3Y\u00d8I Press Release #4
\nMarch 27, 2019<\/p>\n
And yet! The captain of the MV Atlantic Tuna had to take a difficult but responsible decision to take a course back to Cape Town, South Africa. But the 3Y\u00d8I Expedition\u00a0is NOT cancelled<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 we don\u2019t give up that easily\u00a0?<\/p>\n I just had a long conversation with Dom 3Z9DX on board on the MV Atlantic Tuna. The seas calmed down enough to let them do a proper technical inspection of damages caused by the severe cyclonic storm last night. Here are more details on the latest dramatic events.<\/p>\n On March 26, 2019, the vessel had been approaching a cyclonal storm wandering nearby Bouvet Island. The captain analyzed the latest weather reports indicating a chance to break through the storm \u2013 it hadn\u2019t been that strong at that time. Unfortunately, the storm developed and intensified in a matter of an hour. Around 5-6 o\u2019clock GMT, just 70 nautical miles off Bouvet island, the ship has been hit by a series of 11+ meters (36+ ft) tall waves + wind exceeding 83 knots\/h (approx. 160 km\/h). The fierce oceanic forces swept past the upper deck, taking one of the radars, including VSAT, VHF and HF marine antennas, off the mast and throwing them all overboard. The hit was so hard the vessel tilted as much as 45\u00b0 (but that\u2019s still safe in terms of the vessel\u2019s construction).<\/p>\n EACH AND EVERY TEAM \/ CREW MEMBER IS FINE, FEELING OK AND SAFE!<\/p>\n With lack of the most important navigational tools, the captain declared it\u2019s not safe to navigate and they need to go back to Cape Town to secure both all participants on the board, their equipment and the vessel\u2019s gear. In addition, all forecasts for coming hours are not positive. The Team totally relies on the captain\u2019s decisions \u2013 he has more than 20 years of sailing experience in similar areas on both hemispheres. The Team did not try to push things forward and they all followed the captain\u2019s order and agreed it\u2019s better to postpone plans for safety reasons.<\/p>\n The ship is now heading back for Cape Town, South Africa, and once back it will go through a process of all necessary repairs and technical inspections. Once the Team estimates the necessary time to fix everything at the ship, another decision will be taken: to return to Bouvet\u00f8ya in yet April, or to postpone the expedition for next coming season. Nevertheless\u2026<\/p>\n Regardless of the final outcome of our attempts, it\u2019s clear that activating Bouvet Island is one of the most difficult and the most dangerous undertakes of the ham radio \u2013 and not only \u2013 history. Yet, the 3Y\u00d8I\u2019s events will be long discussed and analyzed by the Team to \u201cattack\u201d the island one more time \u2013 as soon as possible \u2013 again all marked with \u201csafety-first\u201d principles.<\/p>\n The Team has dedicated more than 4 months living in Cape Town, right next to the vessel, to prepare things in person. We have sacrificed Christmas time and spent that special time without our families. And yet, have spent an enormous amount of our private funds to make it all happen for the ham radio\u2019s sake. But we don\u2019t give up, and we all know we gained your trust in our current and future ham radio attempts. We really appreciate that!<\/p>\n Until now, Bouvet Island vs. Hams 2:0! But that\u2019s just the first half of the show. Long live the ham radio legacy and its supporters!<\/p>\n Stan SP8S 3Y\u00d8I Press Release #4 March 27, 2019 3Y\u00d8I POSTPONED And yet! The captain of the MV Atlantic Tuna had to take a difficult but responsible decision to take a course back to Cape Town, South Africa. 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\nThe 3Y\u00d8I Press officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"