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Genting Destination Guide

Touring Genting in Indonesia

Genting in the region of Indonesia (general) is located in Indonesia - some 425 mi or ( 684 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

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Time in Genting is now 11:17 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Palembang, Labu, Kruwing, Jambi, and Bengkulu. Being here already, consider visiting Palembang . Check out our recommendations for Genting ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Singkep

Singkep is an island in the Lingga Archipelago in Indonesia. Its area is 757 square kilometres . It is separated from the east coast of Sumatra by the Berhala Strait. It is surrounded by islands P. Posik to the west, P. Serak to the SW, P. Lalang to the South, and P. Selayar of Riau Islands between Lingga and Singkep. Singkep has two ports, Dabo near Dabosingkep and Jago near Sungaibuluh.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.50 104.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Lingga Islands, Riau

Mighty Servant 2

Mighty Servant 2 was a 29,000-ton heavy-lift ship operated by Dockwise, noted for transporting USS Samuel B. Roberts from Dubai to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1988. The ship was built in 1983 by Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Ōshima, Japan, for Dutch shipping firm Wijsmuller Transport, which merged in 1993 with Dock Express Shipping to become Breda-based offshore heavy lifting group Dockwise Shipping B.V. The vessel capsized in 1999 and was scrapped in 2000.

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Located at -0.48 104.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1983 ships, Heavy lift ships, Maritime incidents in 1999, Semi-submersibles, Ships built by Oshima Shipbuilding, Ships of the Netherlands, Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean