The overnight gale has ceased, but that doesn't mean that the winds have dropped away completely. Latest reports still give strong westerly winds, gusting to 54 mph. Occasional showers pass over, although the bulk of them appear to head further south.
I was very sad to hear that the MV Explorer, which was holed in the Southern Ocean yesterday, has gone to the bottom. The Little Red Boat will never call in here again.
The two typhoons in southeast Asia have both changed course. Typhoon Mitag will strike northern Luzon tomorrow, with winds of 110 mph. Reports from the Philippines that it could pack winds close to 140 mph appear exaggerated. Having just pushed out the latest tropical cyclone update, I would say that atmospheric conditions do not favour such a strong strengthening.
Tropical storm Hagibis was about to strike land in Vietnam, leading to mass evacuations along the coast near the resort of Nha Trang. However, Hagibis scratched its head, decided it didn't like Vietnam and preferred to head back out to sea again. It will pay a farewell visit to the central Philippines on Wednesday - although it already passed through the country earlier this week.
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It is so sad the ship sank ,but thankfully, though cold and wet ,very cold I should think ,the passengers got off safely,not like that other ship that hit an ice berg ,many years ago ....love Jan xx
ReplyDeleteYes,thankfully all got off safely.It is truly a shame for it's loss.Must hit you in the stomache since you saw it first hand passing through....
ReplyDeleteWow,54 MPH is a pretty strong wind at that....how can you get used to such weather......
I feel sorry for those in the Philippines-a double whammy....
*Take Care*
~c~
I'm glad the passengers are safe and sound...but sad the ship has slipped underneath the waves. It's like watching a live being go under to see a ship 'drown'.
ReplyDeleteI went to bed last night to hard frost. Woke up just before 4 am and it was lashing with rain...who stole our sunshine? A grey day sits wih us today with gusts of wind.
I'm waiting for my daughter and grandchildren to travel safely over Shap Fell to visit with us. I just hope there is no snow up there! It's an inhospitable terrain up there at this time of year.
Jeanie
So very eerie that the ship will just rest on the bottom of the ocean now....
ReplyDeleteLinda...
How sad about The Little Red Boat.....June =(
ReplyDeleteI'm happy they were able to get all the passengers and crew off "The Explorer" before it sank. It's amazing that there was a problem in the first place, I understood that ship was built to sail thru the icy areas. Linda in Washington state
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