The "Jumbo Seafood Boat", which has stood in the Aberdeen typhoon shelter for more than 40 years, set sail earlier for repairs in Southeast Asia. However, the Aberdeen Catering Group announced that when the seafood boat sailed to the waters near the Paracel Islands last Saturday (18th) afternoon, it encountered an accident. The storm sank into the water.
According to the Observatory's weather report for the South China Sea, from 12:30 noon on June 18 in the Xisha area, there was only a Category 2 breeze until the evening, far less than the Category 6 wind force of the No. 3 typhoon.
According to the wave forecast of the National Marine Environment Prediction Center of the Mainland and the Central Meteorological Administration of Taiwan on June 18, no big waves have been seen in the Paracel Islands.
▼On June 14, Aberdeen Jumbo Seafood Restaurant moved out of Hong Kong▼
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The 46-year-old Aberdeen Treasure Seafood Restaurant has always been a famous landmark in the Southern District. However, the parent company, Aberdeen Catering Group, said earlier that the revitalization project could not be completed because it could not find a third party to operate it. In addition, there are no berths in Hong Kong and maintenance value. Not cheap, decided to move it out of Hong Kong.
The group finally arranged for the Jumbo Seafood Ship to depart from Hong Kong last Tuesday (14th), until last night (20th), the group issued a statement stating that when the seafood ship sailed to the waters near the Paracel Islands last Saturday afternoon, it encountered wind and waves and sank into the water.
According to the South China Sea Weather Report of the Observatory, on June 18, strong winds were blowing in the adjacent waters of Hong Kong, south of Hong Kong, south of Shadi, the southeastern coast of Hainan Island and the south of Beibu Gulf. The sea has moderate to large waves, ie 1.25m to 4m waves.
However, the Observatory also listed a weather report for Xisha. From 12:30 to 11:30 pm, the Xisha only had Category 2 winds, and the visibility ranged from 22 to 28 kilometers.
According to the Beaufort scale, Category 2 winds are light, with average wind speeds ranging from 7 to 12 kilometers per hour.
The National Marine Environmental Prediction Center once pointed out that there were no waves in the Paracel Islands on June 18
In addition, according to the wave forecast of the National Marine Environmental Prediction Center in the Mainland, there were no waves in the Xisha Islands on June 18, while there were waves about two meters high in the east of Hainan Island.
According to the wave analysis of the Central Meteorological Bureau of Taiwan, the wave height was only 1 meter at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm in the area of the Paracel Islands.
Liang Rongwu, former assistant director of the Observatory.
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Former Assistant Director of the Observatory: No tropical cyclone has formed nearby recently
Liang Rongwu, the former assistant director of the Observatory, said that the Xisha area is mainly affected by the southwest monsoon, and the wind can reach strong winds.
He also pointed out that big waves can come from a distance, but the prerequisite is that there is a storm, but recently, there has been no tropical cyclone formation nearby. If there are big waves, it must be related to the storm.”
▼On June 13th, Aberdeen Treasures Seafood Restaurant was relocated to Hong Kong for a close look on the eve▼
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