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Hurricane Irma and St. Maarten

gtaylor

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AnyShip4Me

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So maybe I am reading to much into this comment....but pretty sure global warming isn't just an Americans creation or issue. Pretty sure hurricanes and cyclones are not a new thing and have been a thing long before global warming....but don't let that interrupt a chance for a good rant and to take a swipe at (all) Americans.

 

Regardless Cat 5 with 175 mile per hour winds will inflict devastation on whoever's path Irma crosses. Hope she weakens and manages to avoid some of the bigger population

 

Amen, Thank You for your post!

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SINT MAARTEN (8 SEPTEMBER 2017) – Guests of Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino were transferred last night to two shelters on Sint Maarten: one is next to the Dutch marines’ command post in Cay Hill and another in Cole Bay.

Guests of Sonesta Ocean Point Resort and Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa continue to be housed in the interiors of on-property meeting rooms Royal Islander A&B and the Mezzanine.

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aeneas3

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news today said that the port area and airport are heavily damaged and they are working on fixing the airport to get people out. Has anyone seen anything to confirm this? So afraid for the friends we have made during our travels to the wonderful island and its neighbors.

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BillOh Holiday Sharing Rare

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Thanks for the picture of Orient--I had been looking for some news of that location in particular and hadn't seen anything.

 

It was our favorite beach.

 

 

Mine too, I will be back in May, there will be scars, but all I need is my beach chair and some sun, I'll be glad to spend my dollars and help rebuild.

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hcat "Live from...." Rare

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news today said that the port area and airport are heavily damaged and they are working on fixing the airport to get people out. Has anyone seen anything to confirm this? So afraid for the friends we have made during our travels to the wonderful island and its neighbors.

 

Recent ABC News online post about evac efforts...and sad photos...

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/us-evacuates-500-americans-trapped-st-maarten-hurricane/story?id=49726688

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After reading the article...proud that US gov is coming to aid of citizens who are stranded , Sorry to say that I do not believe this would be a very safe or comfortable port to visit in the near term. Systems, services and security need to be restored.

 

Also pleased to hear the cruise lines are also effecting evacs from devasted islands,,..they have really stepped up to the call.

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BOLTFISH

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Looks like this. You can still see the roof, but it appears the storm surge swept through. No idea if anything is salvageable.

hurricane-irma-aerial-photos-sint-maarten.jpg?w=980

 

Where did all the rocks come from on Maho? That is a 100% sand beach if I recall? Did they get brought up from deeper water during the surge?

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Juchuweg

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I am interrested in what Carnival Fascination is doing, because I could see yesterday they were in Saint Maarten.

Is there a possibility to go on the island?

We were 3 weeks ago on this cruise and now is all gone...very sad.

Greetings from Austria.

Mo

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cltnccruisers

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I am interrested in what Carnival Fascination is doing, because I could see yesterday they were in Saint Maarten.

Is there a possibility to go on the island?

We were 3 weeks ago on this cruise and now is all gone...very sad.

Greetings from Austria.

Mo

 

Relief supplies perhaps? RCL and NCL are sending ships.

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Karysa

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I am interrested in what Carnival Fascination is doing, because I could see yesterday they were in Saint Maarten.

Is there a possibility to go on the island?

We were 3 weeks ago on this cruise and now is all gone...very sad.

Greetings from Austria.

Mo

 

Did you see this on video, pictures, newspaper? If it was on a cruiseship schedule then perhaps it was just not updated. The cc news has reports of RCL and NCL ships in the Caribbean helping in the relief efforts.

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I am interrested in what Carnival Fascination is doing, because I could see yesterday they were in Saint Maarten.

 

Mo

Unlikely it was a Carnival ship

Carnival Fascination was in St Kitts on the 8th then San juan

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WonderMan3

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Where did all the rocks come from on Maho? That is a 100% sand beach if I recall? Did they get brought up from deeper water during the surge?

 

 

 

It was all sand when I visited there in February. Maybe they were dumped there to prevent storm surge impacting the runway?

 

 

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Forgive me if already posted, this is the first photo from CNN,I have seen of Orient Beach.

 

 

 

orientsept.gif

 

 

 

Every time I see a new image from SXM or Barbuda I wonder why folks are chiding FL for being so strong-minded in their planning. I've seen folks on other message boards bellowing "fear-mongerers!" and yet this is the same system.

 

I'm awaiting aerial images of Key West and Naples. I'm prayerful they do not look like this.

 

 

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brookie848

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Where did all the rocks come from on Maho? That is a 100% sand beach if I recall? Did they get brought up from deeper water during the surge?

 

 

Maho was always a (mostly) man-made beach. If you search back through the CC archives, you'll see pictures of the rocks after a storm took all the sand away. I'm sure it can be restored again, but of course there are other priorities to be taken care of before that is tackled.

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