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Tsunami Warning!

27 February 2010 | LAS HARDAS, MANZANILLO
Joe
This morning during the Amigo net a tsunami warning was issued. An earthquake in Chile started the ball rolling. Most of the boats here in Manzanillo are lifting their anchors and heading out into deeper waters. The traffic on VHF radio is incessant. I just heard someone on the radio say he wants to feel the bump as it goes by. There is some discussion as to how far offshore you need to be,and how deep water you need.

We lifted anchor at around 9 am, about 2 hours ago. We are almost outside Manzanillo Bay, in 360 feet of water, it is sunny, with very little wind. the engine is running - charging the batteries, running the frig. All is well. Time for a little something, as Pooh Bear would say. Coffee and a cookie.

Let you know how it goes!
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Vessel Name: BLUEBOTTLE (ex-Aura)
Vessel Make/Model: Lidgard 49' steel ketch
Hailing Port: Hobart
Crew: Adrienne Godsmark and Joe Blake
About:
We have completed our trans-Pacific voyage - from Panama to Hobart via Ecuador, Mexico, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and Bundaberg, and are now pausing before resuming land life. [...]
Extra:
When the port authorities here were approached to renew our Panamanian boat registration, they said "You can't call your boat Aura - that's taken" so we decided to call her Bluebottle! If you know the Goons, you know of Bluebottle, that little twit! He was always getting into trouble with his thin [...]

BLUEBOTTLE (ex-Aura)

Who: Adrienne Godsmark and Joe Blake
Port: Hobart