Typhoon Songda passed Okinawa last night between about 2100 and 0130 this morning. The barometer started to drop rapidly from then to about 972 hPa. The wind peaked about 2200 at 76 knots with gusts to 99 knots.
Stories from the marina this morning say the strongest wind was from the south when all the boats rolled in unison, laying over towards the north. Several yachts incurred superficial hull damage from rolling into the dock while one rolled into a set of wooden steps, demolishing them completely. One of the yachts also had two stanchions bent. A trimaran on the hardstand area was blown off its supports.
Tweed was covered in leaves and dirt. The marina, of course, is full of floating debris. Several small cars in the car park were moved and a delivery van was on its side.
We decided we did not want to be aboard and booked into a nearby small hotel. From there we were able to monitor conditions on the internet with the noise of the wind roaring outside our balcony. It seems Okinawa was spared from the worst of it when the eye of the typhoon passed about 70 NM to the west.
Stories from the marina this morning say the strongest wind was from the south when all the boats rolled in unison, laying over towards the north. Several yachts incurred superficial hull damage from rolling into the dock while one rolled into a set of wooden steps, demolishing them completely. One of the yachts also had two stanchions bent. A trimaran on the hardstand area was blown off its supports.Sun Wah and the demolished steps
Tweed was covered in leaves and dirt. The marina, of course, is full of floating debris. Several small cars in the car park were moved and a delivery van was on its side.
The trimaran blown off its supports.
We decided we did not want to be aboard and booked into a nearby small hotel. From there we were able to monitor conditions on the internet with the noise of the wind roaring outside our balcony. It seems Okinawa was spared from the worst of it when the eye of the typhoon passed about 70 NM to the west.
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