Lampulo Boat

Banda Aceh


The most famous of the 2004 tsunami sights is the fishing boat resting on the house in Lampulo village, about 2km north of Banda Aceh and 1km from where it was docked. It's said that 59 villagers survived the tsunami by climbing into the stuck boat.


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