| IDEP Aceh
Recovery Update No 15: IDEP FLASH |
| April 12, 2005 - Tragic Sinking of the Endless Sun Vessel |
(from Yayasan IDEP & Yayasan Andaru Selaras)
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The Cahaya Abadi (Endless Sun), a private relief boat
delivering aid to Aceh and Nias has sunk off the coast of
Nias on April 11 at 14.00 local time.
The 700-ton vessel had just finished offloading a cargo
of rice and aid to the village of Afulu on the south coast
of Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia when it struck an uncharted
reef in a heavy swell. The boat sunk within twenty minutes.
Some of the Indonesian crew of 15 and 5 volunteers swam
safely to shore and the others were picked up by fishing
boats. All are safe.
The Cahaya Abadi had delivered some of the Yayasan IDEP
aid and 87 tons of rice donated by the World Food Program
to four isolated communities in Nias before the incident
occurred. It had just completed its fourth rice delivery
when the accident occurred. The vessel was still fully loaded
with food, household and reconstruction aid intended for
Aceh when it sank 600 meters offshore.
The vessel, leased by Yayasan Andaru Selaras (a Jakarta based NGO) was carrying
relief goods from Yayasan IDEP, the World Food Program, Project Concern International
and other donors.
“We are grateful for the good news that no one
on board was seriously injured,” says Petra
Schneider, Executive Director of Yayasan IDEP a Bali based
NGO. “We are committed to continue our Aceh
aid and recovery projects with the help of our generous
donors, volunteers and staff.”
The many major earthquakes in the immediate area since December 26 have created
an unstable seabed situation with uncharted, difficult to navigate coral reefs.
“Crew and volunteers were aware that they were
entering a dangerous and volatile situation,” says
Chris Gentry, founder of Yayasan Andaru Selaras. “I
want to thank those who have put their lives at risk for
the people of Aceh and North Sumatra. Despite the trauma
and hardship they have experienced their commitment has
not waned. Aid delivery in this difficult time will continue”.
The crew is being evacuated by World Food Program helicopters
now. The vessel was a total loss. |
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| Among the tons of relief cargo lost undersea were
the following items intended for IDEP’s project in
Sama Tiga (Aceh) and IDEP is trying very hard to quickly
replace these goods
as the people there were promised that these items were coming
soon aboard the Endless Sun. Last week, the vessel,
en route to Sama Tiga, was re-routed to Nias to deliver rice
to isolated
coastal communities in need of food, after the March 28 earthquake. |
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help us replace these items for the villagers of Sama Tiga: |
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| IDEP’s finances are already committed
to our Aceh Recovery Program for which we are still raising
funds. We have had to shift some of those funds for this new
emergency. This is what IDEP plans to do: |
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- 3,000 Kerosene stoves,$3 each, for a total of $9,000
- 800 “Aid Buckets” total $16,000
- 361 Household kits total $7850
- 340 Food kits total $7540
- 100 Fishing kits total $1224
- 1 trail bike (for delivering goods to villages without
roads): $1,500
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| If you can help, please contribute today. |
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| How
to help IDEP replace these items… |
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By CREDIT CARD - Via PayPal, an internet payment system which allows you to make payments from 45 countries (not including Indonesia - if your credit card billing address is in Indonesia this will not work). Go to www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid.html and follow the instructions there. (Tax deductible for US taxpayers.)
By CHECK (in US) - Via Tides Foundation. Make check payable to ģAceh Aid / Tides Foundationī and mail to Byron Miranda, Accounting, Tides Foundation, P.O. Box 29903, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA. (Tax deductible for US taxpayers.)
PayPal donations go through Tides Foundation and the foundation does not give IDEP the names or amounts of donations. So, if you donate via either of the above AND want to receive email UPDATES and be listed on our Donor List, please send an email to: donations@idepfoundation.org and tell us your name, date and amount of donation and email address. |
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By WIRE TRANSFER
Account Name : Yayasan IDEP
Account Number : 034.001229576.003
Bank : BNI (Bank Negara Indonesia), Cabang Ubud, Bali
Bank Address : Jl. Raya Ubud, Bali - Indonesia
SWIFT Code : BNINIDJA DPS |
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| If you send a wire transfer please send an email to : donate@idepfoundation.org - Telling us your name, date of transfer, currency, and amount (as well as how you would like the donation listed if it is not the same as the name on the wire transfer receipt).
For additional information about donating to IDEP please contact donate@idepfoundation.org.
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| The information contained in this bulletin was accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time it was written. The situation in Aceh changes rapidly. |
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