A CRUISER'S VIEW OF BEQUIA - Caribbean Compass

NOVEMBER 2008 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8
PITONS.NET DIANE GIVEN HAYES
Oh No - Omar!
The day after Omar. In hardest-hit St. Croix,
many boats were driven into the boardwalk
in Christiansted Harbor (above), while the
yacht Kamani was safely tucked into the
mangroves at Salt River (far top right)
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Above: Torrential rains caused
flooding in low-lying parts of
Antigua such as Pigott’s Village
Normally sheltered west coast
bays were inundated by heavy
surf in Roseau, Dominica (left),
Soufriere, St. Lucia (below), and
Admiralty Bay, Bequia (right, 2)
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Filtration FLEETGUARD
Anodes,Shaft bearings
Electric parts, batteries
Primers and Antifouling International
Various lubricants
Tropical Depression 15 developed on October 13th at approximately
14.8°N, 69.6°W. Two days later it was Hurricane Omar and, traveling on a
northeastward course, its eye passed approximately 15 miles east-southeast
of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands as a Category 3 storm with winds
of 125 mph and higher gusts.
As “Wrong Way Lenny” had done in 1999, Omar generated seas that battered
usually protected coastlines all along the Lesser Antilles as far south
as Venezuela, scouring sand off beaches and damaging some shoreside
buildings. Heavy rainfall associated with the storm caused flooding in
Antigua, where reports said 15 inches fell in three hours.
According to the USVI government, Omar sank or submerged 47 vessels
in St. Croix: 33 in Christiansted Harbor, 11 near the St. Croix Yacht Club
in Teague Bay, one in the vicinity of Cotton Valley and two near Salt River.
Hurricane Omar did not score a direct hit on any landmass and no deaths
were reported.
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Electrical tools
Diverse hand tools
Vacuum cleaner for water
Scaffolding
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