Tsunami Detection Sensors often vandalized

IVAnews - Mentawai Tsunami that occurred on Monday evening, October 25, 2010 claimed 450 lives. The number of casualties in the disaster partly because no detection system operation tsunai in the area.
According to the Head of the Tsunami Buoy Project Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Pandoe Revelation, one of the causes of the damage is vandalism experienced by earlier devices.
"Of the 23 tsunami buoys all over Indonesia, practically only two tsunami buoys that can function well," says Revelation to VIVAnews, 2 November 2010.
According to him, most of the equipment was damaged because of damaged people irresponsible. Whether used as moorings for boats, destroyed the antenna, or the cord is cut.
Tsunami buoys in the Mentawai, for example, suffered damage to the two satellite antennas and cable communication systems underwater.
"This is the second time we change it, two times the instrument was damaged," said Wahyu. In fact, he said, the tsunami in the Flores Sea buoys were damaged up to 5 times. Even when there is a component of a tool that removed and then is brought up to the house residents.
BPPT, said Wahyu, of course not have the ability to cover all the tools that are spread over vast areas. According to him, rather difficult to also involve the police when the water to keep the tools that, given the many tools that is placed deep in the sea, up to 60 km from the coast.
Rev. requested that all parties keep and maintain such equipment, given its role is very important for the safety of many people. "I urge, if there is a floating object (sensor tsunami) at sea, we both watch. For this very valuable tool for many people."
In the near future, BPPT are replacing the tsunami detectors that have been damaged in the Mentawai, South Java, and Sulawesi waters. Total this year BPPT plans to replace the six tsunami buoys tool that has been damaged by a new tool for around 2 billion.