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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 31 > Indonesian ships stand as stark monuments to nature’s destruction

Indonesian ships stand as stark monuments to nature’s destruction

By John M. Glionna / The Bulletin
October 31, 2009

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — They are ships that fell from the sky; two immovable objects, their very presence defying reason.

Residents call them acts of God. Most cannot fathom that the two ocean vessels were transported miles inland by flood waters of the 2004 tsunami that ravaged this small city....

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