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View all search resultsIslands in focus: Barge smashes into Barelang bridge piling
TONTON ISLAND, BATAM: A barge smashed into one of the pilings of Nara Singa Bridge, also known as Bridge Two â one of the Batam-Rempang-Galang (Barelang) series of bridges â at 3 a
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ONTON ISLAND, BATAM: A barge smashed into one of the pilings of Nara Singa Bridge, also known as Bridge Two ' one of the Batam-Rempang-Galang (Barelang) series of bridges ' at 3 a.m. on Monday.
The Batam Free Trade Zone Management Agency (BP FTZ) is still investigating the damage caused by the collision with the bridge.
The agency's spokesman and One-Roof Integrated Services (PTSP) director, Dwi Djoko Wiwoho, told The Jakarta Post on Sunday that the agency's security directorate at Bridge One had received reports from residents that the bridge had been hit by a barge, causing massive vibrations and a loud noise.
'Our officials have checked the bridge from overhead, while the barge left the scene after the collision,' Dwi said.
'Our officers could not secure the barge as they had no boats ready for launch at that time.'
Dwi said the agency was still searching for the barge, adding that the collision had damaged the submersible underside of the bridge. 'The bridge is still passable but we have to check its structural condition,' he added.
Previously, Bridge Six was badly damaged after being hit by a foreign vessel, the Aussie 1, on June 6, 2012. The collision caused the bridge linking Galang and Galang Baru islands to shift by 1.2 meters.
