 Montserrat : Profile
Montserrat is a small island in the Leewards chain and is a British Overseas Territory. The residents are now full British citizens. It is a useful navigation mark for yachts plying between Antigua and Guadeloupe. There is no natural harbour but there are a few sheltered bays on the north-west coast with Old Road Bay, Bunkum Bay, Little Bay and Rendezvous Bay being the major ones. However, winter swells can make anchorage untenable at certain times. Following the dramatic eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano in 1995 the southern two-thirds of the island was devastated, including the capital, Plymouth. There is an Exclusion Zone around the southern part of the island. This zone extends some way out to sea from Trants Bay in the east around the southern coast to Barton Bay in the west. There is considerable shoaling in the Old Road Bay and Plymouth areas, which will continue to extend for several years. It is important to check the current volcanic situation on the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) website at www.mvo.ms and avoid entering the current exclusion zones without specific authority. Currently (Dec 2009) the volcano is again active. The northern part of the island was untouched and is an attractive and verdant land. Peaceful, quiet and uncrowded.
The Caribbean Safety and Security Net
(safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com)
gather information by anchorage or by island, so sailors can plan their
cruising in the Caribbean with an eye to appropriate behaviour and
precautions wherever they decide to go. Should you have information about
a security incident, as well as contacting Noonsite please also forward
details to the Caribbean Safety and Security Net, as theirs is the most
comprehensive source of Caribbean security incidents against sailors on
the net. Please be sure to include boat name, date of incident and
anchorage/port where the incident took place.
The temperature is 24°C in winter and 31°C in summer with a constant sea breeze and low humidity. June to November is the hurricane season.
Montserrat Weather Forecast.
Little Bay
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*Indicates a port of entry.
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