparks caused explosion of Cruise Ship Southern Cross, when the big waves roll," he said.
The high waves occur during the three hours when the collision with Southern Cross Cruises, the ship can lean back after three hours of high waves rolled reach eight feet.
"We went back to Macaroni resort located in South Pagai Islands. When the ship docked, we were surprised to see some buildings Macaroni two-story resort has been hit by a wave damaged during the earthquake and tsunami. Some perkampung been destroyed. We do not see people around South Pagai Island township, "he said.
Regional police chief, Padang, Adjunct Komiaris Firdaus said the Freedom Cruise III collided with a cruise ship Southern Cross, has now returned to the city of Padang.
"The boat had been leaning against the Port Bungus, the city of Padang on Wednesday (27/10) around 05.00 pm, carrying the crew (ABK), and Southern Cross passenger who survived," he said.
The Southern Cross crew who had burns on the hands and shoulders, undergoing treatment at one hospital, he said.
While tourists from Australia have been brought by travel agents, "said Eden.
