Quiet at Sea, Frenzied on Land

THE barge is moored at Cikuba Beach. Its hull is rusted and covered in mold. A rope secures it to a rock. Remnants of oil and gas spills can still be found on the deck and in the main storage area of the barge named Bidadari I. The 1,500-ton capacity barge is no longer functional. Since the middle of last year, says Gunawanto, a local fisherman, to Tempo.

Bidadari I is just one example of an oil barge stranded on that beach. For years, Cikuba Beac

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