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South Pacific: Drug Trafficking Causes Problems for Yachts

International Operation Seizes Tonnes of Cocaine The six-week Operation Orion involving agencies from 62 countries, stopped six semi-submersible vessels and seized 225 tonnes of cocaine. One of the vessels was...

Published 1 year ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago

Pacific: COVID-19 Pandemic Now Affecting Island Nations

Fatu Hiva – Marquesas – French Polynesia The majority of small island nations in the Pacific have had their maritime borders closed for nearly 2 years. International cruising boats biding...

Published 4 years ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago

Pacific Weather: NOAA Announces Gridded Forecasts now Operational

This major forecasting milestone for mariners took place on October 28, 2021. The forecasts originate from the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the...

Published 4 years ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago

Pacific: Cyclone Season Preview for 2021/2022

Tropical Cyclones (TC) have a significant impact across the Southwest Pacific. New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) says for the coming season, important differences are expected...

Published 4 years ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago

Pacific Islands Measles Outbreak: Immunisation Status Required to Clear-In

Image by Angelo Esslinger from Pixabay Update December 16, 2019: American Samoa now require 14 days notice of arrival with proof of MMR vaccination regardless of age. See American Samoa...

Published 6 years ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago

Western Pacific: Super Typhoon Halong Astonishing Meteorologists

Halong began last Saturday as an area of low pressure which grew into a tropical depression a few hundred miles east of the Northern Mariana Islands. Very quickly (a matter...

Published 6 years ago
, Updated 3 weeks ago
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